Grounds for Annulment

Grounds for annulment refer to valid reasons that a marriage can be declared invalid, as if it never happened. Common grounds include lack of consent, where one partner was coerced or not able to agree, and incapacity, like mental illness or being underage. Other reasons include fraud, where one partner deceives the other, or if the marriage violates legal requirements, such as being closely related. Unlike divorce, which ends a valid marriage, annulment treats the marriage as if it never existed. Each jurisdiction has specific rules on what constitutes grounds for annulment.