8. Date of proposed ceremony:__________________________________________________________
9. Date of the final decree in previous marriage(s):__________________________________________
10. Describe the nature of the pre-marital counseling you have done with the couple:________________
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What opportunities for repentance from the failure of the previous marriage(s) have been included in this
counseling?____________________________________________________________________________
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In your opinion, is (are) the previous marriage(s) psychologically and practically ended?_______________
11. What factors make you think the proposed marriage will be successful?
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12. What problems do you foresee for this couple?
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13. What do you think the divorced applicant (s) has (have) learned for the previous marriage(s) which will
help the proposed marriage succeed?
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14. Date of the proposed post-marital counseling with the applicants:______________________________
Please attach a copy of the summary of the final divorce decree. (You may want to see the complete
court record to verify the facts).
CONSCIOUS OF MY RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE CANON AND FOR THE CONTINUING
PASTORAL CARE OF THIS COUPLE, I DO RECOMMEND AND REQUEST THAT YOU CONSENT
THAT I MIGHT PERFORM THE MARRIAGE PROPOSED HEREIN.
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Priest's Signature