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Annulment

15 V.S.A. § 512 — a marriage may be annulled for age under 16, incapacity, force or fraud

A marriage between close relatives, or to someone who already has a living spouse, is void without a divorce. When it is uncertain, either party may ask the court to declare it void.

  • 15 V.S.A. § 511
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  • A marriage may be annulled when, at the time, a party was under 16, was physically or mentally incapable of marrying, or consented only through force or fraud.
  • A claim of force or fraud is brought during the parties' lifetimes by the party whose consent was obtained that way, or by a parent, guardian or interested relative.
  • Children of an annulled marriage are legitimate and inherit from both parents.
  • 15 V.S.A. § 512
  • 15 V.S.A. § 516
  • 15 V.S.A. § 520
Sources for this section (4)
  1. 15 V.S.A. § 511 — Void civil marriages; consanguinity, affinity, or living spouse
  2. 15 V.S.A. § 512 — Voidable civil marriages—Grounds for annulment generally
  3. 15 V.S.A. § 516 — Force or fraud
  4. 15 V.S.A. § 520 — Children of civil marriage annulled

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Vermont attorney.

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