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Catholic Annulment

A Catholic whose civil divorce remains but whose prior marriage has been declared null by a Church tribunal may marry in the Catholic Church

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What are the canonical grounds the tribunal examines when declaring a marriage null?

A Catholic tribunal declares a marriage null when it finds, to moral certitude, that an essential element required for a valid or was absent from the start; canon law groups these defects into a few c...

Jan 20, 2026

What are the legal effects of a Catholic declaration of nullity in civil law?

A Catholic declaration of nullity is a religious determination that a marriage lacked an essential element at its inception and therefore was not a valid sacramental marriage under canon law, but in m...