Alabama Annulment Laws: Grounds, Void Marriages and Process (2026)
Alabama has no annulment grounds statute; courts decide annulments under case law. See which marriages are void or voidable and what happens after.
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Annulment Laws
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Alaska Annulment Laws: Void Marriages, Grounds and Filing (2026)
Alaska has no action called annulment, but a court can declare a marriage void under AS 25.24.010-.030. See the void and voidable grounds and what follows.
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Annulment Laws by State (2026): Grounds, Deadlines, Void vs Voidable
Annulment laws in all 50 states and DC: void vs voidable marriages, grounds, filing deadlines, underage-marriage reforms, and how annulment differs from divorce.
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Arizona Annulment Laws: Grounds, Residency and How to File (2026)
Arizona annuls void marriages under A.R.S. 25-301, and courts also annul voidable ones, such as some fraud cases. See the grounds, residency rules and what follows.
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Arkansas Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Arkansas annulment under Ark. Code § 9-12-201: grounds, void marriages, parental annulment, the 2021 marriage-age change, and where to file the case.
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California Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
California annulment (nullity of marriage) explained: void and voidable grounds, filing deadlines under Family Code 2211, putative spouse rights and the 2027 change.
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Colorado Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Colorado calls annulment a declaration of invalidity under C.R.S. 14-10-111. See the grounds, the 6-month to 24-month deadlines, residency and how to file.
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Connecticut Annulment Laws: Grounds, Forms and How to File (2026)
Connecticut annulment under Conn. Gen. Stat. 46b-40(b): void marriages, grounds from statute and case law, form JD-FM-240, and what happens to children and property.
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DC Annulment Laws: Grounds, Residency and How to File (2026)
District of Columbia annulment under D.C. Code § 16-903: void and voidable marriages, the age-18 rule, residency, property, support and when the decree is final.
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Delaware Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Delaware annulment under 13 Del. C. § 1506: the seven grounds, who may file, the 90-day and 1-year deadlines, 6-month residency, and property and children afterward.
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Florida Annulment Laws: Grounds, Case Law and How It Works (2026)
Florida's marriage statutes set no annulment grounds, but courts annul marriages on recognized grounds such as bigamy, fraud or lack of consent. See the cases.
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Georgia Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
How annulment works in Georgia: O.C.G.A. 19-4-1 void marriages, grounds under 19-3-2 to 19-3-5, the bar when a child is born, residency, and children and support.
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Hawaii Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Hawaii annulment law under HRS 580-21: the six grounds, who may file, the two-year physical incapacity limit, cohabitation bars and the 3-month residency rule.
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Idaho Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Idaho Code 32-501 lists six causes for annulling a marriage. See who can file on each, the 4-year deadlines, void marriages, and what happens to children.
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Illinois Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Illinois annulment is a declaration of invalidity of marriage under 750 ILCS 5/301. Grounds, the 90-day and one-year deadlines, who may file, and what happens next.
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Indiana Annulment Laws: Void vs Voidable Marriages and Filing (2026)
Indiana annulment law: which marriages are void without a court case, the voidable grounds of age, incompetency and fraud, who may sue, and where to file.
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Iowa Annulment Laws: Grounds, Void Marriages and How to File (2026)
Iowa Code 598.29 lists four causes for annulling a marriage, and 595.19 makes some marriages void. See how to file and what happens to property and children.
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Kansas Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Kansas annulment under K.S.A. 23-2702: void marriages, fraud and other grounds, how to file in district court, and what happens to property and children.
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Kentucky Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Kentucky calls annulment a declaration of invalidity of marriage under KRS 403.120. See the grounds, the 90-day and one-year deadlines, and which marriages are void.
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Louisiana Annulment Laws: Absolute and Relative Nullity (2026)
Louisiana treats annulment as nullity of marriage under Civil Code articles 94 to 97. Learn which marriages are null, who can sue, and what follows.
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Maine Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Maine annulment under 19-A M.R.S. § 752: the void-marriage grounds in §§ 701 and 751, the 2025 age-18 law, how to file in District Court, and what an order covers.
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Maryland Annulment Laws: Void Marriages and How to File (2026)
Maryland circuit courts can annul a marriage under Family Law § 1-201. Learn which marriages are void, where to file, and what happens to children and property.
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Massachusetts Annulment Laws: Void Marriages and How to File (2026)
How annulment works in Massachusetts under G.L. c. 207 s. 14: which marriages are void, who can file, out-of-state residency, and what happens to children.
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Michigan Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Michigan annulment under MCL 552.3: void marriages, the under-18 rule since 2023, force and fraud bars, the 2-year physical incapacity deadline, and how to file.
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Minnesota Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Minnesota annulment under Minn. Stat. 518.01-518.05: void and voidable marriages, the 90-day and one-year deadlines, underage marriage, and putative spouse rights.
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Mississippi Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Mississippi annulment under Miss. Code 93-7-1 and 93-7-3: void marriages, fraud and impotency grounds, six-month deadlines, chancery court filing and children.
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Missouri Annulment Laws: Void Marriages and How to File (2026)
Missouri annulment: a declaration of invalidity under RSMo 452.300, void marriages under RSMo 451.020-451.040, maintenance, children and the age-18 license rule.
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Montana Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Montana calls annulment a declaration of invalidity under MCA 40-1-402. See the four grounds, the 1, 2 and 4-year deadlines, and what happens to children.
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Nebraska Annulment Laws: Grounds, Void Marriages and How to File
Nebraska annulment causes are listed in Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-374. See void and voidable grounds, the county residence rule, children, and good-faith spouse relief.
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Nevada Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Nevada annulment under NRS 125.290 to 125.350: void and voidable grounds, the 1-year underage deadline, residency rules, and what happens to children and property.
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New Hampshire Annulment Laws: Grounds and How to File (2026)
New Hampshire annulment under RSA 458: void marriages, the 2025 under-18 rule, the strict fraud standard, and alimony and children after a decree.
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New Jersey Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
New Jersey annulment is a judgment of nullity under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-1. See the grounds, who may file, what bars a claim, and what happens to children and support.
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New Mexico Annulment Laws: Void Marriages and Court Decrees (2026)
Per the code annotation, New Mexico eliminated annulment in 2013. Under NMSA 40-1-9, marriages within prohibited degrees or ages are void only by court decree.
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New York Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
New York annulment law explained: void and voidable marriages under DRL 5, 6, 7 and 140, who may sue, time limits, residency, proof rules and effects on children.
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North Carolina Annulment Laws: Void and Voidable Grounds (2026)
How annulment works in North Carolina: G.S. 51-3 grounds, void vs voidable marriages, the death bar, the 2021 age-16 reform, and effects on children and support.
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North Dakota Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
North Dakota annuls a marriage through a district court decree of nullity under N.D.C.C. 14-04-01. See the seven grounds, who may file, and each deadline.
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Ohio Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Ohio annulment under R.C. 3105.31 and 3105.32: the six grounds, who may file, the two-year deadlines, six-month residency, and what happens to children.
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Oklahoma Annulment Laws: Grounds, Residency and How to File (2026)
Oklahoma district courts can annul a marriage under Title 43. See the void kinship rule (43 O.S. 2), the want-of-age ground (43 O.S. 128) and the residency rule.
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Oregon Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Oregon annuls void marriages under ORS 107.005 and voidable ones under ORS 107.015. See the grounds, the ratification bar, residency rules and the age-18 law.
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Pennsylvania Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Pennsylvania annulment under 23 Pa.C.S. 3303-3305: void and voidable marriage grounds, the 60-day deadlines, six-month residency, and property after annulment.
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Rhode Island Annulment Laws: Void Marriages and How to File (2026)
Rhode Island ends void or voidable marriages by a divorce from the bond of marriage under R.I. Gen. Laws 15-5-1. See the void grounds, residency and forms.
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South Carolina Annulment Laws: Grounds, Cohabitation and Filing
South Carolina annulments go to family court under S.C. Code 20-1-530, and cohabitation usually bars them. See the void-marriage statutes, fees and support rules.
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South Dakota Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File
South Dakota annulments are circuit court actions under SDCL chapter 25-3. See the void and voidable grounds, who can file, deadlines and cohabitation bars.
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Tennessee Annulment Laws: Void and Voidable Marriages (2026)
How annulment works in Tennessee: T.C.A. 36-4-119, void marriages (kinship, bigamy, forced marriage), voidable grounds from case law, and underage marriages.
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Texas Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Texas annulment law explained: void and voidable grounds under Family Code chapter 6, filing deadlines, where to file, and what happens to property and children.
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Utah Annulment Laws: Grounds, Underage Marriage and How to File (2026)
Utah annulment under Utah Code 81-4-302 and 81-4-303: void marriages, common-law grounds, underage marriage rules, where to file and what the court can order.
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Vermont Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Vermont annuls marriages under 15 V.S.A. §§ 511-520. See the void and voidable grounds, who may file, the two-year limit, six-month residency and the forms.
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Virginia Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Virginia annuls marriages under Va. Code § 20-89.1. See the void and voidable grounds, the two-year and cohabitation bars, the age-18 rule and six-month residency.
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Washington Annulment Laws: Grounds, Who Can File and How (2026)
How annulment works in Washington: a petition to declare a marriage invalid under RCW 26.09.040, the grounds, the under-18 rule since 2024, and what happens after.
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West Virginia Annulment Laws: Grounds, Bars and How to File (2026)
How annulment works in West Virginia under W. Va. Code 48-3-103 to 48-3-105: voidable grounds, who may sue, underage marriage rules, residency and property.
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Wisconsin Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Wisconsin annulment law under Wis. Stat. 767.313: the four grounds, who may file, the one-year and 10-year deadlines, county residency, and what courts can order.
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Wyoming Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
How annulment works in Wyoming under W.S. 20-2-101: void and voidable grounds, the two-year limit for physical incapacity, where to file, and age rules.
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