[Recovering Ex-hippie]

why is there a “fee” of several thousands for the annullment..Never understood that one.

[Salvation]

Where are you getting that false information?

[Mears]

I learned a lot about annulments in this book——very interesting.

“Shattered Faith”

Sheila Rauch Kennedy

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[One Name]

I never understood the whole concept....

You were married, but not really because:

1) they lied about something
2) they weren’t really Catholic
3) you weren’t really Catholic
4) whoever married you didn’t realize there was a Catholic “glitch”
5) You changed your mind, but have sufficient funds to assuage
your foolishness.

So, then, it never really happened and all is cool and you don’t have to kill anyone now.

[married21]

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles charges something like $500.00, and the fee is reduced upon request in cases of financial hardship.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

“why is there a “fee” of several thousands for the annullment..Never understood that one.”

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You think money just grows on trees in heaven? Stuff costs money. Think of the administrative costs, the fee for the attorney Saint who acts as the middle-man between the Catholic church on Earth and one of the lower level bureaucrats in heaven. And the angels are unionized, you know.

[Mrs. Don-o]

In his book Annulments and the Catholic Church, canon lawyer Edward Peters states, "In the U.S. most tribunals charge anywhere from $200 to $1,000 for adjudicating a standard nullity case… These fees are typically payable over time, and there are means for having fees reduced or eliminated in cases of financial hardship (canon 1464)” (p. 7-8).

He goes on to explain that the expenses paid out of this fee are the cost of retrieval and printing of documents, the expense of personally locating and interviewing the respondent and witnesses, meetings with canon lawyers from both sides, esp. if the annulment is contested.

On the other hand, if the attempted marriage was indisputably null from the documents alone (e.g. proof that one of the parties was already validly married to somebody else and so the attempted marriage was actually bigamy), the petitioner would have an expedited and much less expensive process.

'Documentary cases' are handled very rapidly and for a much smaller fee, $25 or less being common.”

Do you understand? I hope this was helpful.