Erase In Legal Washington Annulment Forms For Free

In Washington, you need to file a document called a "Petition for Declaration Concerning Validity" in the superior court of the county where either you or your spouse lives. Your petition should list the full names for you and your spouse, and each spouse's last known address.

In Washington, certain types of marriages are prohibited. These include marrying your first cousin or other close family members, such as a sibling or parent. In addition, you can't get married if you already have a spouse or domestic partner.

The laws (i.e., property division, spousal support, child support, and parenting plan) are the same, but the parties officially remain married after a decree of legal separation and cannot remarry. A decree of legal separation can be converted to a divorce decree after six months.

The majority of Declarations of Invalidity take place less than a year after a marriage. It is possible, yet rare, to obtain a Declaration of Invalidity in Washington State after this time frame. Grounds: The following are the legal basis for declaring that the marriage is invalid and should be erased.

A marriage can be held null and void if the respondent was impotent at the time of marriage and at the time of the institution of the suit; or the parties are within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity (whether natural or legal) or affinity; or either party was a lunatic or idiot at the time of the marriage; or the ...

Annulments One spouse was underage when the marriage took place. One spouse was underage and did not have parental approval to marry. One spouse was already married to another partner. Both spouses are blood related. One spouse was not capable of consenting because: They were mentally incapable.