Annulment

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A court procedure that dissolves a marriage and treats it as if it never happened. the most common reason for a person to want an annulment instead of a divorce is for religious purposes. annulments are rare since the advent of no-fault divorce but may be obtained in most states for one of the following reasons: misrepresentation, concealment (for example, of an addiction or criminal record), misunderstanding, and refusal to consummate the marriage.

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