Annulment

If you are married in a church in the State of Va but live in Maryland and knew you were not going to be true to the vows taken can that be ground for an annulment.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CeeJay:
[b]If you are married in a church in the State of Va but live in Maryland and knew you were not going to be true to the vows taken can that be ground for an annulment.[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

Like a divorce, an annulment is a court procedure that dissolves a marriage. But an annulment treats the marriage as though it never happened. For some people, divorce carries a stigma, and they would rather their marriage be annulled. Others prefer an annulment because it may be easier to remarry in their church if they go through an annulment rather than a divorce.

Grounds for annulment vary slightly from state to state. Generally, they may be obtained for one of the following reasons:
misrepresentation or fraud--for example, a spouse lied about the capacity to have children, stated that she had reached the age of consent or failed to say that she was still married to someone else
concealment--for example, concealing an addiction to alcohol or drugs, conviction of a felony, children from a prior relationship, a sexually transmitted disease or impotency refusal or inability to consummate the marriage--that is, refusal or inability of a spouse to have sexual intercourse with the other spouse, or
misunderstanding--for example, one person wanted children and the other did not.
These are the grounds for civil annulments; within the Roman Catholic Church, a couple may obtain a religious annulment after obtaining a civil divorce in order for one or both spouses to remarry.

Most annulments take place after a marriage of a very short duration--a few weeks or months, so there are usually no assets or debts to divide, or children for whom custody, visitation and child support are a concern. When a long-term marriage is annulled, however, most states have provisions for dividing property and debts, as well as determining custody, visitation, child support and alimony. Children of an annulled marriage are not considered illegitimate.

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