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If you never plan to remarry do you still have to get your marriage annulled?
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The Church takes seriously the teaching that a valid marriage is indissoluble. A person has the right to have their marriage examined by the Church, to determine if it is valid. Marriages are presumed to be valid and binding until and unless proven otherwise. A valid marriage cannot be set aside in favor of a subsequent attempt at marriage and is absolutely binding until one of the parties dies. The process of obtaining an annulment (or more precisely, receiving a "declaration of nullity" for an attempt at marriage) establishes that at the time of the union, one or more elements which are necessary for a full, binding, sacramental marriage were missing or defective. Declarations of nullity are given for defects in intention, form, or consent in an attempt at marriage. Even if one has been divorced civilly, they remain married in the Church under the presumption of validity of their marriage. To be free to attempt marriage again, one must present their marriage to an appropriate tribunal of the Church. If one does not want or need to be free to attempt marriage again, and if one is content to know that the Church recognizes and defends the validity of the attempt at marriage, it is not necessary to present a case to the tribunal. The only advantages to presenting a case would be 1) to establish that one is free to attempt marriage 'just in case'. It is good to do this sooner, rather than later, as the tribunal process can take some time, and is not guaranteed. (When one is waiting to get married, this can be a most difficult burden.) Over time, one's memory fades and witnesses age and/or die, often making the investigation of a marriage more difficult years down the road, should a much later examination of a marriage be desired. 2) Going through the 'annulment process' can be a healing and cleansing moment for people. Yeah, the process will dredge up old memories and bad feelings. It will also put one face-to-face with failures in their dating and married life, but hopefully this can be a 'growth moment' for all involved.
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Children in the eyes of the Catholic chuch from an annulment?
Children of an annulment are still children. The annulment has nothing to do with parenthood. It simply declares the marriage was never valid, but the children of that union are still the children of the parents. The children are never annulled.
Can a Catholic widower marry a woman who married in a Methodist church but the marriage was annulled?
It depends, if the Methodist woman's marriage was annulled in a civil court, or if she was divorced and annulled in a protestant church: it would still need to be annulled by the Catholic Church. The Church *always* defends the bond, except in rare open and shut cases. You need to speak to a priest about this. If the woman's marriage is annulled by the Catholic Church, THEN you must receive permission from the Bishop for a mixed marriage, or she could convert.
After being separated 7 years do you still have to file for divorce?
In some countries, such as the Philipines, if you are separated for 7 years the marriage is annulled. However, in the U.S.A., you must file for divorce.
Is a marriage dissolved automatically when the parties do not live together?
No, they would still be legally married to the best of my knowledge. That is why it can be difficult for separated couples to remarry. They are still bound by marriage.
Is a marriage legal if it is never consummated?
A marriage is valid until the parties take some action to end the marriage legally. Failure to consummate a marriage provides grounds for a legal annulment or for a divorce in most jurisdictions in the United States.
If you divorce your spouse and remarry then later find out your divorce was not finalized what is the status of your new marriage?
It is not valid!!! Your new marriage is not valid as you are still married so, that's Good! You were never divorced! Are you in Texas? If you married in good faith (believing you were divorced) then you are fine with your second marriage. At least that is how it was 20 yrs ago when the same thing happened to me.
Can a married man who is separated from his wife for thirteen years remarry again?
No. "Separated" is not "divorced". The married man is still married and must obtain a legal dissolution of the marriage before he can remarry. In most places, marrying a second person while still married is called bigamy, and it is a crime.
Can you remarry in the state of Alabama if you owe back child support?
You can still remarry but you will still owe the child support arrears.
Can a Catholic man who was married in a church divorced and the ex spouse is now deceased get married again in a Catholic Church?
Yes. If the Catholic man's ex spouse was living he could not get married in the church, unless the marriage was decreed invalid and annulled. However, if the ex spouse dies, death ends the marriage ( until death do us part) and he is free to remarry in the Catholic Church
Is marriage still valid in eyes of God if a Catholic and non Catholic got married in Catholic church and now divorcing?
Yes, the marriage is still valid in the eyes of God and the church. Because of that, The Catholic party cannot remarry in the church unless it is shown invalid by annulment.
Can a divorced Catholic be married by a minister?
A Catholic whose former spouse is still alive and whose marriage was not ended through annulment would not be able to remarry in a Catholic church.
Can someone receive Communion in a Catholic church when their Catholic marriage was annulled by the Church and they have remarried outside it?
Yes, because who's gonna know? I'm sure that God really doesn't mind, despite what a lot of Catholics might want you to believe. You got to remember that Catholicism is a religion. Men with ulterior motives often make the rules which we are supposed to obediently follow. If God is how he is said to be, I bet he doesn't care if your marriage is annulled! The annulled marriage is fine and doesn't affect your current state, so we will put that aside. This second marriage, however, is more complicated. If you are a Catholic and have married outside of the Church then you have implicitly denied the Faith which dictates that a Catholic must have a sacramental marriage witnessed by the Church. Unless this current marriage is rectified in the eyes of the Church you are considered to be living in sin and giving public scandal and no priest is permitted to give Communion to you nor are you permitted to receive it even if it was offered. As stated above, you could always just go to a parish where nobody knows you, however, you would only be compounding the situation and adding sins of sacrilege to your already irregular situation.
