Final Exam

Nullity Minister Training: FINAL EXAM

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1. What makes a couple married?

2. What makes a marriage indissoluble?

3. What is the canonical form of marriage?

4. What is a dispensation for disparity of cult?

5. What is a permission for a mixed marriage?

6. What is an annulment?

7. Who or what is on trial in an annulment?

8. Complete this statement: Every divorce gets a

9. Why do non-Catholics need to apply for an annulment?

10. What is the presumption of law regarding marriage?

11. What are the three ways that Phoenix could be competent to hear an annulment case?

12. What should you do if a petitioner brings you documents to hold on to before you are ready to submit the case?

13. What should you do if the petitioner you are working with does not include details in his/her questionnaire?

14. What do you do if a petitioner says that he/she does not have an address for the Respondent?

15. Does a Respondent have to participate in the investigation of their marriage?

16. What rights do Respondents have in an annulment case?

17. What is important to ask for when requesting baptismal certificates?

18. What are the document requirements for civil marriage certificates and divorce decrees?

19. How many witnesses should be submitted for a formal annulment case and who should they be?

20. What is a libellus?

21. What is included in a libellus?

22. Who writes the libellus and in what grammatical person should it be written?

23. What is the purpose of “grounds” in a formal annulment case?

24. What is an Absence of Form case?

25. What must be proven in an Absence of Form case?

26. What is the Ligamen case type and when can the Ligamen case type be used?

27. What is required to submit a Ligamen case?

28. What is the request Frater/Soror?

29. What is a Pauline Privilege?

30. What is a “convalidation”?

31. When would a couple not need a “convalidation”?

32. Who is an advocate?

33. When does your role as nullity minister end?

34. Should you keep documents regarding a case already accepted by the Tribunal?

35. Can the Tribunal of the Diocese of Phoenix hear a case for a Chaldean Catholic and a Muslim?

36. What is the difference between an Eastern Catholic and an Orthodox Christian?

37. Why is it important that we have canon law?

38. Who is the patron saint of canon lawyers?

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