PART III : CERTAIN SPECIAL PROCESSES

TITLE I: MATRIMONIAL PROCESSES (Cann. 1671 - 1707)

CHAPTER I : CASES CONCERNING THE DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

ARTICLE 1: THE COMPETENT FORUM

1° the tribunal of the place where the marriage was celebrated;

2° the tribunal of the place where the respondent has a domicile or quasi-domicile;

3° the tribunal of the place where the plaintiff has a domicile, provided that both parties live within the territory of the same Episcopal Conference, and that the judicial Vicar of the domicile of the respondent, after consultation with the respondent, gives consent;

4° the tribunal of the place in which in fact most of the evidence is to be collected, provided that consent is given by the judicial Vicar of the domicile of the respondent, who must first ask the respondent whether he or she has any objection to raise.