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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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.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…

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

Order or search online for a copy of a decree absolute or final order if you want to remarry or prove your marital status.

• Overview

  You get a final order or decree absolute when you end a marriage or civil…

• Check which court you should apply to

  How you check which court to apply to depends on whether you know the case…

• If you do not know which court you should apply to

  If you do not know which court or Divorce Service Centre handled 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.

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

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

• Updated: 6 October 2022

Statement setting out the CMA’s views on how the law operates in relation to contracts for wedding services affected by the coronavirus pandemic. 

• Updated: 7 September 2020

Use this form to apply to a court to end your marriage or civil partnership.

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...