What are the steps I must take to receive a declaration of invalidity?
The first step is to obtain a civil divorce. The second step is to contact your pastor or other member of the pastoral staff in your parish in order to prepare and submit a petition to the Tribunal with appropriate documentation and a written response to a questionnaire about the relationship. Your former spouse and witnesses will be contacted and asked to complete a similar questionnaire. When all information is collected, the case is examined by the Defender of the Bond and the Judge assigned to the case. After the sentence is completed, it is reviewed by the second instance court.
