Marriage built on a lie

[ravcpaw]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? LA

I would like to get some advice on whether or not I can have my marriage annuled since my husband did not tell me he was HIV positive until after we were married. By the way I asked him before the marriage took place.

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? LA

I would like to get some advice on whether or not I can have my marriage annuled since my husband did not tell me he was HIV positive until after we were married. By the way I asked him before the marriage took place.

You really need to contact a local attorney first thing. Fraud is ample reason to obtain an annulment in Louisiana, but I'm wondering if you can actually prove that he didn't tell you beforehand.


Please get tested, also. Hopefully you won't test positive but if you do, there may be legal action you can take against your husband.

 

[Ohiogal]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? LA

I would like to get some advice on whether or not I can have my marriage annuled since my husband did not tell me he was HIV positive until after we were married. By the way I asked him before the marriage took place.

Contact the police and file a criminal complaint if you had sex with him before finding out he was HIV positive. In most states it is normally a crime NOT inform someone of HIV positive status. Also go get tested IMMEDIATELY to see if have been infected.

 

[Ohiogal]

You really need to contact a local attorney first thing. Fraud is ample reason to obtain an annulment in Louisiana, but I'm wondering if you can actually prove that he didn't tell you beforehand.


Please get tested, also. Hopefully you won't test positive but if you do, there may be legal action you can take against your husband.

There is legal action she can take even if she doesn't test positive -- such as filing a criminal complaint -- in addition to an annulment/divorce. The only issue may be if she has a certain type of marriage in LA -- which at this point is escaping me.

 

[Proserpina]

There is legal action she can take even if she doesn't test positive -- such as filing a criminal complaint -- in addition to an annulment/divorce. The only issue may be if she has a certain type of marriage in LA -- which at this point is escaping me.

Oh oh oh what's it called..Covenant marriage or something?

 

[Ohiogal]

Oh oh oh what's it called..Covenant marriage or something?

Yeah that is it. Covenant marriage. if she entered into one of those, she has problems. It is not as easy as annulment or divorce then.

 

[Proserpina]

Yeah that is it. Covenant marriage. if she entered into one of those, she has problems. It is not as easy as annulment or divorce then.

Agreed. Gotta love Napoleonic law.

 

[KarmasPuppy]

Agreed. Gotta love Napoleonic law.

Don't think covenant marriages are modeled on Napoleonic law. The Alabama State Legislature tried to pass something similar.

 

[ravcpaw]

You really need to contact a local attorney first thing. Fraud is ample reason to obtain an annulment in Louisiana, but I'm wondering if you can actually prove that he didn't tell you beforehand.


Please get tested, also. Hopefully you won't test positive but if you do, there may be legal action you can take against your husband.

I did get tested and so far I am negative I have to go back in three months. I had found some paperwork dating back to 2010 that had his diagnosis on it but now I cannot find them I think he through them away. He also got mad and said that I need to stop snooping.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Good luck. I hope you manage to escape this.