Annul a marriage
Apply for a conditional order or decree nisi
The other person must respond to your nullity application within 14 days, saying whether they agree the marriage should be annulled.
Once they respond, you can apply for a conditional order (or a ‘decree nisi’ if the date on your court notice is before 6 April 2022). This will confirm that the court does not see any reason why the marriage cannot be annulled.
How to apply
How you apply depends on when the court issued your annulment application.
If the court issued your annulment application before 6 April 2022
To get a decree nisi, fill in the application for a decree nisi.
You must also fill in a statement confirming that what you said in your nullity application is true.
Use one of the forms below, depending on whether your marriage is ‘void’ or ‘voidable’:
- statement in support of annulment - void marriage
- statement in support of annulment - voidable marriage
See when you can annul a marriage for the difference between ‘void’ and ‘voidable’ marriages.
If the court issued your annulment application on or after 6 April 2022
To get a conditional order, fill in the application for a conditional order.