Annulment FAQs

 

  • What is an annulment?

     

    An annulment is the dissolution of a marriage that indicates the marriage never happened. Under certain circumstances, an annulment is granted between spouses. Circumstances include fraud, forced consent or mental incapacity during the exchange of vows.

  • What is the difference between a divorce and an annulment?

     

    Annulments are different from marriages; instead of the discontinuation of a marriage, it is as if the marriage never happened. This often happens in marriages that have lasted a very short amount of time.