What is Annulment? What Are the Grounds? continues to live as man Annulment is a legal 1. The party filing was and wife. proceeding where a person under the age of legal 6. That either party was, at may nullify his/her marriage. consent (age 18 in Idaho), the time of the marriage, Unlike a divorce, which merely and their parents or legal physically incapable of ends the legal marriage, an guardians did not consent. entering into the married annulment declares the 2. That the former wife or state, and the physical marriage void. husband of either party is incapacity is permanent. still living and the prior Can I Get an Annulment? marriage was not legally Are There Time Limits to You must file a lawsuit in the ended by divorce or File? county where your spouse lives annulment. Yes. For the first ground the citing the grounds or reasons 3. That either party is of case must be filed within for your annulment. There are unsound mind, unless that four years of the underage only six grounds for annulment person freely lives with party reaching 18. For the in Idaho. his or her spouse after second and third grounds, coming to reason. there is no limitation. The Who Can File? 4. That the consent of either action may be brought at any Generally, only the person in party was obtained by time during the life of the the marriage who actually has fraud, unless the party other party. The fourth the legal reason. In some continues to live as man cause of action must be cases, that person’s legal and wife after discovering brought within four years of guardian or relative may file the fraud. discovering the fraud. The for them. 5. That the consent of either remaining cause of action party was obtained by must be filed within four force, unless that party years from the date of the marriage. COURT ASSISTANCE OFFICES Boise County Benewah County 392-9593 ANNULMENT 245-3241 Elmore County Bonner County 587-2142 Ext. 218 265-1449 Valley County PROCEEDINGS Boundary 382-7178 267-5504 Blaine County IN IDAHO Kootenai County 788-5521 446-1186 Cassia-Minidoka Shoshone County 878-4298 Gooding County 752-1266 Clearwater County 934-4261 476-5596 Jerome County Idaho County 644-2600 983-2776 Lincoln County Latah County 886-2173 883-7221 Twin Falls County Lewis County 736-4137 937-2251 Bannock County Nez Perce County 236-7067 799-3191 Bear Lake County Adams County 945-2208 Ext. 6 253-4561 Caribou County 547-4342 Ext. 125 Canyon County 454-7455 Franklin County Gem County 852-0877 365-4221 Oneida County Owyhee County 766-4116 Ext. 114 495-2806 Power County Payette County 226-7619 th IDAHO SUPREME 642-6000 7 Judicial District Washington County 589-9872 COURT ASSISTANCE (Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Custer, Clark, 414-2092 Lemhi, Jefferson, Madison, Teton and Fremont Counties) SERVICES Ada County
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