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== Annulments in Catholicism == | == Annulments in Catholicism == | ||
* [http://www3.canisius.edu/~moleski/handouts/annulment.pdf|Handout on annulment.] | * [http://www3.canisius.edu/~moleski/handouts/annulment.pdf|Handout on annulment.] | ||
* [http://divorcedcatholic.org|DivorcedCatholic.org:] Providing answers and insights for divorced Catholics. | |||
[[Category:Chastity]] | [[Category:Chastity]] | ||
[[Category:Disputed Questions]] | [[Category:Disputed Questions]] | ||
[[Category:Marriage]] | [[Category:Marriage]] | ||
Revision as of 01:48, 25 January 2011
Grounds for annulment in secular law
Lack of capacity for marriage
- Existing marriage.
- Legal prohibition against one partner marrying.
- Under age of consent (varies from place to place).
- Lack of parental consent for a minor to marry.
- Force or fear.
- Mental incapacitation at the time of marriage
- Temporary or permanent insanity .
- Intoxication (drugs or alcohol) at the time of the marriage.
- Impotence (lack of consummation).
- Incest (whole or half siblings, first cousins, parents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, and the like).
Some type of fraud
- Fraudulent statements or actions by the other party.
- Lack of intention to marry.
- Deception about identity.
- Using the marriage for some other purpose (e.g., gaining citizenship or inheritance rights, financial gain).
Annulments in Catholicism
- on annulment.
- [1] Providing answers and insights for divorced Catholics.