But the annulment of the marriage of two French Muslims in Lille, granted because the bride falsely claimed to be a virgin, has prompted an outcry, culminating in a riotous parliamentary debate on June 3rd.

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Joe, embroiled in public discord with his former wife over the circumstances of the annulment of their marriage, withdrew from the race.

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The document urges him to grant King Henry VIII an annulment of his first marriage. (When the pope wouldn't do so, Henry founded the Church of England, which did.) The 1654 deed of abdication of Sweden's Queen Christina, who left her Protestant nation's throne to join the church of Rome, is tied to over 300 round containers, many today empty of wax.

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The courts grant a divorce to mark the end of a marriage that was valid when entered into, whereas an annulment is for a marriage that at no time was valid (as when one of the parties was under the age of consent at the time of the marriage).

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Nine days after they exchanged vows, Rodman said he was going to seek an annulment, arguing he was of unsound mind at the time of their marriage.

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Legal annulments aren't easy outs for disgruntled spouses. (Note: A Catholic annulment requires an entirely different process, including approval from the Church.) Courts will grant a divorce for lots of reasons, but to get an annulment, the spouse must prove that the marriage shouldn't have been legally allowed in the first place.

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