Annulment

An annulment is defined as “a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void.”  A divorce recognizes that a marriage took place, but the bonds of matrimony are no longer in place.  In other words, the marriage is never existed when you get an annulment while a divorce just breaks up the marriage.  An important point to note is that children born from annulled marriages are still considered legitimate.  In addition, an annulment may limit the ability of one spouse to get a share in the marital property or obtain spousal support such as alimony, which would normally result from divorce.  An annulment is usually a special case and not generally allowed or recommended for ending a marriage.