Annulment is a legal decree nullifying the validity of a marriage. As compared to divorce, annulment is hard to prove and difficult to get. To help the couples with filing for annulment, government of Maine has tailored Maine annulment laws. You can file for annulment in Maine, if you have one of the following grounds:
Fraud
If your spouse misrepresented him or herself to obtain your consent for marriage, you can bail out by filing for annulment under Maine annulment laws.
Mental Incapacitation
According to Maine annulment laws, you are entitled to annulment if your spouse is mentally incapacitated.
Consanguinity
Consanguinity is a marital relationship between full-blood or half-blood relatives i.e. marriage with a natural parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, stepparent, stepchild, adoptive parent, adoptive child, brother, half brother sister. Consanguinity is a valid ground for annulment under Maine annulment laws.
Underage Marriage
According to Maine annulment laws, marriages between spouses younger than the legal marriageable age can be annulled.
Impotency
Impotency is a valid annulment ground according to Maine annulment laws. You can obtain annulment if your spouse is impotent.
