Can I receive temporary alimony while I seek an annulment?

A court can award temporary alimony to the party seeking an annulment.  However, it is imperative that the party show a need for such support and the ability of the other party to pay. The court will allow temporary alimony where the fact of marriage is established prima facie and one spouse has the means to live and to litigate, while the other is destitute.

Even if there is a question as to whether the parties have a valid marriage, based on allegations of a prior marriage by one of the parties to another person, a party may still be entitled to an equitable award of temporary attorney’s fees so that he or she can litigate the question.