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§ 20-89.1. A. When a marriage is alleged to be void or voidable for any of the causes mentioned in § 20-13, 20-38.1, or 20-45.1 or by virtue of fraud or duress, either party may institute a suit for annulling the same; and upon proof of the nullity of the marriage, it shall be decreed void by a decree of annulment.

Annulment basics One of the spouses is married to another person (bigamy) You got married when you were under 18 and it wasn't legal to do so. Your spouse tricked you to get you to agree to marry them.

Grounds For an Annulment in Virginia Incest ? the spouses are related, closer than first cousins. Incompetent ? one spouse wasn't mentally able to understand the marriage. Fraud ? a spouse only agreed to marry because of the other spouse's deception. Impotence ? one spouse is unable to engage in sexual relations.

Does Virginia have "Common Law" marriages? A common law marriage is one by agreement of two people who consider themselves married without any formal ceremony or license and who hold themselves out to the public as married. Virginia does not have common law marriage.

In addition, if the parties were married for two years or more before the commencement of the annulment action, no annulment will be decreed. Other legal defenses may also apply, such as defects in jurisdiction, failure to prove the grounds alleged, res judicata and estoppel.

Thanks to Hollywood, many people believe that any marriage can be annulled if it was short lived. That's not true though, and at least in Virginia a marriage can only be annulled in a very limited number of circumstances, none of which involve brevity?but you must file your annulment within two years of marriage.