What is annulment of a marriage?
Annulment is a legal procedure that dissolves a marriage as if it had never happened. A marriage can be annulled for various reasons depending upon particular circumstances and state laws. However, a marriage may generally be annulled in the following situations: 1) where the marriage between the parties is prohibited by law; 2) where either party was impotent at the time of marriage; or 3) where either party had a husband or a wife living at the time of the marriage, unless they cohabited after the death or marriage dissolution of the former spouse of such party; or 4) where either party was a ward under a guardianship and was found by the Court to lack the capacity to contract a valid marriage. Please see specific state for details and/or differences.
