WHAT MUST ONE DO TO PETITION FOR A DISSOLUTION OR A DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE?
After the initial contact with Tribunal Services, parish leadership, or an advocate, the petitioner will submit a petition with necessary documents (marriage license, divorce decree, baptismal certificates, etc.). The petition form should be completed carefully and thoroughly. (The forms are not available on the web but are obtainable from Tribunal Services, parish leadership, and advocates.) Non-observance of form cases are processed very quickly. Ligamen cases are also processed quickly depending on the completeness of the information submitted. Dissolutions require the tribunal’s contacting of parties and witnesses. Therefore, Pauline cases can take three months. Petrine cases likewise require three months before they are forwarded to Rome; our wait for processing by Rome can be nine months. WHAT MUST ONE DO TO PETITION FOR A DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE ON THE BASIS OF DEFECTIVE CONSENT? After the initial contact with Tribunal Services, parish leadership, or an advocate, the
