An annulment is a authorized process that declares a wedding null and void, as if it by no means existed. It’s distinct from a divorce, which dissolves a legitimate marriage. An annulment is often sought when one or each events to a wedding can show that the wedding was invalid from the beginning as a consequence of particular authorized grounds.
Annulments may be granted for numerous causes, together with: lack of consent, fraud, bigamy, incest, underage marriage, psychological incapacity, and bodily incapacity. The particular grounds for annulment fluctuate from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
