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You Don't Need Both Signatures for an Annulment You can obtain an annulment without ever getting your spouse's signature. A spouse does not have to participate in the annulment process if they choose not to, although this will likely not help their case.

To start an annulment, you begin by filling out and filing two court forms: a Petition and a Summons. Then, you must have the forms delivered to your spouse. This is called serving court papers. This means another adult, a server, hands the forms to your spouse.

At the time of the marriage, either party was already legally married. At the time of the marriage, either party was ruled incapacitated, incapable of making the decision to marry. At the time of the marriage, either spouse was a minor and did not have parental or court permission to marry.

Fill out more forms if you can't afford the filing fee. There's a $435-$450 filing fee. If you can't afford the fee, you can fill out more forms to ask for a fee waiver.

Complexity: Annulment cases can be more complex than divorce cases. The burden of proof is on the person seeking the annulment. They must show that the marriage is invalid, void, or voidable.

Grounds for Annulment At least one spouse was a minor (under the age of 18) when they were married; At least one spouse suffered a mental incapacity at the time of marriage that rendered them unable to consent; The union took place under fraud, coercion, or duress;

For some of these reasons, you must file a request for an annulment in certain amount of time (usually 4 years). You were under 18 at the time of the marriage. You were tricked into the marriage (fraud) You didn't have the mental capacity to marry (unsound mind) One of you is physically unable to consummate marriage.

These qualifying grounds for annulment are the outstanding circumstances used to determine if the marriage was never legally binding, was made under force, was made to commit fraud, or was never consummated. A marriage annulment essentially erases a marriage by declaring it null and void.

Now, ing to Vatican figures, about 50,000 annulments are granted annually by U.S. tribunals _ more than two-thirds of all annulments worldwide _ and less than 10 percent of annulment applications are denied.