Form 1b/1c - Petition For Nullity - Payment Agreement - Archdiocese Of Denver - Metropolitan Tribunal & Office Of Canonical Affairs

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ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER
METROPOLITAN TRIBUNAL & OFFICE OF CANONICAL AFFAIRS
LIBELLUS
FORMAL PETITION
Information Summary
I. CHURCH STATEMENT ON MARRIAGE NULLITY
The Catholic Church maintains that marriage and family life are the cornerstones of society and endeavors
to do her best to proclaim this to her members and to the world. Therefore, the Church does not take
marriage or the matter of marriage nullity lightly. The marriage nullity procedure is used as a safeguard for
the dignity and indissolubility of marriage, to preserve and uphold the values of Christian marriage
wherever they are found, and to assist people who find themselves in unfortunate situations.
Church law states, reflective of the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 19 and other scriptural passages, that all
marriages are presumed valid until the contrary is proven (Canon 1060).
The breakdown of marriage does not automatically imply that a declaration of nullity is possible. The bond
of marriage may not end just because one party feels it is over. We know this because the sacramental
bond between Christ and his Church is not ruptured by his physical absence.
Therefore, when a Petitioner makes an allegation that his/her marriage is invalid, it must be proven. This is
the purpose of the marriage nullity process.
II. THE MARRIAGE NULLITY PROCESS
A declaration of nullity is an official legal process of the Catholic Church Court system (Tribunal), which
states that parties to a former marriage are no longer bound by that union in the eyes of the Church. This
statement is based on Catholic Church law and Catholic theology of marriage.
A declaration of nullity has NO CIVIL RAMIFICATIONS in the United States of America. Therefore,
matters pertaining to property, child support, or any other such issues are not affected in any way by the
Church's action. Children of the marriage are not rendered illegitimate as a result of civil or Church
statements regarding the marriage.
This process does not deny that a real relationship existed, nor does it imply that the marriage was entered
into with ill-will or moral fault.
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