Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado

Re: Decree of Invalidity

Your question is identified as relating to both Colorado and Maryland, and I am assuming that the "Decree of Invalidity" was issued in Colorado. I have never heard of that term in Maryland, and I can find no provision in Maryland law for such a decree. I can only assume that it has to do with a granting of an annulment, which is based on a finding that an alleged marriage is void or voidable for some reason. An annulment is granted when a marriage ceremony is determined to have been invalid because, for example, one of the parties was married to someone else at the time the ceremony took place.

Re: Decree of Invalidity

The decree indicates the marriage never existed. Since Colorado is a no-fault state, the vows would likely be irrelevant. The decree of invalidity is necessary to indicate the marriage never existed.