Annulment In Utah

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Is an annulment in Utah covered under divorce laws? Do I need a family law attorney, a family law attorney child custody expert, just divorce advice, or do I need to look at getting a divorce attorney Salt Lake City Ut has listed under no fault divorce attorney?

How hard is it to get an annulment Utah procedure? Do just any divorce lawyers Utah have the qualifications to do a Utah annulment? What are the Utah annulment laws? Is annulment like an uncontested divorce? Is it a free divorce? What are the legal grounds for getting a marriage annulment Utah?

Annulments of a marriage are one of the most misunderstood statues. If you watch a lot of TV legal shows, it would seem that as long as you feel like it was a mistake to get married, or you have only been married a couple of months you can just get the marriage annulled and bypass the hassle of a divorce. Not true!

There are only 6 reasons you can get an annulment in Utah, and which ever allegation you use must be proven in a court of law. One of those is fraud.

We had a client come to us wanting an annulment on the grounds of fraud because her husband had failed to disclose to her he used to be a heroin addict for 6 months over 15 years ago. He was not HIV or HCV positive nor did he have any sexually transmitted diseases from that life style. He had never been married or sired any children while living this other life, nor had he accrued significant debt that would affect his earning capabilities currently.

He had just not disclosed this part of his past life to his wife. She was very upset when we told her that she would, under Utah law, have to file for divorce. Ultimately they sought marriage counseling and decided not to divorce. The reason I mention this case is she had consulted with another divorce attorney who said that his failure to disclose a past of drugs was fraud because Utah law states that fraud can be claimed if the fraud is so significant she would never have married him to begin with.

This simply was not the case and she agreed she would not have perjured herself to make it seem like it was the case. There are other reasons for annulment in Utah but the rest are fairly significant and able to be proven rather easily. Even attorneys misinterpret the annulment laws of Utah! It is nice though to be able to get an annulment because then it is as if the marriage never took place and is stricken from all records.

Our family law attorneys are well versed in all aspects of divorce law, including separations, alimony and annulments. We make it our business to not give you bad advice! And, we will never knowingly allow you to perjure yourself or coach you in how to perjure yourself just to win a case! Here at the “Good Attorney” we consider that unethical and will not engage in that type of practice!