text: for what reasons are you able to obtain an "annulment" from the? roman catholic church now a days????( for" abuse "if proven by medical records, or" infidelity..".i do not know how you would prove that???) or "incapasitation."..by medical records...but mental abuse you would never be able to prove...are these reasons for an annulment? in order for a marriage to be valid, the man and woman must be free to marry and do so of their own free will and with sufficient knowledge and maturity to enter into a life long commitment.  given these requirements, the following are some of the reasons for an annulment.  one or both the man and woman were pressured into the marriage either by the other spouse or outside parties.  one of the spouses withheld information about himself or herself that would have made the other person decide not to get married.  one or both of the persons was not emotionally mature enough to get married.  one of the persons in the marriage never intended to remain faithful to the marriage from the very beginning.