Can I get an annulment if I have been married for eight months? 25 Answers as of December 14, 2011

An annulment is not based upon time of your marriage. An annulment requires a basis, like fraud, under age, or still married (bigamy). Your spouse can also agree to the annulment to make it easier.

It's possible. You will need grounds for annulment. These usually involve fraud in some way.

The determining factor for an annulment is NOT the length of the marriage. To be awarded an annulment, you must successfully show that the marriage was invalid. Per OCGA 19-3-5: "Marriages of persons unable to contract, unwilling to contract, or fraudulently induced to contract shall be void. However, the issue of such a marriage born before the marriage is annulled and declared void by a competent court shall be legitimate." In other words, to be awarded an annulment, you must prove that you were fraudulently induced into marriage, OR that either of you was unable to contract for marriage (already married, too young, mental incapacity, etc.), OR that either of you was unwilling to freely contract for marriage (blackmail, duress, etc.), AND that the two of you do not have a child together.

Annulment is next to impossible to get. I would have to know your facts and basis for the request. If you want an annulment so you don't have to be "divorced" then the answer is no.

To obtain an annulment, you must prove that 1) the marriage was never consummated or 2) your spouse defrauded you into the marriage.

In the state of Washington, there is currently no such thing as an "annulment." In Washington, you have only three choices to unwind a marriage. They are: 1. Divorce. 2. Legal Separation. 3. Declaration of Validity. A divorce ends the marriage, divides property and debts, and deals with children and child support. A legal separation is for people who, for whatever reason, cannot get divorced, but want to go their separate ways. The legal separation divides the debts and property and deals with children and child support, if any. So, financially, the parties are now two separate entities. It is, essentially, identical to a divorce, except, the parties are still married to each other. A declaration of validity is for the situation in which two people should, for legal reasons, never have been married in the first place. For example, suppose you got drunk and married your first cousin. This would likely be an appropriate case for a declaration of validity.

An annulment may only be granted only under very narrow circumstances. the length of the marriage is irrelevant, In most cases, there must have been some fraud or coercion at the time of the marriage.

Under Washington state law, whether you seek a Decree of Invalidity of Marriage ("annulment") or a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage, the process is identical.

That doesn't have anything to do with how long you've been married. Usually, very specific circumstances have to apply for you to be able to get an annulment, such as having been intoxicated, underage, or mentally incapacitated when the marriage took place. Having married due to fraud, duress, or force will also justify an annulment, and those are a little less specific, but you still have to show that something pretty serious happened and that otherwise you never would have married your spouse. If none of the applicable circumstances apply, you'll have to get a divorce.

It is possible to get an annulment based upon certain factors that the statute allows. You would need to state more than only being married for 8 months. That alone is not one of the grounds for annulment in Wisconsin.