What is the process to obtain an annulment from the RC Church- Mumbai? - - from Jessica?

Question

I kind of saw this question a bit late. If you are a catholic and you are looking for one. its one of the most difficult things.

As what Mr. Vijay mentioned legally irrespective of the Church Anulling a marriage only a Divorce through a court is valid.

But keeping the religions sentiments which many of us in India are bound to, to have the second marriage recognised by the church: below is how it goes -

Catholism kind of preaches against Divorces and its only Annulment that takes place. For this you would need to go to the local Bishop Palace / Archdioce and meet the Church's Judicial Vicar, present your case. Once the Judicial Vicar accepts your case you and your spouse would be put before the Church's panel and cross questioned, there would be arguements, submission of evidences and after this the Legal team of the Church investigates and only if convinced gives a decree of annulment.

Now this rarely takes place unless Adultry is proved and which is next to impossible!!

And Adultry can be proved only if caught red handed publicly!!

There is a shortcut for this - Go through the courts get a legal divorce and then using the decree/vedict send a legal notice to the Church the Church will be forced to abide by the law of the country and Nullify your marriage!!

Answer 1

Dear Benoe, All said & done with due respect to the Church & Church Parish, even if whatever you told about the procedure of annulment of marriage through Church authorities even if we take that such order one receive from the Church in case he is RC & he on the basis of this order of annulment goes & get remarried, the second marriage still in this case will be void & illegal in the eye of law & the first wife can still move against the husband for the offence of bigamy under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, the husband's defense that he obtained an annulment order from the Church authorities will not be any legal recognition & the husband will be sentence to imprisonment for the offence of bigamy. Now tell me what legal value such annulment of Church for RC or for that reasons any Christian has? Sorry to tell you but my Christian Brother & sisters have to face such problem if they listen to the Church authorities for the purpose of Marriage & its dissolution. In India for the purpose of marriage & dissolution of marriage Muslims follow the personal law as given by Shari’at but Christians have to follow the Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 & the Indian Divorce Act,1869 now amended that was given by the British ruling then in India.

Answer 2

Because the situation requires the work of a panel of professional canon lawyers, trying to rectify a situation caused by the plaintiff. Why would you expect this service to be provided free?? The scriptures you quoted (which the Catholic Church placed in the Bible when they compiled the book) are exactly the reason for an annulment investigation, the whole purpose of which is to determine if the marriage was in fact valid - in other words, if God did truly join the couple together in sacramental marriage. If the marriage was valid, then it cannot be dissolved ("put asunder") by anything except the death of one of the spouses. Which is precisely why it is essential to establish validity beyond any reasonable doubt. An annulment doesn't dissolve anything. It is an official statement that a valid marriage never existed, due to serious impediments present at the time of the wedding.

Answer 3

Basically, a divorce is the dissolution of a business relationship in the eyes of the law. An annulment is a spiritual cleansing.

Answer 4

Hello if your not happy just walk away.don't go to church and think it will work out it will not work out.
it's like water under the bridge.
The church is the big's joke going now day's.
everyone's becoming a beliver or a johowas vitness.
want to know why cause the song's in church are as boaring as the men who are in it,all 2 faced
.
so be strong and make ur own mind up.