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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