Judicial declaration that a marriage is void and null, as though it never existed.

A court procedure that dissolves a marriage and treats it as if it never occurred. Not all states offer this type of marriage dissolution.

the state of being cancelled or annulled

(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

a court decree that a couple's marriage never legally existed

a court order instructing that a marriage be considered at an end, or should never have legally taken place in the first instance

a Court order saying that a marriage never existed

a court order that declares the marriage void

a decision by the Church, proven by the evidence, that on the wedding day a particular union lacked some essential element which made the marriage non-binding

a declaration by an ecclesiastical tribunal that a marriage was invalid for reasons such as immaturity or the lack of a true marital commitment

a declaration by Church authority which states that a marriage was never valid by reason of a known or hidden impediment

a declaration by the Catholic Church that after careful investigation, flaws were discovered in

a declaration by the Church that what was thought to be a sacramental marriage was in fact not a sacrament and therefore not morally binding on former spouses

a declaration of invalidity of a marriage which renders the marriage completely void

a declaration that a marriage never truly existed

a declaration that a marriage was not legitimate to begin with

a declaration that an apparently valid ma

a declaration that an apparently valid marriage is

a declaration that no valid marriage ever existed

a declaration that no valid marriage exis

a declaration that no valid marriage exists because a defect existed

a declaration that the Catholic sacrament of matrimony was not validly performed

a declaration that the marriage is deemed to have been invalid

a declaration that the marriage is deemed to have beeninvalid

a declaration that there never was a valid marriage to begin with

a decree from a court determining that the marriage is legally invalid because of some defect that existed at the time the marriage was entered into

a decree that a marriage was invalid from its outset

a decree that the marriage was void from the beginning

a determination by the court that a marriage is void from the beginning

a document which the Church puts together that declares that there really wasn't a marriage to begin with

a finding by the Church, after careful scrutiny, that the sacramental bond in the civil marriage never existed

a finding by the Church authorities that the marriage, ended by the civil divorce, was not in the eyes of the Church a valid marriage in the first place

a formal court order stating that for some reason existing at the time of the "pretended"marriage, the marriage between the parties is invalid, and is void from the beginning

a judgment of a Marriage Tribunal of the Catholic Church concerning the invalidity of a particular union

a judgment or decree by the court that a marriage never existed- that it was void from its inception

a judgment which declares that you were never legally married

a judicial decision from the church that the first marriage never existed

a judicial declaration that a marriage is invalid

a judicial declaration that a marriage never legally existed

a legal decree that a marriage was invalid from the beginning, unlike divorce which ends a valid marriage

a legal determination (finding) that a marital status between the parties never existed

a legal determination that a marriage was not valid

a legal end your marriage

a legal order declaring that a marriage never existed

a legal procedure that dissolves a couple's marital status by establishing that a valid marriage never existed

a legal procedure which cancels a marriage between a man and a woman

a legal procedure which causes a marriage to be as if it had never existed

a legal recognition that your marriage was never valid in the first place, so you do not have to allege that your marriage was irretrievably broken

a method of voiding the contract of marriage

an action to set aside a marriage based upon certain limited legal deficiencies

an official declaration of the Catholic Church that one or more of the

an official declaration that one or more of the conditions necessary for a valid Catholic marriage was missing when the couple exchanged vows

a proceeding that is initiated to declare a marriage invalid

a proceeding to declare a marriage never legally existed

a proceeding to have a marriage declared void as if it never took place

a proclamation by the Church which states, upon examining the circumstances surrounding the beginning of the marriage (the wedding), that there was never a valid marriage

a statement by the Church that a sacramental marriage did not occur

a statement by the Church that a sacramental marriage has never taken place

a statement by the Church to the effect that a particular putative marriage is not recognized

a statement proclaiming that a Airfare London marriage was not valid in the eyes

a statement proclaiming that a marriage was not valid in the eyes of the Catholic Church

a termination of a marriage that was invalid when it was entered into, for example, because one party was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, forced to get married, or lied to about an important aspect of the marriage

a way to have the Court declare that your marriage never existed

A determination by church authorities that a previous marriage was not sacramentally valid and, therefore, not an impediment to a sacramental marriage in the future.

is a legal decree stating that a marriage was not valid – not to be confused with “divorce

This is when you claim that your marriage is void for some reason - such as it was never consumated, or one party was already married. Not the same as a religious annulment.

a court's decision that a marriage is void; it never legally existed. It is available only under certain limited circumstances.

To make void or to cancel.

A court declaration stating that a legal marriage never existed

A legal action that says your marriage was never legally valid, for example, in cases of incest, bigamy, or being too young to consent.

Cancellation normally of a bankruptcy

This is actually a technical legal term and it is often misused and misunderstood. An annulment is not the same as a divorce. Rather, it is what the judge grants when he or she decides there never was a valid marriage in the first place. A judge will find that a marriage should be annulled in the following situations: one or both parties lacked capacity to enter into the marriage at the time of the ceremony due to being under the influence of alcohol or drugs; one of the parties was forced into the marriage; one of the parties was induced by fraud to enter into the marriage; one of the parties lacks the physical ability to have sexual relations and the other party did not know this fact at the time he or she entered the marriage; one or both parties were under age at the time they married and did not have the approval of parents or guardian; one or both parties were still married to someone else at the time they entered the marriage; the parties are too closely related (e.g., first cousins); or the parties are the same sex. You normally must ask for an annulment within 90 days of being married or finding out about the reason you are entitled to get an annulment.

an order which nullifies the marriage, or declares that no marriage ever existed.

A marriage is declared to be annulled where the law does not recognise it as a valid marriage. (This is different to religious procedures for annulment. Any inquiry about church granted annulments should be made through the relevant church.)• Annulment• Divorce• Legal Capacity• Marriage

An annulment declares your marriage to be void. Legally, this divorce law term means your marriage never took place. However, itâ€(tm)s important to remember that a church annulment is not the same as a legal annulment. Having your marriage legally annulled is an option only if you meet certain eligibility criteria.

A judicial declaration that a marriage is void. Unlike a divorce, an annulment establishes that marital status never existed in law.

Act of rendering something void retro­spectively as well as prospectively.

in the context of insolvency usually refers to the cancellation of a bankruptcy order

legal dissolution of marriage that treats the marriage as if it never existed.

A declaration by the court that a valid marriage never existed.

The legal dissolution of a marriage in which the union is voided (declared as having never occurred). "A suit for annulment presumes that there never was a valid marriage and that it should be declared void, whereas a suit for divorce presumes a valid marriage but asks that the relationship be dissolved for postnuptual causes." 2 (See also Divorce.)

A court declaration that no legal marriage existed.

A legal decree that makes a marriage null and void. Under Minnesota law, a legal annulment (which is different than a religious annulment) is extremely difficult to obtain and usually requires that one of the parties lacked the capacity to consent to the marriage.

Invalidity; especially a declaration that a marriage has never existed in law because of some basic defect like bigamy.

If you were married in the tax year but the marriage was later annulled, you are treated as having been unmarried during the year.

a marriage can be dissolved in a legal proceeding in which the marriage is declared void, as though it never took place. In the eyes of the law, the parties were never married. It is available only under certain limited circumstances.

Cancellation usually of a bankruptcy

The legal ending of an 'Invalid Marriage'. To the law neither party was ever married, but all the children born of the annulled marriage remain legitimate. Return to List

A formal application to the Court, the effect of which is to cancel the Bankruptcy Order.

The voiding of an act (marriage).

A court declaration that a marriage is invalid or nonexistent. Courts annul marriages where fraud bigamy, impotence, or other serious problem has occurred. It means that the marriage never occurred legally. Church annulments are not the same as legal annulments.

To make void; to cancel an event or judicial proceeding both retroactively and for the future. Where, for example, a marriage is annulled, it is struck from all records and stands as having never transpired in law. This differs from a divorce which merely cancels a valid marriage only from the date of the divorce. A marriage annulled stands, in law, as if never performed.

A court declaration that states that a marriage was never legally valid. After an annulment, the parties are free to remarry.

A court procedure that dissolves a marriage and treats it as if it never happened. Annulments are rare since the advent of no-fault divorce but may be obtained in most states for one of the following reasons: misrepresentation, concealment (for example, of an addiction or criminal record), misunderstanding and refusal to consummate the marriage.

Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. Annulment differs from divorce where the court ends an otherwise legal marriage on a specific date.

In the Catholic Church, annulment is a legal procedure according to the Church's Canon Law whereby the Church may judge that the sacrament of marriage in a particular case was entered into invalidly, that is, the sacrament never took place. Annulment does not mean the same thing as divorce. Some accuse the Catholic Church of hypocrisy for preaching that all marriages are permanent but providing the means of annulment.