Annulment
Annulment (or nullity) of marriage is a declaration by a court that your supposed marriage is null and void, and that no valid marriage exists between you and your partner. In other words, it is a declaration that the supposed marriage never happened.
Nullity (or annulment) is not the same as divorce. Divorce is a declaration ending a valid marriage. Nullity is a declaration that a valid marriage never existed.
A decree of annulment can only be made if one of the parties to the marriage applies to either the Circuit Court or the High Court for a nullity. If the court decides that your marriage is voidable, it will then declare that your marriage was invalid from the start. Your marriage never happened..
In nullity law, an alleged marriage may be either "void" or "voidable". There are some significant implications resulting from a civil annulment of marriage; primarily that you will lose some of the rights you enjoyed as a married person. This will have implications for a range of things in your life ranging from your family home, to maintenance, guardianship of children, succession and inheritance. Read more about the implications of a civil annulment of marriage here.
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