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TheLittleLady
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Q. What is tribunal competence, and how will it be different?
A. Every diocese has a tribunal, but not every tribunal can hear any marriage nullity case. The tribunal has to have some jurisdiction over the marriage in question. Currently, there are four ways that a tribunal can be competent: (1) if the marriage took place in that diocese, (2) if the Respondent lives in that diocese, (3) if the Petitioner lives in that diocese and certain other formalities and requirements are observed, and (4) if the majority of the relevant evidence is located in that diocese and certain other formalities and requirements are observed. The formalities and requirements for numbers 3 and 4 involve seeking the consent of the judicial vicar of the diocese where the Respondent lives. These requirements were designed to protect the rights of the Respondent, but increased mobility and mass communications made them practically obsolete; they can also be unduly time-consuming.
https://www.hbgdiocese.org/tribunal/divorce-and-remarriage/changes-to-the-annulment-process/
A. Every diocese has a tribunal, but not every tribunal can hear any marriage nullity case. The tribunal has to have some jurisdiction over the marriage in question. Currently, there are four ways that a tribunal can be competent: (1) if the marriage took place in that diocese, (2) if the Respondent lives in that diocese, (3) if the Petitioner lives in that diocese and certain other formalities and requirements are observed, and (4) if the majority of the relevant evidence is located in that diocese and certain other formalities and requirements are observed. The formalities and requirements for numbers 3 and 4 involve seeking the consent of the judicial vicar of the diocese where the Respondent lives. These requirements were designed to protect the rights of the Respondent, but increased mobility and mass communications made them practically obsolete; they can also be unduly time-consuming.
https://www.hbgdiocese.org/tribunal/divorce-and-remarriage/changes-to-the-annulment-process/