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Annulment is a court-ordered dissolution of an invalid marriage.
The purpose of the summons is to command the responding spouse to reply to the petition.
The final stage occurs when the court signs a "Decree of Dissolution of Marriage." Settlements negotiated between spouses are presented in writing for approval by the court and signature by the judge.
www.wsba.org /media/publications/pamphlets/dissolution.htm   (2295 words)

  
 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Dissolution of Marriage, also known as divorce, is the termination of a marriage between a husband and wife, effected by the judgment or decree of a court.
The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken and both agree that it cannot be reconciled.
A Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage may be filed with the Clerk of Circuit Court's Office in the Osceola County Courthouse.
www.osceolaclerk.com /dissolution_of_marriage.htm   (1151 words)

  
 Family Law - Divorce/Dissolution of Marriage: Superior Court of California, County of Kern   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce): A dissolution of marriage, which is more commonly known as divorce, terminates the marriage of the spouses and resolves issues between them, including child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, asset and debt division, former name restoration, and even restraining orders.
Legal Separation: A legal separation case is similar to a dissolution of marriage in terms of the range of issues that are resolved in the case, except that the parties remain married to each other.
Prior Existing Marriage: prior existing marriage means a spouse married on the mistaken belief that his or her previous marriage had ended in the death of the other spouse, who in fact was still living.
www.co.kern.ca.us /courts/divorce.asp   (1340 words)

  
 William T. Quick: Missouri Dissolution of Marriage FAQ
Dissolution of Marriage is a civil action in which either the husband or wife, or both, ask a Missouri court to legally dissolve a marriage (in other words, to grant a divorce).
Missouri's primary statute dealing with dissolutions of marriage is contained in Chapter 452 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (R.S.Mo), beginning with Section 452.300.
Property purchased during the marriage using the income of one spouse or the other is generally considered marital property, regardless of whose income was used to buy the property or whose name the property is held in.
www.williamquick.com /divorce_faq.html   (6616 words)

  
 Customer Service - Simplified Dissolution of Marriage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Dissolution of Marriage - This is the legal term in Illinois for divorce.
A Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) permanently settles all financial rights arising out of your marriage, including the right to property held in the name of your husband or wife, and the right to support from your husband or wife.
You and your spouse remain married and cannot remarry until a judgment dissolving your marriage is signed by the judge.
www.lasallecounty.com /simplified_dissolution.htm   (1280 words)

  
 DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION MARRIAGE, Attorney Robert J. Larson, Phone 541 343 3640, Child Support, Child Custody, OREGON, ...
A dissolution of marriage, formerly referred to as a divorce, is the legal act of terminating a marriage when, in the opinion of the judge, differences between the parties have caused the irreconcilable and permanent breakdown of the marriage.
"No fault" dissolution means that the judge generally will no longer permit or require evidence of specific acts of misconduct or fault in granting a dissolution of marriage, except where child custody is an issue, and then the misconduct must relate to the care and custody of the child.
In a dissolution of marriage proceeding the main concern of the judge is the best interest of the children if there is a dispute over custody, support or visitation.
www.efn.org /~bobl/divorce.html   (2334 words)

  
 Dissolution of Marriage FAQ
This FAQ relates specifically to the law in the State of Connecticut, where divorce is referred to legally as "dissolution of marriage.", but the concepts will be similiar in most states which, like Connecticut, are technically a "no-fault" divorce state.
The dissolution action is commenced by filing a summons and complaint with the Superior Court in the judicial district where one of the parties resides.
Personal jurisdiction is not required for a dissolution of marriage, since the court is deemed to have "in rem" jurisdiction over the marriages of residents of the state.
www.lawhog.com /c/Divorce/dissolu.htm   (1596 words)

  
 PASCOCLERK.COM - Dissolution of Marriage
To obtain a Dissolution of Marriage in the State of Florida, at least one of the partners must have been a resident of this State for a minimum of 6 months prior to filing for divorce.
It is necessary for both partners in the marriage to complete a court-required course related to divorce and children, before a final hearing is set.
If the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is contested by either spouse and the issues can not be resolved, both sides will be required to attend a mediation hearing to settle the disputed issues before the Court will allow a final hearing to be scheduled.
www.pascoclerk.com /public-courts-diss-marriage.asp   (1137 words)

  
 Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage - Law Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Either the person solemnizing the marriage, or, if no individual acting alone solemnized the marriage, both parties to the marriage, shall complete the marriage certificate form and forward it to the county clerk within 10 days after such marriage is solemnized.
No marriage shall be contracted in this state by a party residing and intending to continue to reside in another state or jurisdiction if such marriage would be void if contracted in such other state or jurisdiction and every marriage celebrated in this state in violation of this provision shall be null and void.
Before issuing a license to marry a person who resides and intends to continue to reside in another state, the officer having authority to issue the license shall satisfy himself by requiring affidavits or otherwise that such person is not prohibited from intermarrying by the laws of the jurisdiction where he or she resides.
www.uslegalforms.com /lawdigest/marriagelaws.php/IL/IL-088M-FF.htm   (1731 words)

  
 Montana Dissolution of Marriage Law Summary
The petition for dissolution of marriage may be filed in the county in which either party resides.
When there is a minor child of the marriage, the court shall inform the parties of educational programs concerning the effects of dissolution of marriage on children, and if it would be in the best interests of the child, the court may order the parties to attend such a program.
In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation, the court may order either or both parties to pay a reasonable amount necessary for the support of a child of the marriage.
www.uslegalforms.com /lawdigest/divorce.php/MT/MT-004-D.htm   (1144 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Divorce Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recogniz...
Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody and distribution of property.
These two statements would be equivalent if (1) marriage and divorce trends did not change over a time period equal to the length of a marriage (say, 50 years), and (2) all divorces were performed in the same country as their marriage.
www.ipedia.com /divorce.html   (1894 words)

  
 Dissolution of Marriage Divorce Renton Washington
A dissolution, commonly called divorce, is a formal court proceeding that terminates the marital relationship.
Washington is a "no-fault" state; either party may file if they believe that the marriage is "irretrievably broken." Major issues to be decided either by agreement or by the Court include division of property and debts, residential and support arrangements for any minor children, and spousal maintenance.
There are some complex points in a dissolution, such as tax ramifications, discovering and valuing property, debt division, child custody and residential disputes, child support and spousal maintenance.
www.mgrlaw.com /familylaw/dissolution.html   (176 words)

  
 Divorce (al-Talaq) or Dissolution of Marriage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In such circumstances, there must be a suitable way of dissolving a marriage legally, otherwise if the parties are forced to continue to live together, their life is likely to become unbearable.
Divorce is the dissolution of permanent marriage resulting in the end of al responsibilities of the husband and the wife in regard to the rights and obligations connected with it.
One of the important questions that crop up on the dissolution of marriage is that of the guardianship of the children which is called the right of hizanah.
www.al-shia.com /html/eng/books/fiqh&usool/divorce-or-dissolution-of-marriage/divorce-or-dissolution-of-marriage.htm   (1808 words)

  
 Dissolution of Marriage:
A dissolution of marriage ("divorce") begins in California when either party files a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with the Family Court.
Such matters are similarly generally irrelevant in dividing property between spouses, and are irrelevant in a court’s decision regarding spousal support, except to the extent the actions of one spouse may impact the other spouse’s inability to support himself or herself.
In cases involving marriages of short duration (less than 5 years), limited community property, limited separate property, limited debts, no real property, and no child custody issues, the parties to a divorce may opt for California’s "Summary Dissolution." Both spouses sign the petition and file it with the court requesting a divorce.
www.irvinelaw.com /DISSOLUT.HTM   (605 words)

  
 Chicago Divorce Lawyers - Sample Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage
JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF This cause came before the court by the parties Stipulation and Request to Hear Uncontested cause on the Petitioner's Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.
The Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is granted.
The bonds of matrimony between JOE JONES AND JONI JONES are hereby dissolved and the parties are awarded a judgment of dissolution of marriage.
www.divorce-lawyers-chicago.com /sample_judgment_of_dissolution.php   (467 words)

  
 Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 125
A marriage void under this section shall not bar prosecution for the crime of bigamy pursuant to NRS 201.160.
 When either of the parties to a marriage for want of understanding shall be incapable of assenting thereto, the marriage shall be void from the time its nullity shall be declared by a court of competent authority.
 The marriage of any insane person shall not be adjudged void, after his restoration to reason, if it shall appear that the parties freely cohabited together as husband and wife after such insane person was restored to a sound mind.
www.leg.state.nv.us /NRS/NRS-125.html   (9162 words)

  
 Dissolution of Marriage, Illinois Family Law Information
The purpose of this memo is to provide an overview of Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) proceedings and to provoke questions and understanding.
The act required to put the legal machinery in motion is the preparation and filing of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage by the plaintiff (husband or wife, as the case may be) setting forth the facts necessary to prove one or more of the above grounds for divorce and other relevant facts.
First as to the question of dissolution (grounds), and subsequently as to the issues of custody, property settlement, support and maintenance.
www.custodyattorney.com /robertkdowns/marriagedissolution.htm   (1288 words)

  
 Divorce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The husband and wife may write an agreement on their support and the support and custody of the children, and an agreement about allowing the children to visit the other parent.
It is a legal ending of the marriage, so that both spouses become single again.
A decision by the court that the marriage was not legal from the beginning.
www.mobar.org /pamphlet/divorce.htm   (703 words)

  
 Child custody -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In many proceedings to dissolve a marriage, issues relating to child custody generate the most acrimonious disputes.
It is not uncommon for one parent to accuse the other of trying to turn the child(ren) against him or her, or of disrupting the parent's communication with the child(ren).
In extreme cases, parents have taken children out of the jurisdiction, in violation of court orders, so as to frustrate the other parent's custody or (An official visit for inspection or supervision) visitation rights.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/child_custody.htm   (508 words)

  
 Chapter 62, Dissolution of Marriage
At the adjourned hearing, if either party states under oath or affirmation that the marriage is irretrievably broken, the court shall make a finding that the marriage is irretrievably broken.
The filing fee for a petition for a dissolution of marriage shall be seventy-five (75) dollars.
Dissolution of Marriage Ordinance adopted by Resolution #109-97, on February 18, 1997.
www.mohican.com /LEGAL/chapter62.htm   (3118 words)

  
 Marriage and Divorce Information and Applications
The marriage record you are concerned with must have occurred in Florida.
Marriage records filed in the office beginning 1972 also include the marriage application.
The fee for a marriage record is $5.00 for one certification and $4.00 for each additional certification of the same record when ordered at the same time.
www.doh.state.fl.us /planning_eval/vital_statistics/marriage.htm   (981 words)

  
 Dissolution of Marriage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The decision to initiate a dissolution of marriage case is a serious one, and we encourage clients to carefully think out their actions prior to initiating legal action.
Your case is begun by filing with the court a petition requesting that your marriage be dissolved.
A woman obtaining a dissolution of marriage may have her maiden name or any former married name restored upon entry of the judgment of dissolution upon specific request.
www.holmesandholmes.com /dissolution.htm   (1333 words)

  
 Qur'anic Studies - Gender Equity in Islam
She is entitled to full financial support during marriage and during the waiting period ('iddah) in case of divorce.
Forms of marriage dissolution include mutual agreement, the husband's initiative, the wife's initiative (if part of her marital contract), court decision on the wife's initiative (for a cause), and the wife's initiative without a cause provided that she returns the marital gift to her husband (khul' [divestiture]).
All parties involved have options: to reject marriage proposals as in the case of a proposed second wife or to seek divorce or khul' (divestiture) as in the case of a present wife who cannot accept to live with a polygynous husband.
www.quranicstudies.com /article97.html   (5964 words)

  
 Colorado Legal Separation and Dissolution of Marriage - Colorado Center for Divorce Mediation
A “decree of dissolution of marriage,” or a “decree dissolving a marriage” is the legal term for a “divorce” in Colorado (and a number of other states).
Perhaps most importantly, parties whose marriage has ended with a Colorado decree of legal separation cannot remarry, at least until they take further legal steps (to convert the decree of legal separation to one of dissolution of the marriage).
The Colorado Court’s granting a conversion to a decree of dissolution of marriage is then automatic, and formally changes the name and status of the parties’ legal relationship.
www.coloradodivorcemediation.com /spotlight/legal-separation.asp   (1328 words)

  
 TITLE 20: CHAPTER 2 - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Upon due proof the marriage shall be declared void by a decree of nullity.
(d) An action to annul a marriage on the ground that one of the parties was under the age of legal consent provided by W.S. 20‑1‑102(a) may be filed by the parent or guardian entitled to the custody of the minor.
The marriage may not be annulled on the application of a party who was of the age of legal consent at the time of the marriage nor when it appears that the parties, after they had attained the age of consent, had freely cohabited as man and wife.
legisweb.state.wy.us /statutes/titles/Title20/chapter02.htm   (6700 words)

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