The Process of a Legal Annulment
When a marriage does not work out, an annulment may dissolve the marital status by establishing that a valid union never took place and declares the marriage null and void; as if it never happened.
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Qualifications
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The length of a marriage does not matter for an annulment. Rather, a couple must prove that other extenuating circumstances, such as age, marital status, mental capacity, threat or fraud, exist for the annulment to be considered. Impotency or the inability to consummate the marriage may also be grounds for an annulment.
Residency Requirements
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Couples must meet their state's residency requirements for an annulment to take place. Each state has different stipulations regarding legal paperwork to be filed.
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Religious Annulment
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A couple may opt for a religious annulment to officially declare a marriage over. Particularly popular with Roman Catholics, the religious annulment allows the couple to remarry and have that second union recognized by the church. Many churches allow this union to be issued after a civil divorce and the grounds for the religious decree vary depending on each institution's belief system.
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