Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Make marriage voidable if a husband hasn’t disclosed existing pregnancy or child
Closed
118 signatures
What the petition asks
I am petitioning to change the law so that a marriage can be annulled in court if a pregnancy of another woman was not disclosed before your wedding day. As the law stands now in the UK you can make a marriage voidable if your spouse was pregnant by someone else when you married.
But, not if your husband hides the fact before your marriage that someone else was pregnant with his child or already had child with him.
This should be recognised in court and the law changed in order to be equal to both sexes.
Non-disclosure of these facts takes away the bride’s choice of continuing with the marriage and all vows cannot be valid. An Annulment should be allowed during the marriage when this information is known and the law changed.
This should be recognised in court and the law changed in order to be equal to both sexes.
Non-disclosure of these facts takes away the bride’s choice of continuing with the marriage and all vows cannot be valid. An Annulment should be allowed during the marriage when this information is known and the law changed.
Timeline
| 2 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Dec 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
118
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
2 Jun 2021
Closed
2 Dec 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.