Annulment

Annulment is a method under civil or canon law, similar to divorce, to declare that a marriage is not a real marriage.  Though the Roman Catholic Church forbids divorce, it sometimes grants annulment, saying that the marriage never really happened.

Reasons include:
At the time of the marriage, at least one was too young; the minimum age is set at 16 years for males and 14 for females. There may be higher limits thoughCode of Canon Law, canon1083
Ligamen, being already married1983 Code of Canon Law, Can. 1085
The man was ordained, either as a priest, or as a member of a monastery.
People are closely related.Code of Canon Law, canon 1091

 Ligações externas 

 Nulidade matrimonial: falhas no consentimento (aleteia.org)
 Stwierdzenie nieważności małżeństwa kościelnego

References

Category:Roman Catholicism
Category:Marriage