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Seeking a Declaration of Nullity?
Formal Case Forms
The previous Formal Case Petition forms and Marital Dynamic are no longer used. Do not use electronic signatures for legal documents. Print either the .docx or .pdf files below, sign them as needed with black or blue ink, and submit them completed to the Tribunal through your advocate or parish.
- Mandate for Advocate
Used to declare a canonical Advocate and/or Procurator for a Formal Case
- Petition and Checklist
Once your advocate has been chosen, start here
- Preliminary Testimony (A-J)
A form to begin giving details about your case
- Prior Spouse Report (HH) if necessary
Print one of these only if you or your ex-spouse has been previously married (with one report for each ex-spouse)
- Witness Information (K)
List of supporting witnesses- Acknowledgement (L)
Used to better understand the rights and expectations of the annulment process- Comprehensive Testimony
A detailed questionnaire to gather testimony (replaces Marital Dynamic)- Advocate Brief
Completed by the advocate before submitting to the Tribunalupdated October 2021Witness Testimony Questionnaire - Formal Case
Used for formal cases that challenge the validity of a marriage, this form is used to support the Petitioner and/or Respondent Testimony, usually three witnesses per party. Witness Testimony may be requested by the Tribunal or by an Advocate.
docx pdf docx españolpdf españolupdated August 2024Documentary Process Forms
(2 types: Lack of Form and Ligamen)
Used for documentary process cases that challenge the validity of a marriage by means of documentation. Do not use electronic signatures for legal documents. Print either the .docx or .pdf files below, sign them as needed with black or blue ink, and submit them completed to the Tribunal through your advocate or parish.Lack of Form Petition
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Petition for Nullity in a Lack of Form case, when one or more Catholics did not observe canonical form when attempting marriage.updated Jan 2024 Ligamen Petition
Also known as prior bond, a nullity proven through documentation wherein a non-Catholic (baptized or non-baptized) who attempts marriage with a person who has a previous marriage that has never received a Declaration of Nullity from an ecclesiastical tribunal
Ligamen Witness
Supporting evidence from witnesses who can testify that the respondent's prior spouse was living at the time the petitioner and respondent attempted marriage
Other Canonical Forms Application for Matrimonial Permission or Dispensation
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Used by an official of the Church to request a dispensation/permission for an upcoming marriage in the Church. Please submit this to the Tribunal with the completed Pre-Marriage file at least 1 month before the wedding date.updated December 2023 Permission for Mixed Religion Marriage given by the Pastor
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Used by a pastor to grant permission for a Catholic of his parish to marry a baptized non-Catholic.
updated December 2024Radical Sanation
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The convalidation of an invalid marriage by competent authority without giving new matimonial consent. (An instruction page for the clergy who prepares this petition is included.)updated December 2021 Looking for Form A and Form B? Click here to access the Marriage Forms page.