I am a new catholic going through RCIA and I am going to have to get annulment. I am completly unwilling to have my ex spouse involved in this process he is a horrible person, and my faith is the only place that he has never been able to ruin. Will the Tribunal make exceptions to this part of the process.

-- sandy (jkkdrs@aol.com), October 05, 2004

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-- (bump@bump.bump), October 05, 2004.

Sandy,

By church law your ex must be given the opportunity to participate in the process. If he declines the procedure can move forward without him but he has rights that must also be respected and protected in the process. This does not mean you will ever have to meet with him or anything of the sort. But the Tribunal is obliged to at least ask for his input.

-- Fr. Michael Skrocki, JCD (cand) (abounamike@aol.com), October 06, 2004.

Hi,

If you were not 'properly married' the tribunal may never contact your ex husband and your priest will just say that is is annuled due to lack of form.

I was married outside the catholic church. All that was needed for my annulment was to meet with the local priest and show him my marriage certificate. He then told me that my marriage was never valid under Catholic Law and he told me on the spot it was annuled due to lack of form.

My husband had a valid marriage through the catholic church. Both he and his ex were Catholic. It took about 9 months for him to get an annulment. My husband asked several witenesses for written testimony as to why the marriage should be annuled. His ex did not turn in the paperwork, so te annulment was given on the basis of my husband's statements and his witnesses.

If you and your husband were the same religion and married in your church; Catholic law recognizes your marriage. I'm not sure what exactly happens in this case, but it could result in the same process that my husband went through.

I think annulment cost $500.00 5 years ago, however, this fee is waived if you cannot afford the cost.

REgards, Sheryl

-- Sheryl Schenkman (sheri8000@aol.com), October 09, 2004.

Your priest overstepped his authority. If there was an obvious lack of form, he should have told you that the decision by the marriage tribunal would probably be prompt; but the official decision still has to be made by the tribunal, not by an individual parish priest. You actually have not received an annulment of your previous marriage.

-- Paul M. (PaulCyp@cox.net), October 09, 2004.