Prenuptial Investigation (tabs)

All marriage dispensation requests are processed through the Office of the Vice Chancellor.

All forms can be downloaded and copied for use in parish offices with the exception of the tri-fold PreNuptial Investigation form, which much be ordered from the Chancery.

For all questions regarding the paperwork, please call Kerry Timony at 973-777-8818
ext. 207 or email kerry@patersondiocese.org.

Catholic to marry a validly baptized Non-Catholic (must be proven with copy of baptismal certificate)
 

Catholic to marry unbaptized

Catholic to marry doubtfully baptized non-catholic 

Catholic & Non-Catholic to marry at a non-church location (such as reception hall) with a Catholic priest officiating

Catholic & Non-Catholic to marry at a non-church location (such as reception hall) with a non-Catholic minister/rabbi/judge etc officiating 

Here is the breakdown of the forms available below:
A1 is the Freedom to Marry (no previous marriages)
A2 is for the Permission of a Minor to Marry 
A3 is for to Record Previous Marriages
A4 is for the Convalidation of a Civil Marriage
B1 is an Affidavit of Baptism
B2 is an Affidavit of Non-Baptism
C1 is the Residence of a Couple after Marriage
C2 is the Letter to a New Pastor if the Couple relocates after Marriage
C3 is the Marriage Notification to the Baptismal Church
D1 is the Permission or Dispensation for a Catholic to marry a Non-Catholic (2 sided form)
D2 is the Canonical Form Dispensation for a non-Catholic officiant to witness the marriage
D3 is the Delegation of a Catholic Officiant to witness the marriage at a non-Church location
E1 is the Evaluation referral process for a Special Circumstance marriage
E2 is the Episcopal Prohibition of Marriage