Annulment in Minnesota
In Minnesota, annulments are rare cases requiring specific criteria be met that satisfies the requirements courts place in determining whether an annulment (also known as voidable marriage) is appropriate. There are three criteria that give rise to annulment. The three criteria are as follows (generally):
a party lacked capacity to consent to the marriage when the marriage was solemnized due to mental incapacity, infirmity, and the other party did not know of the incapacity - or because of the influence of alcohol, drugs or other incapacitating substance, or because consent was obtained by fraud or force and no voluntary cohabitation took place.
a party lacks physical capacity to engage in certain aspects of the marriage and the other party at the time of the marriage did not know of the incapacity at the time of the marriage.
a party was under the age for marriage, which is currently the age of 18.
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