Annulment and divorce are used in same sense i.e. for the termination of a marriage. However annulment is the court’s order that the marriage never took place and is illegal. The grounds for annulment under the California annulment laws are:
Duress
Duress means compelling or threatening. If your marriage is based on such a threat, you are entitled to file for annulment under the California annulment laws.
Mental Illness
If your spouse is mentally incapacitated, you can obtain annulment in California according to California annulment laws.
Lack of Assent to the Marriage
If the marriage was performed without the consent of one of the spouses, it can be annulled under California annulment laws.
Impotency
To obtain California annulment on this ground a person must prove that his/her partner is unable to consummate the marriage.
Underage Marriage
A person under the age of 14 years or a person above 14 years but under the age of 18 years can’t marry without the consent of the parents. Such a marriage can be annulled under the California annulment laws.
Bigamy
A person must be single to enter into a marriage. If a person is already married and marries another person, it is called bigamy. It is also a ground for annulment according to California annulment laws.
Consanguinity
California annulment can also be obtained in case of a marriage between blood relations like, father and daughter, mother and son, nephew and uncle, sister and brother, nephew and aunt, etc.
