Form D8: Divorce/judicial separation petition

This document must be used to start divorce or judicial separation proceedings and is formally called a 'petition'. This document is not suitable for those who wish to start an application to obtain an annulment of their marriage. (An annulment is when the court declares that a marriage is null and void because it satisfies one of 8 special circumstances, such as not being consummated or where one party did not consent to the marriage.) Please note that this document is only suitable for use in England or Wales.