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Anyone get a Catholic annulment?
What was the process like for you? How do I get started?
I've been legally divorced about a year, but my family has been bugging me to get the annulment done 
I figure, it's about time.
Re: Anyone get a Catholic annulment?
What's the difference / what will it get you that you don't already have via the legal divorce?
Sorry, I'm ignorant on this.
You contact the local diocese and pay the fee and cite whatever reasons. If you were married in a Catholic ceremony, and/or to another Catholic, the Church will investigate the marriage and reason for divorce (the preist told me this is generally a lengthy process, up to a year) and then based on their findings will grant the anullment. I am not Catholic but married a baptised Catholic in a non-Catholic ceremony (1st marriage). Because it was not a Catholic ceremony (and he was catholic) it was considered "defect of form" so the anullment was immediate.
I HTH. If you have more questions, feel free to private message me. GL!
She would be able to get married in the Catholic Church again, if she wanted to, with an annulment. Without one, no marriage in the Catholic Church.
Ohhh.
This is me. I married the first time outside of the church. This time around I am marrying a guy who is Catholic and I have since converted. My lack of form was approved within a week although my actual paperwork didn't come to me for a couple of months.
This link (chart) was a huge help in understanding what my case was.
http://www.archdiocese.la/prayer/sacraments/tribunal/ministers/case.html
I got a legal annulment, not a Catholic annulment. Meaning, I didn't get an annulment for religious reasons. I got one because I wanted my "status" to be restored to single and unmarried, versus divorced.
I know of people that have gotten the Catholic annulment for all the reasons everyone states above, though. And while it does require work, it's not impossible to get.
2k for a Catholic annulment? WTF????
Yet another reason I'm no longer Catholic. What a crock of sh!t...
Based on my reply, I am obviously not interested in re-marrying in the church, but it would make me feel better on some level to not be married to him in the eyes of the church. That and it's important to my grandma, lol.
I guess I'll start at square one and see where it takes me. I could care less how long it takes, so at least I'm not in a rush. We were only married 1.5 years.
Our process took 15 months.
I was previously married in a non-Catholic church. My annullment took less than 6 months.
My husband was previously married in a Catholic church. His annullemnt took 15 months.
We didn't have to pay a penny to get the annulment done. Our Diocese does not charge anyone. We made a donation to the Dioces but it wasn't required.
P.S. Don't get an annulment becauise your family wants you to get it. Get it because YOU want it.