Is physical abuse grounds for a marriage annulment?
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Is physical abuse grounds for a marriage annulment?
I’ve been married 4 months. My wife physically abuses me hits me, kicks me, throws things at me. I have marks and bruises on me.
Asked on July 12, 2018 under Family Law, Iowa
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, physical absue is not grounds for an annulment. An annulment is not given for behavior during or in a marriage, but rather when there is something which made the marriage inherently invalid or void, like one spouse not being mentally competent, one spouse being too young to legally marry, one spouse being married to another person at the time they try to marry someone else, etc. Abusive conduct does not invalidate a marriage, but would be grounds for divorce.
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