What does “annulled” mean?
Annulment refers to a process whereby a court determines that your marriage never legally existed. There are two types of marriage that can be annulled in the United States. • Void marriages are invalid from their outset. Because the law does not recognize such a union, there is no need for it to be formally dissolved. Examples of void marriages include incestuous marriages and when one of the parties is already married. • Voidable marriages are held to be valid until and unless they are declared to be invalid by a court. An example of a voidable marriage is where one or both of the parties were intoxicated during the ceremony to the point where their consent could not have been given. Unless one of the parties challenges the marriage, it will be held to be valid.
