Nadir: Why do you ask about the New Canon Law. The True Church has had annulment for a long time. Like Henry the VIII. Annulment means a marriage never happened. Divorce is civil and sometimes is necessary.
It appears to me that the New Order wants to push divorce. So, let us say a married couple do have a true annulment. Now, they go to the State. Does the State recognize annulment, yes they do, usually up to one year after marriage. Now, would that couple need an annulment from the New Order? I don't know why they would. Now, if the New Order is thinking about re-marriage, then maybe that would be the case.
The only other reason that I would think that the New Order would put it in the hands of the State is that the New Order would be showing that they work with the state, and that is money and when the New Order gives out annulments like Halloween candy, there is money again.
Question: If a couple joins any church for that matter, do they question you if you have been married, divorced and such? Don't people just walk in and just sit right down and then get the wafer?
I think the whole thing is just money making.
My daughter married in a NO and there was an annulment before the year was up. She asked the NO for an annulment. As long as she paid $1,000, the annulment came through. On the grounds of children not wanted by the man, who just was out for money. Used our daughters name on the house in order to buy it and etc. Then in 2 years she married in a traditional church.