File petition for anullment of marriage on grounds that you were forced to marry against your wishes
it should be filed within period of one year of marriage
enclose copy of correspondence exchanged with your husband
Parental pressure and no consent marriage, annulment help needed
Hi, I am a 30y old female and I recently got married by force and emotional trauma by my own parents. I was emotionally abused to something I did not commit to. I fought until the last day but I finally succumbed to the pressure. I even tried to convince the guy on multiple occasions but he had no interest to cancel the wedding, he knew that I was doing this out of force. Now I am in a depression and I lost all hopes for my future. I need help I did my research and saw that I need to be married for 1 year to be eligible for Divorce. But I dont think I can survive even a single day in this depression and trauma. I read somewhere that Annulment could be done to void the marriage as there was no consent from my side to the Groom or to my parents. Please help me get past this and I am seeking help if this could be done without involving my parents again. I dont want to go through another episode of harrassment from them or the guy. I am willing to get this done asap and leave. Please help.
Asked 1 year ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu
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I am willing to file this asap, I dont have a chat, it was verbal. On phone and in person communication. Will I need to provide proofs? How long will it take for the annulment to happen?
Asked 1 year ago
You have to prove you were forced to marry against your wishes
You ought to have filed poluce complaint if you were forced to marry against your wishes
A marriage can be annulled only when the consent of spouse was obtained by force. Such petition should be filed within one year of marriage and marriage should not have been consummated. Depending on the locality you reside you can file such petition in Family Court of Seunderabad of Hyderabad.
You can file a petition seeking annulment of marriage for the same reason that you have mentioned here.
You have to file the annulment petition within one year from the date of marriage.
Your parents cannot interfere in this annulment case.
You can directly file the case yourself with the assistance of a lawyer.
You don't require to produce any proof or evidence to prove that you were not willing for this marriage and that this was forced on you.
You can file the case without any fear from your parents or your spouse.
Hello Kalaiselvan , how many days does this process take? I dont want to wait for a long time its affecting my mental health with tension on how to handle on a day to day basis. there has been no consumation.
Asked 1 year ago
It would take more than a year to be disposed of
The case if strongly contested by your spouse then it may run for over a year
But that should not deter your determination.
If you want permanent relief you are required to follow it up regularly and properly.
Yes without evidence it will be difficult to prove the same in court
- File a petition seeking annulment of marriage.
- A Marriage can be annulled if it was obtained by force.
- Please note that, court matters take time, it doesn’t take days it will take at least a year it it’s not contested.
Dear client,
In this case, you can annul the marriage by stating that the consent of the petitioner was obtained by fraud or force for the ceremony of a marriage, but you have to keep in mind that this will be very hard to prove. another option is to take a decree for judicial separation under the Hindu marriage act and then after the expiration of the statutory period (one year) you can go for divorce.
Thank you.
- As per section 12(1)(a) of Hindu Marriage Act, non consummation of marriage is a ground of divorce and annulment of marriage .
- Hence, if you have not passed the period as husband and wife , then you can file a petition before the court for declaring the marriage as null and void without waiting one year.
