Annulments

Annulments

The six grounds for an annulment are found in DRL 140. Some marriages are void from the inception while others are voidable by a judgment of annulment

• Former spouse still living is a void marriage. DRL 140(a)
• A party under the age of consent may be annulled. DRL 140(b)
• Mental retardation or mental illness may be annulled. DRL 140(c)
• Physical incapacity may be annulled DRL 140(d)
• Consent by force, duress, or fraud DRL 140(e)

Read More: The Grounds for Annulment

Residency Requirements

When the matrimonial action is a divorce, annulment, separation, or to seek a declaration of the nullity of a void marriage, the residency requirement of DRL 230 must be met.

Read More: Residency Requirements for Matrimonial Actions in New York 

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