Null and Void

An annulment is defined as a "judicial declaration that a marriage is void and null, as though it never existed."

So what does it mean for the children that resulted from that marriage?

The Diocese of St. Cloud website states . .

"The legitimacy of children is determined by the laws of the states. Just as a divorce does not make children illegitimate, neither does an annulment granted by the Church. The laws of the Church state that children born of a supposedly valid union are legitimate children. Therefore, if the marriage is later shown to have been invalid, the status of the children remains unchanged: they are legitimate."

"Legitimate" according to the "laws of the states", but what about in the eyes of the Church?