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Annulment
If I remember my Canon Law
An annulment can only be done by the Catholic Church courts. If this is what you are talking about, I suggest you talk to your parish priest or local bishop. The proceedure is rather long and complicated, but it is done on a regular basis.
Good luck,
HB
An annulment can only be done by the Catholic Church courts. If this is what you are talking about, I suggest you talk to your parish priest or local bishop. The proceedure is rather long and complicated, but it is done on a regular basis.
Good luck,
HB
Annulments
An annulment in the catholic church is completely separate from a legal annulment.
Legally, a divorce is when a marriage ends - it existed, but is no more. An annulment says the marriage was invalid from the beginning and never really existed at all... (Fraud would be one reason for an annulment.)
At least this is the case in the US. Does anyone know about dominican law regarding this issue?
An annulment in the catholic church is completely separate from a legal annulment.
Legally, a divorce is when a marriage ends - it existed, but is no more. An annulment says the marriage was invalid from the beginning and never really existed at all... (Fraud would be one reason for an annulment.)
At least this is the case in the US. Does anyone know about dominican law regarding this issue?
Annulment is possible on several grounds such as lack of consent or the existence of a previous undissolved marriage. In practice, annulments are more time-consuming than divorces.
If you visit the Dominican Embassy's website there's a section on marriage laws and it says a "divorced woman" has to wait 10 months before getting married in DR. There's no mention of annulments. But it also says to contact the embassy if you have questions concerning this law etc...I'd suggest you contact the Dominican Embassy in your country to find out....