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Annulment of Marriage
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Annulment
An annulment is a court ruling voiding a marriage and declaring that it was never valid. The marriage is not merely dissolved, but is treated as though it never existed. As in divorce, it returns the parties to their previous, single status, leaving them free to enter into a valid marriage.
Specific grounds must be met to obtain an annulment. A common misconception regarding the basis for annulment it that the length of a marrige qualifies a couple for an annulment. In fact, the length of a marrige is irrelevant in terms of the ability to later annul a marriage. Whether a couple has been married for one week or many years, the couple only qualifies for an annulment if they meet the criteria outlined by their state's statutory requirements.
The most common include misrepresentation and fraud. Annulments may also be granted for bigamy, incest, inability to consummate the marriage, close blood relationship between the spouses, or marriage to a minor. Length of marriage is not a qualifying factor.
Annulments are very rare, and generally more difficult to attain than a divorce/dissolution.
Specific grounds must be met to obtain an annulment. A common misconception regarding the basis for annulment it that the length of a marrige qualifies a couple for an annulment. In fact, the length of a marrige is irrelevant in terms of the ability to later annul a marriage. Whether a couple has been married for one week or many years, the couple only qualifies for an annulment if they meet the criteria outlined by their state's statutory requirements.
The most common include misrepresentation and fraud. Annulments may also be granted for bigamy, incest, inability to consummate the marriage, close blood relationship between the spouses, or marriage to a minor. Length of marriage is not a qualifying factor.
Annulments are very rare, and generally more difficult to attain than a divorce/dissolution.
Annulment Law by State
Laws and grounds to declare a marriage void, invalid and obtain an annulment vary from state to state. The following links provide general overviews of individual states' annulment law.
Individual State Annulment Law
- Alabama Annulment Law
- Alaska Annulment Law
- Arizona Annulment Law
- Arkansas Annulment Law
- California Annulment Law
- Colorado Annulment Law
- Connecticut Annulment Law
- Florida Annulment Law
- Georgia Annulment Law
- Idaho Annulment Law
- Illinois Annulment Law
- Indiana Annulment Law
- Iowa Annulment Law
- Kansas Annulment Law
- Kentucky Annulment Law
- Louisiana Annulment Law
- Maine Annulment Law
- Maryland Annulment Law
- Massachusetts Annulment Law
- Michigan Annulment Law
- Minnesota Annulment Law
- Mississippi Annulment Law
- Missouri Annulment Law
- Nebraska Annulment Law
- Nevada Annulment Law
- New Hampshire Annulment Law
- New Jersey Annulment Law
- New Mexico Annulment Law
- New York Annulment Law
- North Carolina Annulment Law
- Ohio Annulment Law
- Oklahoma Annulment Law
- Oregon Annulment Law
- Pennsylvania Annulment Law
- South Carolina Annulment Law
- Tennessee Annulment Law
- Texas Annulment Law
- Utah Annulment Law
- Virginia Annulment Law
- Washington Annulment Law
- West Virginia Annulment Law
- Wisconsin Annulment Law
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