how difficult is it to obtain an annulment in NC?
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Not hard at all. Talk with a lawyer about it.\n\nK
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Below is a link which will take you to a site provided by the courts of California for self help in divorce, separation and/or annulment. \n\nhttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/\n\nYou do not necessarily have to be re[presented by a lawyer in divorce proceeding though it is always best to seek legal counsel. Specifically if divorce is contested and there are issues regarding division of real property and assets.\n\nHope this helps!!
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well for a simple divorce with no children and no property there are basically 3 steps:\n(1) File a Petition for Divorce in your county court (fee is ususaly around 200-250)\n(2) Get service on spouse...easiest is to have them sign a waiver of citation form (must be in front of notary)...if won't, then fill out request for service form at courthouse to have him served.\n(3) If signs waiver or if served and does not respond, then schedule court date with court, bring Final Decree of Divorce for judge to sign and show up on date.\n\nTexas law requires 60 days to run from the date of the Petition Filing and the date of the Final court date.\n\nMost counties will either have a staff attorney or a law library that can provide you the necessary forms. \n\nIf there are children involved or property in dispute, it is best (although not necessary) to have an attorney.
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Hi!  I've taken Canon Law and a Catholic Pastoral  Minister.  Yes, you do have to have an annulment from your Tribunal.  Annulment isn't a divorce, it is a statement that says the civil marriage or church marraige was void at the time of saying vows because of an impediment.  Many people make vows to each other and want to be married but it doesn't means God agrees and joins the 2 flesh into one.  I can't marry my poodle, dolphin etc.even if the judgicial system sees it.   The Bible says that the 2 must be believers  or unbelievers.  Meaning the 2 must be in a belief system that is somewhat complete with thier feelings of salvation, and understanding of what marriage entails.  Your first civil marriage is probably not going to be seen by the Church as a sacramental marriage because you didn't fulfill what you both were brought up to believe, and your immaturity has much to do with it. If the Tribunal court affirms the marriage null and void as a sacramental marriage you are free to marry again.  Pray and tell God of all of your feelings. Give your life to him.  Pour out your heart and let him know he is needed in your life.  Go to a Priest, get confession and be reconciled and ask your priest to help you.  If he won't , go to another until you find a good priest.  I went through the process, cuz my first marraige was much the same.  The annulment should go through and shouldn't take long and don't worry about money . If anyone tells you that you must have money it is a lie.  No money changes hands unless you can afford it.  (usually 300 to 500 dollars unless different in your diocese)  The money, if given is for the secretarial and bookeeping fees.  Every day say "Jesus, I trust in you!  This is between you and God, not the Church.  The Church is to support you and give you sacraments to boost and fill your spirit.  The Church has to make these assessments  so that all marriages are kept straight in the records and keep the whole Church in unity.  We have more people in our Church then any other Christian Church and records kept for 2000 yrs.--alot to keep straight.  Bigger than any corperation and  the longest running establishment.   I hope this whole bunch of incidents makes you want to learn more about our beautiful and mystical faith.  It did for me and now I am very happily married for 23 yrs. and our family has seen so many real miracles and experienced real joy.  I did a big soul searching of myself to find the right man, because I had alot of baggage.  Get to know yourself and what you really want and need to live happily.  Good luck sweet girl and I will keep you in my prayers.
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You would have needed to apply for annulment within three years of your wedding. Sadly, it is too late for you.\nHowever, it sounds like you have a straightforward case for divorce. You can apply for divorce on grounds of 5 Years Separation. You wont even need your wife's consent. You could probably take the DIY route to getting a divorce. It is quite easy and is a lot cheaper than doing it through solicitors.
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The only grounds for annulment in Mississippi are incest, bigamy, incurable impotency, insanity or idiocy, being uncapable to consent, or if the wife is pregnant and the husband does not know.
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you can't\nmost states are  no fault, and the only way to contest them would be for money and child support / custody, but once papers are filed, the dissolution of marriage ( as it's known in legal terms ) will be granted, it might take longer if it's contested, but eventually who ever filed will get the judgment and you cannot stop it. He also does not have to give a reason ( hence the term no fault ).\n\nNew York Has A Version of No-Fault Divorce\n\nNew York does not have no-fault divorce as such. Instead, New York's version of a no-fault divorce requires that the spouses live apart from one another for at least a year before a divorce can be filed. The parties must execute a Separation Agreement, which must be filed with the local County Clerk before the one-year period begins to run. The spouse suing for divorce must prove that he or she has substantially performed the terms of the Separation Agreement to obtain a divorce. If you obtain a divorce based on a written Separation Agreement, you don't have to sign any papers or give any testimony about reasons for the divorce. In other words, no personal allegations against either spouse are necessary. There are other grounds for divorce in New York which are explained below.\n\nThere are several steps that must be completed before you can file for a divorce in New York State.\n\nResidency Requirements\n\nFirst, you must satisfy the residency requirements set forth in Domestic Relations Law §230. To file for a divorce in New York you must satisfy one of the following residency requirements:\n\n1)The marriage ceremony was performed in New York State and either spouse was a resident of the state at the time of the commencement of the action and resided continuously in this state for one year immediately before the action began;\n\nOR\n\n2)The couple lived as husband and wife in this state and either one is a resident thereof and resided in this state for a continuous period of one year immediately prior to the commencement of the action;\n\nOR\n\n3)The grounds for divorce occurred in this state and either party is a resident thereof and lived in this state for a continuous period of one year prior to commencement of the action;\n\nOR\n\n4)The grounds for divorce occurred in this state and both parties are New York residents at the time the action is commenced;\n\nOR\n\n5)If you and your spouse were married outside of New York and you never lived together as husband and wife in this state and the grounds for divorce did not occur in this state -- either you or your spouse must presently be a resident of New York State and have resided continuously in the state for at least two years prior to bringing this case.\n\n\nServing the Summons and Complaint\n\nSecond, you must ensure that the court has jurisdiction over your spouse (the Defendant) by arranging for him or her to be served with a Summons and Complaint or a Summons With Notice.\n\nStep 1: Your divorce action begins when you purchase an index number and file the summons with the County Clerk’s office.\n\nStep 2: Your spouse must then be served with a copy of the summons by being personally given the document. It is important to determine where your spouse is located. If he or she lives in New York State, the server must be a resident of New York State, over eighteen years of age, and CANNOT be a party to the action (this means you may not serve your spouse with the summons).\n\nIf your spouse is presently residing outside of New York State you must still ensure that he or she is personally served with the summons. It is preferable to have this service accomplished by a New York resident, although this might be costly. If you use a non-New York State resident to serve your spouse outside of the State, the server must be a qualified attorney, solicitor or the equivalent in that state or nation. Otherwise the person must be authorized to serve papers pursuant to the laws of that state.\n\n \n\nThe person
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I will assume that you don't live in NC.  Unless you are licensed in NC I think the only thing you can do is a referal to an agent in the Charlotte area.  I don't know the going referal rate where you are but here in California it's about 30% of the comission.
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Talk with your lawyer or either call the courthouse and they will help you.........
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It ordinarily depends on 3 things:\n1) The state laws where you're living,\n2) The number of children, and\n3) The income of the non-custodial parent.\n\nMost states have child support offices that can help you create/modify child support orders.  You should also be able to hire a private attorney (which may get faster results).
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The word "annulment" is not actually used in the Code of Canon Law, and canon lawyers generally refer to "declarations of matrimonial nullity" when addressing this topic. In any event, an annulment is an official determination by an ecclesiastical tribunal that what appeared to be a valid marriage in the eyes of the Church was not.\n\nAn annulment is not a finding that the two former spouses never really loved each other, nor does it conclude that the divorce was more one side's fault than the other's, or that one party is a better Catholic than the other, and so on. It is only a determination of one or more of the following: that, at the time of the wedding, one or both parties to the marriage lacked sufficient capacity for marriage; that one or both parties failed to give their consent to marriage as the Church understands and proclaims it; and, in weddings involving at least one Catholic, that the parties violated the Church's requirements of canonical form in getting married. In practical terms, after nullity is declared-if it is declared-the Catholic Church considers the parties of the impugned marriage free of the marriage bond that would have otherwise arisen.\n\nHow is a Church annulment different from a civil divorce?\n\nMany people refer to annulments as "Catholic divorces," but divorces and annulments differ in very fundamental ways. Still, it might be easier to begin by seeing what annulments and divorces do have in common.\n\nA divorce and an annulment are similar in that they both are legal declarations that are necessary before one person can marry another, if either of them had been married before and the former spouse(s) are not deceased. But that's where the similarities end and the differences begin.\n\nA divorce is a civil judicial act whereby what was a civilly valid marriage is officially terminated. The state makes no secret about its claimed power to separate what it once joined. (I hedge a bit on conceding the state power to separate what it "joined" because, in many cases, what it joined was a valid marriage under natural law, and that's not something the state is free to tinker with. But that's a different problem.)\n\nA Church annulment, on the other hand, is an ecclesiastical judicial act whereby what was believed to be a canonically valid marriage is declared not to have been one in the first place.\n\nAn annulment does not deny that a relationship, perhaps a long and serious one, existed between the parties. It does not imply that parties were culpable in living together as man and wife or that their children are illegitimate.\n\nDivorce destroys something that was; Annulments recognize that something never was. That is not just semantics. It's a matter of precision and hence a matter of truth. Thoughtful people will avoid treating things like divorces and annulments, which are similar in some respects, as if they were similar in all respects.\n\nAren't Church annulments a repudiation of Christ's teaching that marriage lasts forever?\n\nIn no way. However much other Christian denominations discourage divorce among their members, the Catholic Church is the only one that flatly prohibits divorce and remarriage for its people. Believe me, I see folks leave the Catholic Church all the time over its refusal to approve a second marriage for them. That's painful and sad, but the Church is not going to change its teachings in this matter, because it has received those teachings from Christ himself.\n\nAnnulments, however, look at something very different. A declaration of matrimonial nullity is made only when, upon careful investigation, it is proven that what occurred between the parties was not a marriage in the first place. Some confusion on this point, maybe even some incredulity, is to be expected. But it is not right to read into Church practice an assumption that the Church, at no small cost to the Body of Christ, expr
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Usually the age is 12, but you can't just move.  The non-custodial parent would have to get a court hearing stating that "this is what my child wants" then the Court hears the child's testimony.\n\nEven at that...sometimes the Court will still not rule to let the child move.  \nBe aware that even if the non-custodial parent and the child want the child at the NC's house, the custodial parent could press charges if the Courts haven't changed custody over to the current NC parent.
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You need a lawyer and about 1500 bucks.  It's a long drawn out process that's WAY too expensive.  They don't give a damn whether you're reformed or not all they care about is the $$$$$$
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Try the office of the Secretary of State in NC.
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If one party claims that the marriage is not irretrievably broken, then the court can suggest counseling.  I don't believe, however, that they can actually require it, but it can certainly delay the divorce.
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I listed a couple links in respect to Federal laws & regulations as well as NC specific links.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Depending on laws there is always annulment if it hasnt been that long ....... or else tell her u know a single guy in the states ill offer to marry her and then u2 can be on ur way lol.