Quote Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post

But back to the question of annulment i.e. in the church: Proving that the marriage was void ab initio (null and void from the start). Has anyone been down that road ?
Yes there are lots that have been down that road (I have read too many cases in the law firm I worked before in the Philippines)

If it is null and void from the start and one party knows about it...petition of annulment should be filed straight away !!

Why wait for years and live together as husband and wife knowing your marriage is obtained by force/fraud?