Brian Yahn

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Sacraments

Question: I am a baptized, confirmed Catholic. I was married at 20 to another Catholic in the Catholic church. We were then divorced and at 28 I married a non-Catholic in his church which was [...]

2010-10-07T15:35:39-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Ready to Wed

Question: I have a girlfriend. She is legally separated to her husband but still she lives with him for the sake of their 7year old daughter. They were married in a civil rites twice. The [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Annulment Recognized

Question: I am Roman Catholic. My fiance was married previously, in a religious but not catholic ceremony, in a union that produced a child. Later she got a divorce due to her husband's drug abuse. [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Length of Marriage

Question: My friend and I are having a discussion of annulment in the Catholic church. He is Catholic; I am not. The question we seem to be stuck at is: Is there a time limit [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Good Reason?

Question: Can an annulment be granted after the Respondent attempted to kill the Petitioner and their daughter, even though they were married for 7 years? Answer: First, allow me to say that in a case [...]

2010-10-07T15:34:36-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Jewish

Question: About 5 years ago I was married to a Methodist and I am Jewish. We were not married in the church but we were married by a Methodist Preacher. I am now presently married [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Annulment Before RCIA

Question: Does a divorced non-Catholic need to get an annulment before becoming Catholic? Answer: Allow me to answer this question in two parts. First, the Roman Catholic Church holds and teaches that any marriage between [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Protestant Annulment

Question: My ex-wife and I were married in a Protestant church. Both of us were raised Protestant and were professing members of our faith. Following our divorce she married an individual in a non religious [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Common Grounds

Question: What are the most common grounds for annulment? Please be specific and give marginal examples if possible. Answer: Valid marriage requires EFFECTIVE consent ceremonially exchanged. At times consent may have been INEFFECTIVE. The following [...]

2016-10-19T11:25:44-04:00October 7th, 2010|

Second Marriage Void

Question: I was married first to a Catholic I'm Baptist and we both were Baptized. After a year of marriage which the whole year I was in Vietnam came home and a month later she [...]

2010-10-07T15:33:20-04:00October 7th, 2010|
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