Tribunal of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing at 300 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48933-1577 US - Lack of Form and Prior Bond
| Lack of Form and Prior Bond |
A Lack of Form case, generally speaking, deals with a Catholic party who married outside the Catholic Church without Church permission. A Prior Bond case involves a situation in which a petitioner marries a person who has been validly married before and whose marriage has not been ended by the death of the spouse, a decree of invalidity or a privilege before the subsequent union was entered. It is also called a "ligamen." Note: information on these cases is of a general nature and not intended to cover the technical details of any given case.