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Annulment
In addition to divorce, a party can petition the court to annul the marriage. An annulment treats the marriage as if it never existed. There are several grounds for an annulment, including:
Misrepresentation - for example, lying about already being married.
Concealment - for example, non-disclosure of a sexually transmitted disease, felony conviction, or drug addiction.
Non-consummation of the marriage - for example, the refusal or inability to consummate the marriage.
Misunderstanding - for example, one party thinking that the other wanted children when they did not.
There is no time limit for annulments, but the requesting party must act within a reasonable amount of time after discovery of the misrepresentation.
Courts will generally not grant annulments when children have been born.
In short, you may be entitled to an annulment if there has been a material misrepresentation of fact, that had you known the truth, you would not have married that person.
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