Properly called a Decree of Nullity, it is a finding by a Church tribunal that, on the day vows were exchanged, at least some essential element for a valid marriage was lacking, such as, one of the parties did not intend lifelong fidelity to the other person or excluded having children entirely.

The early Church accepted the Pauline privilege and notions akin to the Catholic annulment. Orthodox have departed from early Christian Tradition on this matter; extensive quotes.

A disputation and arguments about the ends of Marriage is presented as a rebuttal to the approach that procreation is a primary end and that the mutual aid and the remedy of concupiscence is secondary.

The author states his case on it, elaborates on factors affecting it, and posits a worsening scenario should those factors continue to influence the process.

In this article, Edward Peters defends tribunal integrity and refutes any claim of laxity on its part. A Decree of nullity is the actual name of the process used to nullify broken marriages.

What a tribunal will consider in determining whether a prior marriage is null so that the person is free to marry in the Catholic Church.

From the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia, a brief yet thorough treatment of Annulment as practiced in Australia.

From Holy Name of Mary Parish, Croton on Hudson, NY, a detailed list of the process, and the form, of annulment.

Thomas Droleskey re-inforces the Church's teaching on the matter of annulment, divorce and remarriage, which states that anyone in any of these conditions who engages in any form of sexual relations outside of marriage commits adultery and can not receive the Eucharist.

Clarence J. Hettinger, after giving a bit of background on annulment, traces the history of change from a paucity of annulements to a comparative avalanche.

Annulment: the work, the process and questions on the subject by the Galway Regional Marriage Tribunal, Ireland.