Forms & Resources

Documents Needed with Your Petition

Petition for Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage

This will print the most current version of the Formal Petition (T101) libellus. Please note that the signature of the respondent, on the lower half of page 4, is optional; it is only required if the respondent is joining with the petition. From May 30, 2016, the tribunal will not accept petitions submitted using old versions of Form T-101 dated prior to December 8, 2015. Parishes should dispose of old forms, and use new forms from the tribunal website to ensure the most up-to-date version is used.

Petition for Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage on the Grounds of Ligamen

Ligamen, sometimes called 'prior bond,' is the impediment to marriage which occurs when a party is already presumed validly married to someone else (even if a civil divorce occurred in the prior relationship).

Petitioner's Questionnaire

The petitioner’s questionnaire is required to accompany a formal petition.There are two different petitioner questionnaires. The selection depends upon whether or not the marriage you are having the Tribunal evaluate was a ‘validation.’ A validation occurs when either party is Catholic and attempts marriage merely civilly or in a non-Catholic religion, then later the parties marry in the Catholic Church.

Pontifical Dispensation in Favor of the Faith

Canonical Procedures

Tribunal Procedures

Cuestionario del Solicitante(s) - T101 PQ

Cuestionario del Solicitante(s) con validez - T101 PQ

Petición de Declaración de Invalidación de Matrimonio - T101