How to File for an Annulment in Illinois
An annulment may be the right means of ending your marriage if you are not interested in divorce. Securing an annulment in Illinois entails meeting one of three lofty eligibility requirements. A divorce or family lawyer can help you gather the information and paperwork necessary to file for an annulment in Illinois or you can do it yourself.
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Determine the grounds of your annulment. These dictate the window of time for which you are eligible to file for an annulment. You may pursue an annulment within 90 days of learning that coercion, fraud or mental incapacity took place at the time of the wedding. Physical inability to consummate the marriage with sexual intercourse due to a condition existing at the time of the marriage provides a one-year window for annulment. Marriage to a minor without parental consent or judicial approval may be annulled in Illinois up until the point of their 18th birthday.
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Visit your county circuit court clerk's office and request an Illinois Petition for Annulment form. Ask a representative at the circuit court clerk's office about any applicable processing fees.
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Fill out the Illinois Petition for Annulment form completely. Include any processing fees you were made aware of.
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Submit the Illinois Petition for Annulment form to your county's circuit court clerk office in person. The circuit court clerk's office will contact you with a hearing date after the Illinois Petition for Annulment has been received and processed.
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Tips & Warnings
Contact a divorce or family lawyer with whom you may discuss your case. A lawyer of this nature will have a strong understanding of the laws and conditions surrounding annulment. An initial consultation with a family lawyer will confirm that an annulment is the right way to end your marriage. Your lawyer will also be able to help you present the case properly in court.
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