Ontario Marriage Annulment
When you are talking about a marriage annulment it is much different than a separation. A marriage annulment is a decided by the court under some very specific conditions that 2 people were never married. Even though a marriage annulment may be granted in some situations it does not legally rid either party of any obligations such as support or asset splitting.
There are very specific legal specifications that must be met for a marriage annulment to be granted. Some of the more common reasons that a marriage annulment is granted in Ontario is that one of the spouses was under eighteen at the time, was already legally married to someone else, the parties were too closely related, or they were unable to consummate the marriage.
Under the laws of Ontario there are no specific time frames for which a marriage annulment can take place. However these annulments are generally used to terminate a marriage that has only recently been in place. If you are in a situation where you are considering a marriage annulment you should speak with a family lawyer to see if you qualify for the annulment and any of the other specifics of your situation. You may find a local family lawyer in our free legal database located here.
