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You'll be asked to schedule an interview with a staff member from the Marriage Tribunal. To this interview you should
also bring questions and concerns that you may have. Meanwhile the Tribunal will contact all the sources of information
that you've furnished on your application. This includes your former spouse, whose experiences are very important to
conduction a thorough study of your marriage. At your request, the Tribunal is willing to appoint a staff person to
serve as your advocate (in civil law this person would be called your lawyer). In light of the information gathered
in the study, your advocate will write a document on your behalf, pointing out for the Tribunal judges all the reasons
for a declaration of nullity. After this the defender of the bond, representing the Church, will prepare a brief evaluating
the quality of the study, whether proper legal procedures have been followed, whether the information gathered is substantive
and conclusive, and whether the rights of everyone have been protected.
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