What is an annulment?
An annulment is a method of voiding the contract of marriage. If an annulment is granted, the result is that the parties are treated as if the marriage never occurred. An annulment can only be granted if the initial marriage contract suffers from a defect in the contract formation. Such defects include an underage party without parental consent, a party lacking the mental capacity to understand the contract or fraud in the inducement of the marriage contract. An annulment can only be granted to the innocent party, or the party that suffers from the defect.
• An annulment is a legal proceeding to declare that a marriage never happened. • Only marriages between certain people can be annulled. What Are Grounds For Annulment? Marriages may be annulled if one of the following situations occur: A spouse is under the age of 18. A spouse is between 16 and 18 yrs of age and does not have parental or guardian consent to marry. A spouse is legally married to someone else. A spouse is of unsound mind.* A spouse’s consent to marry was obtained by force.* A spouse’s consent to marry was obtained through fraud.* A spouse was physically unable to enter into marriage and the incapacity continues and is permanent. The marriage is incestuous. * Indicates situations where an annulment may not be possible if you have freely lived with your partner. What Is An Incestuous Marriage? Incestuous marriages are marriage between: 1) parent and child 2) grandparent and grandchildren 3) brothers and sisters of half as well as whole blood 4) uncles and nieces of half a
An annulment is a method of voiding the contract of marriage. If an annulment is granted, the result is that the parties are treated as if the marriage never occurred. An annulment can only be granted if the initial marriage contract suffers from a defect in the contract formation. Such defects include an underage party without parental consent, a party lacking the mental capacity to understand the marriage contract or fraud in the inducement of the marriage contract. An annulment can only be granted to the innocent party, or the party that suffers from the defect.
A legal annulment is a different than an annulment granted by a Catholic or other church. In Arizona, the only grounds for a legal annulment are that the marriage is null and void due to some impediment that prevented a valid marriage from taking place. In general, the grounds for annulment are difficult to show except in very specific, narrow circumstances.
A. An annulment is a legal decree that the marriage is void. Annulments are granted only in limited circumstances such as a marriage entered into as the result of fraud, duress, or coercion. In Virginia, an annulment cannot be granted merely because the marriage is of short duration. As in a divorce, the parties are free to marry after the annulment has been granted. The circuit court also has jurisdiction to determine child custody and support incident to an annulment action. The primary difference between an annulment and a divorce is that in an annulment action, the Court cannot award spousal support or distribute property.
