This is the judicial decision that declares a marriage void. This decision can be sought by the spouses, the State Prosecutor or anyone with direct interest in the matter.

Marriages are void if they have occurred under any of the following circumstances: without consent; between economically dependent minors; between individuals who are already married; between relatives by blood or by adoption in the first line of descent, or collateral relatives up to the third degree; if one of the spouses has been convicted of perpetrating or being an accomplice to the murder of the previous spouse of either of them; if the marriage was passed without a presiding judge/mayor/government official or in the absence of witnesses; if the identity of the other spouse is incorrect (the spouse turned out to be someone else), or in cases of misinformation about personal qualities, which, given their significance, prompted the spouse to enter marriage, leading to the claim the marriage was void (for instance, the spouse provided a photo of his/her person that subsequently did not match reality); or if the marriage took place by coercion or serious intimidation.