What are the requirements for getting an annulment? Do they vary by city/state?
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. *Misunderstanding — for example, one person wanted children and the other did not. The above are the grounds for civil annulments which one can do through a qualified attorney or on their own if they choose to do so. Within the Roman Catholic Church, a couple may obtain a religious annulment after obtaining a civil divorce, so that one or both pe
