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Remarriage

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The question

I am not married yet, but I may marry a woman that was married and later divorced. She is divorced because her husband committed adultery. She is innocent. She has one child from him. Both of us are Orthodox Christians. Is it lawful for me according to word of God to marry her? If yes, how will the ceremony of our marriage be?

The answer

The Church is very careful regarding granting permit to remarry. This is a serious matter that requires a thorough investigation before reaching judgments and conclusions to grant this permit. As long as her case has been presented to the Church and an official permit for remarriage was granted, then it is lawful for you and she to marry in the Church with liberty to hold your matrimonial ceremony also in the Church.

The ceremony will be a regular one.

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