@jonri -
I always thought when I was growing up (Jewish) that if a Catholic marriage was annulled then the children were deemed illegitimate and that was why many women fought the annulment process. I also thought that many women in the 1950’s and 1960’s fought the annulment to prevent their H’s from remarrying in the Church. My thoughts are gathered from growing up in a very Irish and Italian area and hearing the grownups talk.