[quote=greeneyes36;3805911]****** GOOGLE SEARCH ON "MARYLAND ANNULMENT" FINDS THE FOLLOWING....
In Maryland there are two types of annulment. In the first type the marriage is declared void ab initio, or from its inception, as though it had never existed. You do not legally have to go to court to have the marriage declared void ab initio, although it's a good idea to do so. In the case of an annulment, a marriage must be "totally void" in order for it to be considered annulled.
There are two characteristics of a "totally void" marriage:
the marriage posses some defect rendering it susceptible to collateral attack (some evidence that shows the marriage never happened or should have never happened) even after the death of one or both spouses; and
no direct step or proceeding to annul is necessary (although the latter may be desirable).
One such defect is if your spouse was formally married to someone else and still has not divorced that person. Your marriage to this spouse is considered totally void.
This one blows my mind.....you have to FILE for an anullment if the other person is already married???? The marriage would not have been considered LEGAL so why does the person have to FILE????? The marriage should be taken off the records automatically at the court house for this one. ONLY IN MARYLAND~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
