Regardless of how the court rules, the mere fact that the filing has been made means that the cost of the Humphries-Kardashian split has gone up.

The pair was married in a recorded-for-television ceremony this past summer. She filed for divorce 72 days later. Their personal turmoil, real or invented, has played out for the public to see ever since. Outside the terms of their prenuptial agreement It seems the only thing Kris and Kim agree on is when the separation occurred. Both reportedly have acknowledged that day in official documents as being Oct. 31.

One source close to Kardashian suggests there may be no contest of Humphries' request for annulment. The source is cited by People magazine as saying that Kardashian really wanted an annulment from the start, but that her attorneys recommended against it.

There is one other wrinkle in the unfolding story. As part of his filing, Humphries has indicated that if he isn't granted his annulment, he wants the status of the marriage to be one of separation, rather than divorce. Assuming divorce ultimately will be granted, this condition seems to portend that the process will go on even longer.  Here in Pennsylvania (and likely most other states), people are under the misconception that they qualify for annulment if they decide to end the marriage soon after their wedding.  That concept may have originated in the movies or other media, but it has no basis in our law.  As soon as the vows are exchanged, it is too late for annulling the lawfully-entered marriage...too late to decide a mistake was just made.  This is not to say our law does not have annulment, but the short length of the marriage is just not one of them.  Reisman & Davis provides full details in free information available through www.padivorce.com

Source: People.com, "Kris Humphries Seeks Annulment from Kim Kardashian, Claims 'Fraud'," Jennifer Garcia, Mike Fleeman, Nov. 30, 2011

Regardless of how the court rules, the mere fact that the filing has been made means that the cost of the Humphries-Kardashian split has gone up.

The pair was married in a recorded-for-television ceremony this past summer. She filed for divorce 72 days later. Their personal turmoil, real or invented, has played out for the public to see ever since. Outside the terms of their prenuptial agreement It seems the only thing Kris and Kim agree on is when the separation occurred. Both reportedly have acknowledged that day in official documents as being Oct. 31.

One source close to Kardashian suggests there may be no contest of Humphries' request for annulment. The source is cited by People magazine as saying that Kardashian really wanted an annulment from the start, but that her attorneys recommended against it.

There is one other wrinkle in the unfolding story. As part of his filing, Humphries has indicated that if he isn't granted his annulment, he wants the status of the marriage to be one of separation, rather than divorce. Assuming divorce ultimately will be granted, this condition seems to portend that the process will go on even longer.  Here in Pennsylvania (and likely most other states), people are under the misconception that they qualify for annulment if they decide to end the marriage soon after their wedding.  That concept may have originated in the movies or other media, but it has no basis in our law.  As soon as the vows are exchanged, it is too late for annulling the lawfully-entered marriage...too late to decide a mistake was just made.  This is not to say our law does not have annulment, but the short length of the marriage just is not one of them.  Reisman & Davis provides full details in free information available through www.padivorce.com

Source: People.com, "Kris Humphries Seeks Annulment from Kim Kardashian, Claims 'Fraud'," Jennifer Garcia, Mike Fleeman, Nov. 30, 2011