An annulment is a legal proceeding that legally nullifies a void marriage. Annulments are rare today. It is not sufficient that there is adultery, abandonment, abuse, etc. These would be grounds for a divorce.
An annulment can only be granted if the marriage is void. A void marriage is a marriage of persons unwilling to marry, fraudulently induced to marry (tricked into the marriage by deceit, for example)) or unable to contract a marriage.
To be able to contract a marriage, a person may not already be married unless the marriage has been dissolved (i.e., there was a divorce or annulment of the prior marriage). To be able to contract a marriage, the parties must be of sound mind and at least 18 years of age (or 16 or 17 with parental consent). Finally, the parties may not be related by blood or marriage in any of the following relationships:
In Georgia, an annulment may not be granted if a child has been born to the marriage or the wife is pregnant.
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