The Basics of Annulment in California

California does not necessarily require a divorce to end a marriage. In cases where unions were non-existent in the first place, the law offers a remedy called nullity of marriage, or, more generally, an annulment. An annulment is a court decision that a marriage was never legally valid, while a divorce ends a legally valid marriage. This is a crucial legal difference; it may affect your future tax returns and the division of your property. Nonetheless, the process of obtaining an annulment is much more complicated than that of...