If my husband wants an annulment through the state due to religious differences, can we get one?
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If my husband wants an annulment through the state due to religious differences, can we get one?
My husband and I eloped prior to his deployment. We were planning on having a big wedding after he was back. He now wants an annulment because he says we have to have a Catholic wedding; it isn’t a choice. I am not Catholic and will not be and I will not raise my children that way. He had said when we got married that it wasn’t a big deal and now he is saying that he shouldn’t have eloped in the first place knowing this. We have not lived together since we eloped last year, and have not been able to sort this out sooner because of his deployment.
Asked on April 16, 2012 under Family Law, Nebraska
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry fo your situation. You understand that a legal annulment and a religious annulment are two very different things, correct? And that one has nothing to do with the other. In Nebraska the grounds for annulment are as follows: bigamy, mental illness, consanguinity (i.e., that you are related), underage marriage and fraud and duress. Seek legal help. Good luck.
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