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Annulment

Whether a divorced person is Catholic or non-Catholic, anyone considering getting married in the Catholic Church should have important information on the annulment process.

The Catholic Church presumes every legitimate marriage to be valid and binding for life unless proven otherwise. This presumption applies regardless of the baptismal or religious status of the parties, or where the wedding took place. The "proving otherwise" is commonly referred to as the annulment process.

Although annulments are more properly called "declarations of nullity", there are various types, and it is helpful to have some basic understanding of this Church process when contemplating marriage in the Catholic church.For this purpose, there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face with a priest or qualified pastoral minister (the procurator) who has been formally trained in the annulment process and is familiar with the process and forms used by the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

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