Annulment of marriage

A marriage can be annulled under certain conditions, e.g. if you were a minor or legally incapacitated when you got married, you were in a state of unconsciousness or temporary mental disturbance when you got married, you were fraudulently deceived, you were unlawfully threatened or you did not know that it was a marriage.

To apply to the competent local court - family court - please contact a lawyer. In the court proceedings, it is examined whether there are grounds for annulment. Under certain circumstances, the annulment of the marriage is nevertheless excluded. This would be the case if you indicate that you wish to continue the marriage. If, for example, you were not yet 18 years old when you married and now indicate as an adult that you want to continue the marriage, the marriage will continue.

Requirements

The marriage could be annulled if, for example, when you got married

• were not yet of legal age
• were in a state of unconsciousness or temporary mental disorder at the time of the marriage
• were fraudulently deceived
• were unlawfully induced to enter into the marriage through threats or
• were legally incompetent
• did not know at the time of the marriage that it was such a marriage.

Under certain circumstances, annulment of the marriage is nevertheless excluded. This would be the case if you indicate that you wish to continue the marriage. For example, if you were under the age of 18 when you got married and now, as an adult, you indicate that you wish to continue the marriage, the marriage will remain valid.

What documents do I need?

• Marriage certificate
  

  Original or certified copy

• Evidence to support the reason for revocation, e.g., medical records, police reports.
  

  if necessary