Annulment is the court’s decree that the marriage was never valid or the marriage is void. To get an annulment in Maryland, you have to base your case on an annulment ground recognized by the Maryland annulment laws. Following are the legal Maryland annulment grounds:
Consanguinity
The term consanguinity means ‘related by blood’. According to Maryland annulment laws, a person cannot get into marriage with a blood relation like parent, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, nephew, uncle or niece. The annulment claimed on the basis of this ground is legal.
Bigamy
Maryland annulment laws say that a person must be single to enter into a marriage. If a person is already married and enters into another marriage with someone else, it is bigamy and it is a valid Maryland annulment ground.
Impotency
Impotency in a partner is a legal annulment ground in Maryland. However to get annulment on this annulment ground, you have to prove that the respondent is unable to meet your physical and sexual needs.
Mental Disability
You can also obtain annulment under Maryland annulment laws, if your spouse has some kind of mental disability both temporary and permanent.
Duress
If you have been forced into a marriage, you can get annulment according to Maryland annulment laws.
