Many spouses are under the impression that he or she are eligible for a legal annulment because they were only married for a short period of time or because they do not have any children with their spouse. These are typically not valid reasons for a court to grant an annulment. Duress, bigamy, and fraud are the most common grounds for an annulment.

Due to the increase in identity theft and marriage requirements for immigrants to maintain or achieve permanent residency, more and more marriages are being labeled by the courts as fraudulent.