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Marriage Law & Nullity

Marriage tribunals, nullity procedure, dissolution and canonical form.

Also called annulment, nullity, Mitis Iudex.

14 documents

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1970s

  1. Causas Matrimoniales28 March 1971On Procedures in Marriage Nullity CasesPope
  2. Ut notum est6 December 1973Instruction on dissolution of marriage in favor of the faithRoman Curia
  3. Haec Sacra Congregatio11 April 1973Letter on the indissolubility of marriageRoman Curia
  4. Propositions on the Doctrine of Christian Marriage1977Propositions on the Doctrine of Christian MarriageTheological & Biblical Commissions

1990s

  1. Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium18 October 1990Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO)Pope
  2. Annus internationalis Familiae14 September 1994Letter on reception of Communion by divorced and remarried faithfulRoman Curia

2000s

  1. Dignitas connubii†25 January 2005Instruction on procedures in causes of nullity of marriageRoman Curia
  2. Antiqua ordinatione21 June 2008Lex propria of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic SignaturaPope
  3. Omnium in mentem26 October 2009Amending canons of the Code of Canon Law (diaconate; marriage)Pope

2010s

  1. Quaerit semper30 August 2011Transferring dispensations super rato and ordination nullity cases to the Roman RotaPope
  2. Mitis et misericors Iesus15 August 2015Reform of marriage nullity procedure (Eastern Code)Pope
  3. Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus15 August 2015Reform of marriage nullity procedure (Latin Code)Pope
  4. Relatio Synodi18 October 2014III Extraordinary General Assembly (2014), Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization: Relatio SynodiSynod of Bishops
  5. Relatio finalis26 October 2015XIV Ordinary General Assembly (2015), The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Contemporary World: Final Report to the Holy Father [→ Amoris Laetitia]Synod of Bishops