Annulment Information for Oregon
As you consider your options regarding terminating or invalidating your marriage, you may wonder if you qualify for an annulment. Annulments are not widely used in the state of Oregon. Nonetheless, there are limited situations in which a person is entitled to file for an annulment in Oregon. Contemplating your options, you need to focus on the circumstances of your marriage to determine if you qualify for a marriage annulment.
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Function
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The function of annulment law in Oregon is to provide a vehicle to have a purported marriage declared invalid. Through the operation of annulment law, a marriage is deemed to never exist in the first instance, according to the Oregon State Bar Association.
Considerations
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An Oregon court approves an annulment in only a very limited range of circumstances. The Oregon State Bar Association advises that the grounds for annulment include a person being under age at the time of the marriage ceremony. Other grounds are incompetence as well as being induced to marry through fraud or force.
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Significance
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The primary significance of an Oregon annulment is that not only are you free to remarry--provided you are otherwise legally capable of marrying--but you are not legally a divorced individual.
Effects
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Oregon law permits a court to enter a variety of other orders in an annulment case beyond a decree declaring the marriage invalid. The companion orders are identical to those issued in a divorce case. For example, in an annulment case the court divides property and issues other orders relating to children and other matters common to a divorce action.
Expert Assistance
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Facing an annulment case your interests likely are best served by retaining the services of a qualified attorney. The Oregon State Bar Association maintains a directory of attorneys in different practice areas that can be of service to you. Contact the Bar Association at:
Oregon State Bar Association
16037 S.W.Upper Boones Ferry Road
Tigard, OR 97224
503-620-0222
osbar.org
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