If I have been married for 5 months and now want a divorce because my husband found out that I cheated on him with another woman, what are the options?

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If I have been married for 5 months and now want a divorce because my husband found out that I cheated on him with another woman, what are the options?

I cheated on my husband with a woman and we now want to get divorced. I’m unsure if an annulment or divorce is the best option and can either of these be done without a lawyer? We have no assets or children to take into account.

Asked on December 17, 2011 under Family Law, Illinois

Answers:

Russ Pietryga / Pietryga Law Office

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

You can file a "Petition for Annulment & in the Alternative Divorce" the benefit is that if the judge denies the annulment he can grant the divorce. The benifit is that you only have to pay one filing fee if the annulment id denied.

in Utah, the Utah Courts web-site has a link for pro-se litigants (people that are representing themselves) check with you court's web-site to see if they offer this service. 

Hope this helps.


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