Home | Contact Parish Info | Diocese Map | Clergy Assignments | Pastoral Center Offices | Local Catholic Organizations | Jobs | Links How does one begin a Study?   What is the Study of a Marriage?   What is the Tribunal?   What About the Former Spouse?   Who Reviews the Study Information?   What is the Next Step?   How Long Does the Entire Process Take?   Is Remarriage in the Catholic Church Allowed?   Is there a Fee for Tribunal Services?   What is Marriage?   What is an Annulment?   Office of the Tribunal > How Long Does the Entire Process Take? Since each case is different, we cannot predict how long it will take to complete the study of each marriage. It depends, in part, upon the extent to which your former spouse cooperates, along with his or her witnesses and yours, in allowing access to information or offering insights into the history of this relationship. Here, however, you can be of help. Without going into the details of your petition, you can point out to at least your relatives and friends, whose names you are giving to the Tribunal as witnesses, that their prompte response to letters and contacts from the Tribunal is important – for it makes the work on your case easier. Contact: Bette Damberg bdamberg@dioceseduluth.org (218) 724-9111 Fax: (218) 724-1056 Diocese of Duluth Office of the Tribunal 2830 E. 4th Street Duluth, MN 55812 Judicial Vicar James B. Bissonette, J.C.L. Defender of the Bond Dale Nau, J.C.L Advocate Bette Damberg   Diocese of Duluth • 2830 E Fourth St • Duluth Minnesota 55812 • (218) 724- 9111 Copyright 2010 DIOCESE OF DULUTH All Rights Reserved.