Annulment of marriage is a legal step towards declaring the marriage as void or null (meaning it’s a legal process of declaring marriage as invalid under the UK Jurisdiction mostly applicable in England and Wales). Furthermore, an annulment can declare marriage as ‘voidable marriage’ (legally valid but can be cancelled on specific grounds, i.e. forced marriage).
Hence, besides divorce, it’s another way of legally ending your marriage, especially when one of the former spouses disagrees with getting a divorce.
Book An AppointmentRemember: Unlike getting a divorce, you can apply for annulment during the first year or any time after getting married. Nevertheless, you must state the prove of delay if you’d happened to apply after years.
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Hence, under the aforestated grounds, you can apply for the annulment to have your marriage legally invalid. If you want to get remarried, it is essential to proceed through legal paperwork ( a.ka. Decree of nullity). Accordingly, you can then declare your marriage as legally invalid as if it never happened in the first place.
Your marriage is considered ‘voidable’ for the following reasons:
Hence, as in the case of a divorce, your marriage can be annulled under the above grounds. Nevertheless, the legal procedure for ending your civil partnership would slightly vary. You are more likely the qualify for a divorce than an annulment, for the latter is difficult to obtain.
Remember: While the court may offer assistance for procedural matters, you can’t seek legal advice through a court unless you instruct a specialist family lawyer for further guidance on annulment.
Be sure to do the following procedures carefully:
Please note that the provision of these statements will confirm the nullity petition is valid on all the concrete grounds to dissolve your marriage/civil partnership by annulment.
Court decision to annul your marriage
The court will decide by carefully assessing the following basis:
It is important to remember that a ‘void marriage’ automatically declares your marriage to be legally invalid, so you can easily qualify for the annulment given the grounds. However, in a ‘voidable marriage’ you will require legal reasons to apply for the dissolution.
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Unlike a divorce, getting an annulment any time after marriage may sound appealing, but there are legal grounds considered by a court to declare the marriage invalid and annulled. Nevertheless, proving either reason shall qualify you to apply for annulment of marriage anytime without waiting for a year or two of living together
You should know that getting a divorce is not the same as getting an annulment. Although both are pathways towards a marriage dissolution, divorce terminates a marriage that was legally valid before. Furthermore, the spouses are still obligated to contact each other based on the Child and financial agreements on divorce. Hence, due to a valid marital status before legally separating, both divorcing couples are obligated to Spousal support , joint child upbringing, and division of shared financial assets, including a family property if any.
On the contrary, if your marriage was annulled, you claim for the following rights based on the invalid marital status the first time you apply for annulment:
Therefore, it is crucial to decide how you want to proceed towards marriage dissolution keeping in mind the effects of both getting a divorce or annulment will have once you end your civil partnership
While an annulment can affect spousal support or claim for the division of financial assets, it doesn’t affect the child custody/support (regardless of invalid marital status). Hence, while an annulment declares a marriage to be void or null, spouses still have the responsibility to look after the child. Hence, both couples have to agree on or decide who will make the child maintenance payments.
Alternatively, you can get help from an expert Family lawyer to make your agreement legally binding. We can further offer initial consultancy can apply for the child arrangements order. The same court forms will apply when deciding on child custody and support while considering the individual’s financial circumstances and the child’s positive upbringing.
Hence, if you are looking for professional legal help, approach our Divorce attorney with a wealth of experience in UK Family law. Call us anytime via 0800 048 7573 or feel free to drop an email at contact@axis.lawyer.
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