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If one or more of the requirements of a valid marriage are lacking, a marriage may be cancelled, or ''annulled''. To obtain an annulment, one of the parties must begin a court proceeding asking for a declaration that the marriage is void. A marriage may be annulled if: | If one or more of the requirements of a valid marriage are lacking, a marriage may be cancelled, or ''annulled''. To obtain an annulment, one of the parties must begin a court proceeding asking for a declaration that the marriage is void. A marriage may be annulled if: | ||
*a female spouse was under the age of | *a female spouse was under the age of 12 or a male spouse was under the age of 14 (the common law ages of puberty), | ||
*one or both of the spouses did not consent to the marriage, | *one or both of the spouses did not consent to the marriage, | ||
*a male spouse is impotent or a female spouse is sterile going into the marriage, | *a male spouse is impotent or a female spouse is sterile going into the marriage, | ||
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*one or both of the spouses agreed to marry as a result of fraud or misrepresentation. | *one or both of the spouses agreed to marry as a result of fraud or misrepresentation. | ||
You can find more information about void marriages, voidable marriages, and annulment in this chapter's section on [[Married Spouses]] . | |||
====Separation==== | ====Separation==== | ||