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if one of the spouses is under 16 years of age.
This was changed from 14 to 16 in 2005. A person under the age of 16
cannot get married.
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if one of the spouses is
between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age and
no parental consent was obtained before the marriage |
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if the person asking for annulment was under the
influence of alcohol or narcotics at the time of marriage, and has not
voluntarily cohabited with the other party since the effects of
alcohol or narcotics have ended |
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if one of the spouses was permanently impotent at
the time of the marriage, the person asking for annulment didn't know
about the impotence at the time of marriage, and the person asking for
the annulment has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party since
learning of the impotence |
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the other party used fraud, duress, or force to
induce the petitioner to enter into the marriage, and the petitioner
has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party since learning of
the impotence. This is the most common method of obtaining an
annulment. |
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lack of mental capacity
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concealed divorce less than 30 days before the
marriage sought to be annulled (and no cohabitation since). Got
married within 30 days of the divorce without leave of court to do so.
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if the parties married less than 72 hours after the
marriage license was granted and an annulment suit is filed less than
30 days after the marriage |
