People sometimes assume that an annulment is simply a faster or easier alternative to divorce. In reality, the opposite is true: In Ontario, annulments are uncommon, and courts approach them cautiously. The reason lies in what an annulment actually does. We’ve written about the general Canadian law on annulments before, in our Blogs titled Divorce vs. Annulment in Canada: What’s the...
Before touching on the subject of grounds for annulment in Toronto, it is important to note that marriage is a lawful union of two consenting persons to the exclusion of all others. However, the people involved in a marriage could part in the future for various reasons. In such a case, a court of law could annul the marriage. An annulment is simply a court declaration that a valid marriage is...
In contrast to a divorce, which means termination of a marriage, a marriage annulment means that a marriage never legally happened. It is important to note that the court does not recognize religious annulments, which state that something was lacking in order to validate the relationship as a marriage. Canadian law limits the grounds for seeking an annulment. Guidance from a family law expert...
