HRS §580-21
When a marriage can be annulled
A family court can cancel a marriage if a serious problem existed when the couple got married, such as being close relatives, being too young, already being married, not being able to consent, being forced or tricked into it, or hiding a serious disease. The court decides if the marriage is void.
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The statute, as written — Grounds for annulment
The family court, by a decree of nullity, may declare void the marriage contract for any of the following causes, existing at the time of the marriage: (1) That the parties stood in relation to each other of ancestor and descendant of any degree whatsoever, siblings of the half as well as the whole blood, a person and the child of the person's biological sibling, whether the relationship is the result of the issue of parents married or not married to each other; (2) That the parties, or either of them, had not attained the legal age of marriage; (3) That one of the parties had an undivorced spouse living; (4) That one of the parties lacked the mental capacity to consent to the marriage; (5) That consent to the marriage of the party applying for annulment was obtained by force, duress, or fraud, and there has been no subsequent cohabitation; and (6) That one of the parties was a sufferer of or afflicted with any loathsome disease and the fact was concealed from, and unknown to, the party applying for annulment. [CC 1859, §1313; am imp L 1866, p 3; rep L 1870, c 10; ree L 1876, c 48; am imp L 1870, c 24, §1; rep L 1872, c 23, §2; am imp L 1872, c 23, §1; am L 1903, c 22, §1; RL 1925, §2955; RL 1935, §4450; am L 1935, c 184, §1; RL 1945, §12201; am L 1949, c 53, §29; RL 1955, §324-1; am L 1957, c 72, §1; am imp L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §580-21; am L 1980, c 43, §1; am L 1984, c 119, §2; am L 1997, c 52, §8; am L 2023, c 160, §7]
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