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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 TribunalDispensation Form
Used by an official of the Church to request a dispensation/permission for a marriage in the Churchupdated 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 January 2023updated January 2022Ligamen Petition
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 tribunalLigamen Witness
Supporting evidence from witnesses who can testify that the respondent's prior spouse was living at the time the petitioner and respondent attempted marriageRadical 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.
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updated August 2022