Divorce Process

Is a Legal Annulment different from a Religious Annulment in Colorado? The procedures for a Colorado legal annulment are the same as those those for a divorce or legal separation with two main differences, both involving deadlines. Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-111(7), If the marriage was entered into in Colorado, an annulment can be initiated at […]

Both divorce and annulment result in the end of a marriage, and proceed the same way, but certain deadlines and waiting periods set them apart.

An annulment, or the effective cancellation of a marriage, requires grounds that prove the invalidity of the union, such as one party being underage at the time of marriage.

In Colorado an annulment is known as a “declaration of invalidity of marriage,” and effectively erases a marriage from existence, making it as if it never happened.