The article analyses the role of the defender of marital knot in the cases of declaration of nullity of marriage on the base of cases in the Tribunal of Diocese of Łódź in years 1984–2005. The author shows the notion of the defender and his rights and obligations in the four phase marriage process according to the Catholic Church in the Code of Canon Law from 1983. The defender of marital knot is appointed to introduce everything what in rational way may be quoted against declaration of nullity of marriage. The defender is active during the four phases of the process, especially during the prove phase and during the discussion of the case.
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