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A couple ''separates'' when one or both spouses decide that their relationship is over and then take steps to act on that decision. When an unmarried couple separates, their relationship is over. The relationship of married spouses, on the other hand, isn't legally over until they are divorced or their marriage is annulled. | A couple ''separates'' when one or both spouses decide that their relationship is over and then take steps to act on that decision. When an unmarried couple separates, their relationship is over. The relationship of married spouses, on the other hand, isn't legally over until they are divorced or their marriage is annulled. | ||
This page takes a quick look at separation and divorce, both of which are discussed in greater detail in the pages that follow, and looks at a few urban myths about separation and divorce. Everything in this chapter applies to same-sex couples just as it does to opposite-sex couples. The do-it-yourself divorce process is reviewed in a fair amount of detail in the last | This page takes a quick look at separation and divorce, both of which are discussed in greater detail in the pages that follow, and looks at a few urban myths about separation and divorce. Everything in this chapter applies to same-sex couples just as it does to opposite-sex couples. The do-it-yourself divorce process is reviewed in a fair amount of detail in the last section of this chapter, [[Divorce]] . | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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If one or more of the requirements of a valid marriage are lacking, the marriage may be annulled or cancelled. To obtain an annulment, one of the parties must make an application for 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, the marriage may be annulled or cancelled. To obtain an annulment, one of the parties must make an application for declaration that the marriage is void. A marriage may be annulled if: | ||
*a female spouse was under the age of twelve or a male spouse was under the age of fourteen (the common law ages of puberty), | |||
*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, | |||
*the marriage cannot be consummated, | |||
*the marriage was a sham, or | |||
*one or both of the spouses agreed to marry as a result of fraud or misrepresentation. | |||
More information about void marriages, voidable marriages and annulment is available in the | More information about void marriages, voidable marriages and annulment is available in the [[Married Spouses]]. | ||
===Divorce=== | ===Divorce=== | ||