Annulment in Tennessee

Annulment is a legal proceeding in which a court formally declares a marriage void if it was legally defective from the beginning. There are various reasons a marriage might be ruled legally defective (i.e., where one of the spouses was already married, where one or both were under age, etc.). When a marriage is annulled, for most purposes, it is treated as if it never happened.

If you enter into a marriage believing that the marriage is valid and you later learn that the marriage was not valid or legal at the beginning, the marriage is still considered to be in effect until it is ended by divorce or annulment. Because your status (married or not married) can be very important in determining your rights and responsibilities, you should obtain an annulment even if you learn the marriage was defective.

An annulment through a church is not the same as a legal annulment. To legally annul a marriage you must follow essentially the same process as you must follow for a divorce.

The lawyers at Sobieski, Messer, & Associates, PLLC handle annulments in Knoxville, TN and the surrounding areas.  Call 1-865-223-5586 to speak with a lawyer today.