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Answer an application to annul your marriage or civil partnership: Form D8BN

Use this form to answer an application to end your marriage or civil partnership because it is not valid (void) or because it is otherwise defective (voidable).

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Updates to this page

Published 6 April 2022
Last updated 13 June 2025 show all updates
  1. Added Welsh version of the page

  2. Replaced English form - new return email address

  3. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp email address and phone line opening times have been updated.

  4. Added translation

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