Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Florida: Anullment after divorce

I was married twice and divorced twice. Both marriages and divorces took place in Florida. My first marriage was not consumated due to abuse from my husband from the first day of marriage. It lasted approximately 19 months ''in name only''. I was young (20 yrs. old) and ignorant to the option of a legal anullment. My husband was an abusive alcoholic and I took the only way out of the marriage that I knew. I would like to know if this divorce could be reversed into a legal anullment since it was not consumated. My goal is for this marriage to be deemed as never having existed.


Asked on 5/30/02, 7:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sanford Martin Martin Law Office

Re: Florida: Anullment after divorce

Based on information provided, I must advise you to forget about anullment. If the marriage has been dissolved through divorce, you cannot now void the marriage. Your obtaining the divorce in effect recognized the marriage; also the Final Judgment of Dissolution is not appealable; it is final. It is only a legal distinction; it is not clear that,other than voiding the marriage, there are any benefits to an annulment.

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Answered on 5/30/02, 10:26 pm


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