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This collection brings together all documents relating to sham marriages, sham civil partnerships, and marriages or civil partnerships of convenience.

• Updated: 6 October 2022

How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.

• When you can annul a marriage

  Annulment (sometimes known as ‘nullity’) is a different way of ending a…

• Before you apply

  You and your husband or wife can choose to work out: arrangements for…

• Apply for an annulment

  You can apply to have your marriage annulled as soon as you get married.…

• Apply for a conditional order or decree nisi

  The other person must respond to your nullity application within 14 days,…

• Apply for a final order or decree absolute

  6 weeks after you get the conditional order or decree nisi you can apply…

Apply to end your marriage or civil partnership because it is not valid (‘void’) or because it is otherwise defective (‘voidable’).

How to arrange a consular marriage, including giving notice, what to bring to the ceremony and which countries offer the service.

• Updated: 10 September 2024

Apply for a conditional order confirming the court agrees your marriage or civil partnership can be annulled. If your marriage or civil partnership was legally valid but voidable, use the D84NVA. If it was never legally valid (void), use the...

Order a commemorative marriage certificate for a gift or keepsake to mark a silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding anniversary

Order a commemorative certificate for special wedding anniversaries by post.

Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Information note on the recognition or validity of marriage

• Updated: 27 November 2015

Explains the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons at marriage ceremonies.

• Updated: 2 April 2025