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What is the difference between Annulments, Legal Separations, and Divorces?

April 26, 2017annulments divorces Legal separations

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What is the difference between Annulments, Legal Separations, and Divorces?

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Annulment: A Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage Petition seeks a judicial ruling that a valid marriage never took place, that the marriage is not legally valid and that the marriage does not legally exist. Legal Separation: A Legal Separation Petition seeks a judicial ruling that one spouse should pay another spouse child support or spousal maintenance, and distribution of property, without seeking to dissolve the marriage. Divorce: A Dissolution of Marriage Petition seeks a judicial ruling that severs or dissolves a valid marriage.