Orange County Annulment Attorney

An annulment is a legal procedure which declares a marriage retroactively null and void.  Because the law acknowledges this as a retroactive order- it is as if the marriage never took place. The marriage is considered invalid and neither party, before the law, is considered married or having ever been married. If you live in Orange County and want to find out if you may be eligible for an annulment, Orange County lawyer Marc E. Mitzner may be able to help you. 

There seems to be a number of misconceptions about annulments. That may be because there are legal annulments and there are religious annulments. We are speaking here of civil, legal, annulment.

Civil annulments are often more difficult to obtain as they are very specifically and narrowly defined in the eyes of the state of California.

Basic Facts about Annulments

• A legal civil annulment can only be granted by a judge
• A civil annulment decrees the marriage never existed
• There is a time line in which the annulment needs to be filed

 In California the timeline is 4 years from the date of the marriage

• Cohabitation could be grounds for not granting an annulment
• Being married only a short time is generally not grounds for an annulment
• Maintenance or alimony would not usually be considered in an annulment

Another point regarding annulment is that although most jurisdictions may be reluctant to grant annulments once a married couple has children, if an annulment is granted, and children came from that union, the children are still considered to be "legitimate" in the United States and many other countries. Attorney Marc E. Mitzner is experienced in civil annulments.