{"id":33218,"date":"2012-06-11T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T23:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=33218"},"modified":"2025-07-26T12:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T17:59:21","slug":"is-it-scriptural-to-marry-someone-who-had-a-marriage-annulled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-scriptural-to-marry-someone-who-had-a-marriage-annulled\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it scriptural to marry someone who had a marriage annulled?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Is a marriage annulment from the state of Texas the same as a divorce? Is it scriptural to marry them?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>It would depend on the reason for the annulment. An annulment is a declaration that the marriage should not have taken place. Reasons for an annulment in Texas are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being underage at the time of getting married (i.e., they lied about their age).<\/li>\n<li>Being a minor and not getting parental consent to marry.<\/li>\n<li>Being drunk or high on drugs during the wedding.<\/li>\n<li>Getting married and finding out that fraud was involved. In Texas, fraud would include someone not letting their spouse know in advance that they are unable to have sex.<\/li>\n<li>Being forced to get married or getting married under duress.<\/li>\n<li>Getting married when the spouse is not eligible to be married.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In all these cases, there are limits on how long a person can wait before filing for an annulment, and there usually must be evidence that the couple is not living together. [See: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130131053303\/http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/list_6134763_annulment-requirements-texas.html\">Annulment Requirements in Texas<\/a>]. Therefore, I can&#8217;t really answer the question without knowing what was in the court documents regarding why the annulment was granted. If you are thinking about marrying a person who had an annulment, I would strongly recommend requesting a copy of the court documents and seeing why for yourself.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Is a marriage annulment from the state of Texas the same as a divorce? Is it scriptural to marry them? Answer: It would depend on the reason for the annulment. An annulment is a declaration that the marriage should not have taken place. Reasons for an annulment in Texas are: Being underage at the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[754],"class_list":["post-33218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-annulment"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4881,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-a-marriage-be-annulled\/","url_meta":{"origin":33218,"position":0},"title":"Can a marriage be annulled?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, I was curious to get your thoughts on remarriage. Would a first marriage still be a valid, permanent, or real in God\u2019s eyes if: People do it while on drugs or are drunk and then later, had it annulled, without consummating the marriage and remarried later in life?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":91979,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-does-god-see-an-annulment\/","url_meta":{"origin":33218,"position":1},"title":"How does God see an annulment?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good morning, I have been discussing annulment with someone. My question is: What is an annulment in the eyes of God? I know they can't remarry, and dating may be a sin as well. 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The Bible is clear that a spouse who commits adultery with someone else is not eligible to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68976,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-husband-left-me-claiming-i-was-violent\/","url_meta":{"origin":33218,"position":5},"title":"My husband left me, claiming I was violent","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi! Please share your wisdom with me. I am standing in need of spiritual guidance and prayer. I have been married for over a year. Half the time I was together with my husband at home and half the time we've been separated. 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