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The Hypocrisy Known as an "Annulment": Who in the Catholic Church Came Up With This Farce?

Is an Annulment Really Just a Fancy Name for a Divorce? Nothing in this post is intended to be disrespectful to the Catholic Church but I do believe that the whole concept of an “annulment” is nothing but unadulterated hypocrisy. And I know this from personal experience after my own annulment several years ago. It …

CALIFORNIA: Ryan Jenkins, alleged domestic abuser (murderer?) found dead of apparent suicide in Canada

Jasmine Fiore is dead and so we will never know what really happened to her. There are allegations that her ex husband Ryan Jenkins, a reality tv show contestant, murdered her. The pair were married for a few weeks this March but got the marriage annulled. During their courtship, there is allegations that Ryan was …

JERUSALEM: 14 year old Israeli divorcee consumated marriage with 17 year old boyfriend

A 14 year old Israeli girl was granted a divorce from her 17 year old boyfriend, even though the two were just skylarking when they got married in the first place. Says Reuters: It all began as a lark, in a schoolyard where a 17-year-old boy recently declared the girl his wife, reciting a Jewish …

Jayla Cooper, terminally ill 9 year old, weds 7 year old Jose Griggs in friendship marriage: should this marriage be annulled?

9 year old weds 7 year old Touching little story coming out of Southlake Texas. A young girl with leukemia with a few weeks left to live, gets her dying wish when her seven year old friend agrees to be her “husband.” The couple have entered into a “friendship marriage.” The two kids met a …

"Sybil": When mental illness destroys a marriage and raises child custody concerns

Mental illness can, and often does, destroy a person’s life, and their marriage. The 1976 movie, Sybil, starring Sally Field has been getting much replay and is one of the hot trends on Google this week and it made me start to think about mental illness in the context of divorce, and of custody of …

Sherm Stick use or addiction can lead to divorce

Weird Divorce News: The Sherm Stick divorce. Sherm Sticks as a term, and as a drug are new and trendy. What is a sherm stick? I googled the term and found that it meant “cigarettes dipped in PCP or formaldehyde.” That would sound like illegal drug use to me. If a spouse were to use …

When the kids want you to get a divorce (or annulment)

Did you know that your kids can petition the court to annul your marriage? This would most likely happen when older kids from a previous marriage see a parent who is advancing in age, enter into an “inappropriate” marriage that is likely to compromise their inheritance, or otherwise dissipate family assets. Anna Nicole Smith comes to …

How to divorce the Greencard marriage

The best way to handle this is by way of an annulment as opposed to a divorce. You can ask the court to annul the marriage due “concealment of a material fact” or “fraud.” The procedure would then be similar to any other annulment or divorce action. You would prepare the summons and complaint, serve …