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This page points out how you can end your marriage very soon after you were married by declaring an invalid marriage. Please read on to learn more and find many links which discuss other divorce topics, as well as see these videos - our most effective way of offering you free consultations concerning your divorce.
An uncontested divorce costs less. But will your divorce truly be uncontested? Click twice on the play button above to watch the video about an uncontested divorce.
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How do you start a divorce, or file for a divorce in Tennessee? An experienced local lawyer offers free advice in this video. Click twice to play the video.
In a Tennessee divorce how do you handle splitting your house, and the mortgage. Here's some free advice from an experienced Tennessee lawyer. Click twice to play the video.
In a Tennessee divorce you will generally have a Marital Dissolution Agreement or MDA, and if there are children, you must also file a parenting plan with the court, plus you must take a parenting class. Here's an explanation of these documents by an experienced Tennessee lawyer. Click twice to play the video.
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In order for two people to have a valid marriage in the Tennessee, both spouses must be capable and the marriage must have been solemnized in ceremony by an authorized individual.
To be capable, the spouses must be of sound mind and able to understand the ramifications of marriage; the parties also must be over the age of sixteen; the spouses may not be lineally related (direct 'blood line'); neither party is allowed to have a prior and still valid marriage; the parties must be of the opposite sex; and the parties must have obtained a marriage license issued by the county where the wife resides or where the ceremony takes place.
The ceremony must include a declaration by the parties that they acknowledge each other as Husband and Wife, in the presence of a person authorized to preside over marriages, such as a minister, preacher, priests, rabbi, other religious or spiritual leaders over the age of eighteen, any member of the county assembly and all judges or former judges and clerks.
If these qualifications are not met, the marriage may be void or voidable, although this voiding a marriage is a relatively rare occurence. If a marriage is void, it may not ever be ratified, such as when the parties are too closely related. If the marriage is voidable, then ratification is a possibility if the fault is capable of being corrected.
An annulment may be granted if the marriage was never valid. Grounds for an annulment include the following: either party is under sixteen when the marriage was entered into; one party has a prior existing marriage; a violation of the Marriage Act; denial of marital rights; mental incapacity; impotency; duress; or fraud. All of the above reflects Tennessee and most other state law before the recent Supreme Court decision on marriage.
At The Burdette Law Firm we are competent and caring lawyers when dealing with divorce, and will provide excellent legal divorce advice. We give our clients a great deal of information on divorce so they can have the proper understanding of divorce law to make important decisions. Getting divorced is an emotional process and we always strive to ease the stress during this difficult situation. A divorce is also a financial process. The valuations, incomes and sums involved in property division, alimony and support should be carefully reviewed by someone like a Certified Public Accountant to insure accuracy, and to protect you from any attempt to hide assets or income.
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