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To: cloudmountain
Annulment = a marriage never took place, even with children.

a sacramental marriage as opposed to a natural marriage. A declaration of nullity is a ruling that there was never a sacrament. It's a fine distinction but it is there.

22 posted on 07/31/2014 5:00:16 PM PDT by Legatus (Either way, we're screwed.)
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To: Legatus
a sacramental marriage as opposed to a natural marriage. A declaration of nullity is a ruling that there was never a sacrament. It's a fine distinction but it is there.

YEP.
The devil's in the details, innit?

23 posted on 07/31/2014 5:10:23 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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