Can you get an annulment for the reason of fraud?

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Can you get an annulment for the reason of fraud?

My daughter got married 5 months ago. The man she married said on his dating profile, he did not drink, did not do drugs, had never been in trouble. 2 months after they got married, he said he was going to commit suicide and was drinking and picked up by police, he had cocaine, benzodiazepines and alcohol in his system. I doubt he just started this after they got married as he is in jail now for violating his probation. He has taken thousands of dollars out of their account and cannot say where it went. He owes other people money for jobs he was supposed to do and now can’t.

Asked on August 4, 2011 Ohio

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M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

I am so sorry for your daughter.  Annulment is definitely an option to ending a marriage in Ohio but it is not often used.  It seems that is can be preferable for religious or property distribution reasons.   An annulment renders the marriage legally invalid and void from the beginning rather than simply ending a legally valid marriage.  The grounds fro annulment are bigamy, marrying before the legal age of marriage, and the mental incapacity of one or both persons at the time of their marriage, or that the consent of either spouse to the marriage was obtained by fraud or force.  I am unsure that the reasons you give here ar the same as th courts mean for fraud.  Seek legal help in your area.  Good luck.


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