CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Jurisdiction-Subject Matter/Residency
.........Jurisdiction Over Specific Issues
............Void/Voidable Marriages
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  • Superior court has jurisdiction to grant nullity judgment.
  • Grounds for voidable marriage. Permissive annulment.
  • Incestuous marriages are void ab initio.
  • Bigamous marriages are void.
  • Domicile not required for annulment.
  • In annulment actions, courts uniformly apply law of state in which marriage was contracted.
  • Court has jurisdiction to annul marriage which occurred in another jurisdiction if petitioner resides in Cal. when action filed.