It is called an annulment. After a process of inquisition the church makes a determination that a valid marriage in the eyes of the church never took place. This can be for a number of reasons. In one case I was told by a Priest that sits on the Tribunal without giving any specific details that prior to getting married (sic) a man told his perspective bride that he would divorce her if she ever got fat like her mother. The marriage was annulled because he considered the marriage conditional prior to the ceremony. Over the years I have known a number of people that received an annulment. Annulments are more common today than they were years ago. Perhaps one of the most widely know annulments was the annulment that Ted Kennedy and his first wife received. At that time many said it was because he was rich and was a somewhat notable person. In truth most of the expense like stated below is to cover the cost of certified mailing and notarized statements.
Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of "E" Sharp Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 4:37 PM To: azores Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage of Carvalho Pimentel and Avila from Conceicao in Horta, Faial, 1881 There was a couple in one of my religious classes both divorced and they applied and paid about $350 to obtain a certain paper that no longer recognized the first marriage and they remarried in the Catholic Church. "E" On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Hermano C. Pires <[email protected]> wrote: OK the Catholic Curch didn't allow nor does it still allow divorced people to remarry (certain exceptions ?) unles the previous spouse ha died. Actualy even in our informed society (?) they still are. OOps, sorry Hermano _____ From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:44:45 -0800 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage of Carvalho Pimentel and Avila from Conceicao in Horta, Faial, 1881 To: [email protected] Hermano, OK, it may say that, but was someone there who saw the burial? I'll note it that way in my genealogy program but...... In my U.S. Census research, I've found people who are listed as "widowed" and I've found the spouse living somewhere else. Did they divorce? Abandonment? Saying someone was widowed sounded nicer and got more sympathy, that's for sure. Divorce and abandonment were probably reasons to be shunned back then. All speculation, of course,as you said. I'll write what the record says. Cheri Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:azores%[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:azores%[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
