Annulment

Thisisthepacketyouwilluseifyouwishtofileforanannulment.Anannulmentisacourt
orderthatdeclaresthatamarriagewasnevervalid;havingtheeffectofwipingoutamarriage
asthoughitneverexisted.
1. Thecompletedoriginalpetitionmustbesignedinthepresenceofanotarypublicor
deputyclerk.
2. ThepersonseekingthedissolutioniscalledthePetitioner,andtheperson
respondingtothepetitionistheRespondent.
3. ThecompletedoriginalformsmustbefiledwiththeClerkoftheCircuitCourtinthe
countywhereyoulive.Youshouldkeepacopyofthispetitionforyourrecords.
4. ADeputyClerkwillnotarizeyoursignatureforafee,collecttheappropriatefiling
fee,andassignaFamilyLawcasenumberandjudgetotheaction.
5. YoumustpaythefilingfeestotheClerkoftheCourt.Youwillbegivenareceipt
thatreflectsyourcasenumber.AtthistimetheClerkwillforwardyourcasetothe
ProSeManagerforfurtherprocessingofthecase.
6. CheckwiththecasemanagertoseeifyouneedtobringtheFinalJudgmentof
Annulmentformwithyoutothehearing.Ifyoudo,youshouldtypeorprintthe
heading,includingthecircuit,county,casenumber,division,andthepartiesnames,
andleavetherestblankforthejudgetocompleteatyourhearingortrial.
7. Ifthejudgegrantsyourpetition,heorshewillsignthisorder.Adeputyclerkcan
provideyouwithcertifiedcopiesofthesignedorder.Adeputyclerkcantellyou
howmuchthosechargesare.
8. Itmaybehelpfultocompilealistofallthepeopleand/orplacesthatwillneeda
copyofyourfinaljudgment.Thislistmayincludethedriverslicenseoffice,social
securityoffice,banks,school,etc.Alistwillhelpyouknowhowmanycopiesofyour
orderyoushouldgetfromtheclerksofficeafteryourhearing.
9. Afteryourannulmenthasbeengranted,Floridalawrequiresyoutocompletea
Dissolution/AnnulmentreportfortheFloridaDepartmentofHealth,OfficeofVital
Statistics(FormDH513).Thisform(notinteractive)isincludedinthispacket.
CompletethisformasnotedbelowandreturnittotheClerksofficeforprocessing:
9 Typeorcompletethisforminblackinkonly
9 PlaceanXatthetopintheboxbesideAnnulment.
9 Donotleaveanyspacesblank.Ifinformationisunavailable,typeor
writenotstated.

Pleasecompleteallsectionsexcept14(adeputyclerkwillcompletethese).The
followingnumberscorresponddirectlytothenumbersontheformanddescribe
theinformationthatshouldgointhosesectionsontheform:

5HUSBANDNAMEfirst,middle,last
6adHUSBANDRESIDENCEstate,county,city,andstreetnumber,if
known(DonotuseP.O.Boxescompleteallsections)
7aWIFENAMEfirst,middle,last
7bMADIENNAMEifknown
8adWIFERESIDENCEstate,county,cityandstreetnumber,ifknown
(DonotuseP.O.Boxescompleteallsections)
9abPLACEOFMARRIAGEcountyandstate
9cDATEOFMARRIAGE
10aLIVINGCHILDRENtotalnumber
10bNUMBEROFCHILDRENunderageof18
11INDICATEwhothePetitioneris,typehusbandorwife
12aATTORNEYFORPETITIONERifany
12bATTORNEYADDRESSstreet,city,state,zip

INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHEEIGHTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT
INANDFORBAKERCOUNTY
STATEOFFLORIDA

INRE:TheMarriageof

CASENO:______________________

_______________________________,
Plaintiff

and

_______________________________,

Defendant

PETITIONFORANNULMENTOFMARRIAGE

Plaintiff,_____________________________,petitionsforanannulmentofthemarriage
betweenPlaintiffandDefendant,_______________________________,andstatesasfollows:

1. PlaintiffisaresidentofFlorida,anddefendantisaresidentof________________________.

2. Bothpartiesareovertheageofeighteen.

3. On__________________________,PlaintiffandDefendantwerepurportedlymarriedto
eachotherinaceremonyperformedin________________________________.

4. (Selectoneofthefollowingthatappliestoyourcircumstances)

()PlaintiffandDefendantseparatedimmediatelyaftertheceremonyandneverlived
togetherashusbandandwifeorconsummatedthepurportedmarriageinanymanner.

()PlaintiffanDefendantlivedtogetherashusbandandwifeuntilthePlaintiffdiscovered
thematterssetforthbelow,atwhichtimethePlaintiffseparatedfromtheDefendantand
haslivedseparateandaparteversince.

()________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________


5. (Selectoneofthefollowingthatappliestoyourcircumstances)

()ThepurportedmarriageisinvalidduetothefactthatthePlaintiffdiscoveredthatthe
DefendanthadconcealedhistrueidentityfromthePlaintiffbeforeandaftertheparties
marriage.

()ThepurportedmarriageisinvalidbecausetheDefendantwaslegallymarriedtoathird
partyatthetimethePlaintiffandDefendantweremarriedtoeachotherintheabove
referencedceremony.

()ThepurportedmarriageisinvalidbecausetheDefendanthasstatedthathe/shewillnot
livewiththePlaintiffasaspouse,andthathe/shewillnothonorthemarriagevowsor
consummatethemarriage.

()________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

6. Nochildrenwerebornofthepurportedmarriage.
7. ThePlaintiffisnotpregnant.
8. Therearenomaritalassetsormaritaldebtstobedivided.

Forthesereasons,Plaintiffrequestthat:

1. Thepurportedmarriagebetweentheplaintiffanddefendantbedeclarednulland
voidandthatafinaljudgmentofannulmentbeenteredinthiscause.

2. Theplaintiffsnamerestoredto__________________________________________.

3. TheCourtgrantotherandfurtherreliefasdeemedproperandjust.

IDECLAREUNDERPENALTYOFPERJURY,underthelawoftheStateofFlorida,thatthe
factsstatedinthisPetitionaretrueandcorrect.

Dated:_________________________

________________________________
SignatureofAffiant
________________________________
PrintedNameofAffiant
________________________________
StreetAddressofAffiant
________________________________
City,State,ZipofAffiant
________________________________
AreaCode&Phone#ofAffiant

StateofFlorida
Countyof_________________

Swornandsubscribedtomeon_____________________,20_____,by____________________
________________,whois_____personallyknowtome,OR_____produced_____________________
asidentification.

NOTARYPUBLIC

_______________________________________

SignatureofNotary

_______________________________________

PrintedNameofNotary

MyCommissionExpires:

INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHEEIGHTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT
INANDFORBAKERCOUNTY
STATEOFFLORIDA

INRE:TheMarriageof

________________________________,

Plaintiff
and

________________________________,

Defendant

CaseNo:_______________________________

ANSWERANDWAIVER

TheDefendant,___________________________,answersthePetitionforAnnulmentof
marriageasfollows:

1. IhavereceivedacopyofthePetitionforannulmentthatwasfiledinthiscause.Ihaveread
andunderstandit,andtheallegationsofthepetitionaretrueandcorrect.

2. Themarriageofthepartiesisnullandvoid.
3. TheDefendantagreesthatthisactionmayproceedtoafinalhearing
4. TheDefendantwaivesfurthernoticeinthiscauseofactionandspecificallywaivesnoticeof
theentryofanyFinalJudgment.

Forthesereasons,theDefendantrequeststhisCourtto:

1. Takejurisdictionoverthepartiesandthemarriage.
2. Enterajudgmentofannulmentinthiscause.

Dated:_________________________

________________________________

SignatureofAffiant

________________________________

PrintedNameofAffiant

________________________________

StreetAddressofAffiant

________________________________

City,State,ZipofAffiant

________________________________

AreaCode&Phone#ofAffiant

StateofFlorida
Countyof_________________

Swornandsubscribedtomeon_____________________,20_____,by____________________
________________,whois_____personallyknowtome,OR_____produced_____________________
asidentification.

NOTARYPUBLIC

_______________________________________

SignatureofNotary

_______________________________________

PrintedNameofNotary

MyCommissionExpires:

INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHEEIGHTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT
INANDFORBAKERCOUNTY
STATEOFFLORIDA

INRE:TheMarriageof

CaseNo.____________________________
_________________________________

Plaintiff
and

_________________________________

Defendant

FINALJUDGMENTOFANNULMENT

ThisactionwasheardbeforetheCourt.Ontheevidencepresented.

ITISADJUDGEDthat:

1. TheCourthasjurisdictionoverthepartiesandthesubjectmatter.
2. Thepurportedmarriagebetweentheplaintiff,___________________________________,
andthedefendant,____________________________,isdeclarednullandvoid.
3. Therearenochildren,propertyordebtsoftheparties.
4. Theplaintiffsformernameisrestoredto_______________________________________.
5. Eachpartyshallbearitsowncostsandfees.

ORDEREDinchambers,atMacclenny,BakerCounty,Florida,onthis_______dayof__________
_________________,20______.

_______________________________________

CircuitJudge

Copiesfurnishedto:
Plaintiff
Defendant