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When a marriage is ''annulled'', the marriage is cancelled as if the couple had never been married at all. A marriage can be annulled if there is a problem with the legal requirements of the marriage ceremony or the legal capacity of the parties to marry. | When a marriage is ''annulled'', the marriage is cancelled as if the couple had never been married at all. A marriage can be annulled if there is a problem with the legal requirements of the marriage ceremony or the legal capacity of the parties to marry. | ||
The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't deal with the annulment of marriages, only divorce. Annulment is governed by the common law and is nowhere near as easy to get as a divorce. The section on [[Married Spouses]] in the [[Family Relationships]] chapter talks about when and how marriages are annulled. | The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' doesn't deal with the annulment of marriages, only divorce. Annulment is governed by the common law and is nowhere near as easy to get as a divorce. The section on [[Marriage & Married Spouses]] in the [[Family Relationships]] chapter talks about when and how marriages are annulled. | ||
===When can a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' start?=== | ===When can a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' start?=== | ||
