Francesco Kard. Coccopalmerio - 1 oktober 2015
The new Wetboek
Codex Iuris Canonici
Codex van het Canonieke recht
(25 januari 1983) and Paus Franciscus - Motu Proprio
Ratio procedendi in causis ad matrimonii nullitatem declarandam
Procedurele regels voor de behandeling van de zaken van nietigheid van een huwelijk - Bij het Motu Proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus
(15 augustus 2015) make clear that the consent of the petitioner and the respondent (whether given by a joint signature of the parties or by other means) is a preliminary condition to initiate the brief process. The consent of both parties required to initiate this procedure is a condition sine qua non. This explicit consent is foremost necessary because the brief process is an exception to the general norm.
