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Annulment Hype
You
have probably heard about “Annulments” and
how the process is supposed to simply make a marriage disappear
like it never happened. But it is a little more complex than that.
Before a person can file for an annulment, they
often have to have a pretty solid ground for wanting to have their
marriage annulled. Annulments are designed for specific and
rare scenarios where a marriage wouldn't have been legally binding
in the first place. Some frequent scenarios include:
- Polygamy
- Incest
- Fraud
- Insanity
- Mentally
Disabled
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- Impotence
- Underage
(no consent)
- Marriage
- Not
Consummated
- Incompetence
- Duress
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These
grounds vary among the states and do not guarantee that the annulment
will be granted. Also note that:
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Cohabitation could prevent (or disqualify) someone
from getting an annulment.
• Being married only a short time is not grounds
for an annulment. The duration of the marriage does not
matter.
• For Catholics: A marriage is not legally
impacted by a canonical annulment received through the Catholic
Church.
People
think that annulments are easier to get than a divorce. The truth
is that annulments are more difficult to get because they are much
more narrowly defined than a divorce and the biggest downside
to an annulment is that you will probably need a lawyer
to get an annulment. An annulment may cost you $3,000 or more compared
to a divorce done online, which could cost you just a few hundred
dollars.
Marriage
for the Purpose of Citizenship
We often see people having another misconception
about marriages that occurred for the sole purpose of one spouse
obtaining citizenship through the other. A marriage
is still a legal marriage regardless of the intent.
You would still be getting a divorce if you wanted to dissolve this
type of marriage.
Annulment
Qualifications
If
you still qualify for an annulment, please visit a lawyer. The quicker,
easier, and cheaper way to get out of a marriage is usually through
filing an uncontested divorce yourself. Luckily
you are in the right place. We do uncontested divorces easily and
cheaply; and you don't even need a lawyer to finalize your divorce.
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Note:
We only do divorces that are Uncontested.
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about Agreed and Default Divorces
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