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Purely in legal terms in the State of Tennessee<\/strong>\u00a0 a marriage is a contract<\/strong> between a man and a woman.\u00a0 Although the contract is not typically a written contract it is nonetheless a contract that is enforced as a matter of law<\/strong>.\u00a0 In order to be relieved of the obligations of a marriage contract and to be free to remarry one must seek a court order which will end the marriage.\u00a0 This is a divorce.\u00a0 The contract rights of both parties are considered by the Court. \u00a0Each party is then declared to be a single person and granted the right to remarry.<\/p>\n Review: The Process of Divorce in Tennessee<\/a><\/p>\n An annulment<\/strong> assumes that the marriage<\/strong> “contract”\u00a0 is either void from the beginning<\/strong> or voidable<\/strong>.\u00a0 In other words there is some compelling reason that the marriage contract was never properly entered into by one or both parties. Annulments in Tennessee are not very common. \u00a0But they are granted from time to time by the Court in very limited situations.<\/p>\n One example of where an annulment<\/strong> may be granted is in the case of an incompetent person who has no rights to enter into contracts, gets married without the permission of the conservator or court. \u00a0 Learn more about incompetency and conservatorship<\/a><\/p>\n Another situation in which an annulment<\/strong> can be granted is when the marriage is not consummated.<\/strong> That\u00a0means that the married couple has not engaged in sexual relations after the nuptials.\u00a0 There are also times when a court will grant an annulment<\/strong> if there is fraud<\/strong> committed by one of the parties.\u00a0 For example, one of the parties fails to disclose the inability to have children, despite the prior knowledge of such condition.<\/p>\n You should discuss this issue with a skilled domestic relations<\/strong> or family law attorney<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Learn more about divorce<\/a> and the domestic relations attorneys of Purple Law Firm in Chattanooga, Tennessee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marriage, Annulment or Divorce in Tennessee The marriage didn’t work out, and now is time to end it.\u00a0 In very short term marriages it is common for a person to ask if the marriage can be annulled or if it must be dissolved by divorce.\u00a0 Is there a difference between an annulment and a divorce? This is an issue that requires the legal advice of a divorce attorney. \u00a0In basic terms a divorce is a dissolution of an otherwise valid marriage. \u00a0An annulment is typically a declaration that a marriage is void, and not valid, and never was valid. 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When can a Marriage be Annulled?<\/h3>\n