Boca Raton Divorce Attorney

Annulment

When things do not go well for your marriage, people tend to start considering divorce. It is important to remember, however, that there may be other options out there for you. A good divorce attorney can help you figure out what the best option for you might be.

One possibility is annulment. This is a court determination of invalidity of a marriage. This can become a very complicated process as different states allow annulment on different grounds. One of the most common grounds for annulment, however, is fraud.

Most states agree on the following reasons to annul a marriage:

• Fraud
• Force/Duress
• Excessively close blood relation
• Non legal marrying age
• Physical or mental incapacity
• Polygamy

Any of these situations can completely nullify the marriage. Once nullified, it is as if the two parties were never married. This is a very different outcome from divorce. Annulment is often popular for certain religious groups as it dissolves a marriage without divorce. This will often allow the religious practitioner to remarry as he or she has technically not been married before.

There are a lot of benefits to annulment if you and your marriage can qualify for it. While the above reasons are some of the most commonly accepted, different states will accept different grounds for annulment in addition to the aforementioned.

A Boca Raton Divorce Attorney Can Help

If you are considering divorce or annulment, contact the Boca Raton divorce attorneys of Eric N. Klein & Associates at 561.353.2800.