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Aletta C. wrote:

Hi, guys —

  • How do I petition for an annulment if neither one of us knows where the person I was married to lives?

Neither of us have contact with the person and his kid's mom moved three months ago and we can't find her.

  • How does an annulment work in this situation?

Aletta

  { How do I petition for an annulment when we can find the person I was married to? }

Fr. Richard, a priest friend of mine, replied:

Hi, Mike —

I would suggest your questioner call their Tribunal Office. Basically, the Tribunal Office would require an all out effort to locate the person by contacting relatives of the person, etc.
In addition, local legal notices are required to inquire as to a person's location.

In any case, the Tribunal for her diocese could give her a more specific answer.

Fr. Richard

Fr. Jonathan, our priest-helper, who is also a canon lawyer replied:

Hi, Mike —

The Tribunal in the questioner's diocese should be able to find the people involved. Most of the time, it's good enough. If needed, the diocese may use private investigators to find the people involved.

if she is interested in how annulments work, I recommend she read our Nullity FAQ's:

Declaration of Nullity FAQ's

Fr. Michael Foster also put together a very good article titled:

How Can A Marriage Be Declared Null?

Fr. Jonathan

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