Do you believe that invalid or "null" marriages occur?
For example, is a drunken Vegas marriage valid?
Marriage to a close relative?
The principle is valid.
The question regards particulars. What constitutes a valid marriage?
What is marriage?
For example, is a drunken Vegas marriage valid?
Please. We're talking about much, MUCH less than these extreme examples. Couples, MARRIED for years - DECADES - , with children, and a life, home, possessions purchases together.
The number of sought annulments of long-standing, fruitful marriages denied are VERY minuscule. You cannot deny this.