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There is no specific time limit to file for annulment in South Carolina. As long as you can prove that your marriage is not legally valid and is therefore eligible for annulment, the marriage can be voided no matter how long you were married.

Even if you agree on all the important parts of a divorce (child custody, alimony, and property division), it can still cost a pretty penny. Filing for divorce in South Carolina costs $150. The couple will need to pay an additional $25 fee if a temporary hearing is required.

There are five grounds for divorce in South Carolina: adultery, habitual drunkenness, physical cruelty, abandonment and no fault, which is based on the parties living separate and apart for at least one year. Mental abuse/cruelty is not a basis for divorce in South Carolina.

It's possible to file for an uncontested divorce in South Carolina without a lawyer, provided you and your spouse meet the general requirements. However, working with an attorney is the better option for most people.

If any such contract has not been consummated by the cohabitation of the parties thereto the court may declare such contract void for want of consent of either of the contracting parties or for any other cause going to show that, at the time the supposed contract was made, it was not a contract.

These must be per the marriage annulment laws in South Carolina. To qualify, you must be able to prove insanity, fraud, mental incapacity, coercion, affiliation, or bigamy on the part of your spouse. You must be able to prove to the court that you got married without the proper intent.