The annulment process and all the associated forms and paperwork that went with it that I had to complete here in Pennsylvania was COMPLETELY set up and organized so that the TRIBUNAL does all the official notifications to the ex - both of the case when initiated (including the invitation to participate) and the final verdict - as it should be. It should never be left to the plaintiff to do the official notification in this case.
One suggestion: As you do your fact gathering and complete your search for references for a good canon lawyer - notify the Tribunal of your intent to appeal before the deadline comes up. I don’t think you have to have all the grounds yet to do that notification. Don’t miss the deadline.
*Is your husband as into getting this done, as you are? You seem to be doing all the work.
Praying that things work out. Have you thought about what might happen if it’s declined, again? *Ah, that would mean a copy of the decree accepting your claim (the so called libellus), perchance? If they sent that one out to both parties, it was all OK. Generally, three things need to be sent - notification that the libellus was accepted, notification that the acts (i.e. the record) are concluded and up for viewing by parties, and finally the ruling itself.That is very interesting…thanks for sharing, but that’s what I was told by the Tribunal here where my annullment was filed, and I was told once I had received the approval by the priest that a copy of the approval was sent to my exhusband and that was it…
“Approval” must have meant the decree for accepting the case. That means preliminary review of the claim to see if it’s properly written, says all that’s necessary etc. It’s not the final verdict yet. After accepting the claim for examination, they examine it and then the final verdict is a separate thing. Serving the verdict as the first service of process would make the whole “acts” (record) null.
Yes, you never need to contact the spouse directly and they won’t leave you alone with finding the address (yes, it’s required from you; no, you aren’t deadlocked if you don’t know it).
Yup. Parties don’t have to come into any contact unless the tribunal should find it necessary, but that doesn’t normally happen in marriage cases. Plus, all questions actually go through a judge, so there won’t be one party asking the other party bad questions directly, either.
Actually. Canon 1686 deals with that and it says you can skip formalities, but the notification requirements are still there.
vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P6O.HTM
I have a question here–why are these ‘‘ex’’ spouses so angry? Why don’t they want to move on with their lives? If the Tribunal declared the marriage invalid, why does an ex want to ‘fight’ it? They want to be forever bound to a person, when there is no marriage anymore binding the two???
Just makes no sense to me.She’s remarried, but obviously does not want my husband to be happy and wants to punish him where it hurts, his faith (she’s not Christian).I have a question here–why are these ‘‘ex’’ spouses so angry? Why don’t they want to move on with their lives? If the Tribunal declared the marriage invalid, why does an ex want to ‘fight’ it? They want to be forever bound to a person, when there is no marriage anymore binding the two???
But, why? She obviously isn’t over him…married or not, when you think about it.
Because if you’re over someone, you become indifferent. One would think! lol She should not care that he’s moved on with you, and wants to do things ‘‘right.’’ It’s mind boggling to me…like the OP’s husband…who’s ex wasn’t ‘‘cooperative’’ either. Why? Move on with your life, you are being granted an opportunity now to remarry without the stain of adultery. The person should be thanking the other for trying to make things right before God. My mom and dad were married for 35 years. His ex wife, with whom he was married for 13 years (Mom had nothing to do with their divorce), never got over it. My brother and sister, now in their 50’s, still feel like they have to do some kind of penance when they are around us. Stupid. Really really stupid.But, why? She obviously isn’t over him…married or not, when you think about it.
Exactly…it’s because the other spouse never got over it. Interesting. Sad, actually.
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According to the following authentic interpretation, the documentary process (e.g., canon 1686) is not required for lack of form marriage cases. Some dioceses take advantage of this, while others do not. Obviously, prenuptial investigations have no notification requirements to ex-spouses.
Well, they still need to establish that there was no general or singular dispensation in place. You could be pretty sure there were no general dispensation in San Fran or DC, but it’s not the same with areas where there’s one priest per hundred miles square and singular dispensations are trickier (need at least to check the records). Plus, if it’s merely a prenuptial investigation, then as far as I know, a proper sentence of nullity could not be given. But yeah, that explains things.
Some people are unfortunately incapable of being happy as they do not have the Grace of God - any God of their understanding. Due to this they simply do not wish others to be happy either and will go to the ends of the earth to “punish” them for their perceived part in their unhappiness. Where is liberanoselmo to tell me if I have it right?
