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On 1 April 2008, the high court of Lille (France) annulled a marriage on the grounds of "mistaken essential qualities of the spouse" in accordance with article 180 paragraph 2 [archive] of the French civil code. The woman was not a virgin at the time of the marriage ceremony, but had not admitted this to the man even though she knew that her status as a virgin was a determining factor in his motivation and consent to marry her. According to this initial court ruling, this was sufficient to declare the marriage annulled and therefore not to be recognized as a lawful marriage.

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  • On 1 April 2008, the high court of Lille (France) annulled a marriage on the grounds of "mistaken essential qualities of the spouse" in accordance with article 180 paragraph 2 [archive] of the French civil code. The woman was not a virgin at the time of the marriage ceremony, but had not admitted this to the man even though she knew that her status as a virgin was a determining factor in his motivation and consent to marry her. According to this initial court ruling, this was sufficient to declare the marriage annulled and therefore not to be recognized as a lawful marriage. At the end of May 2008, a controversy ensued and several public figures, politicians, religious figures and intellectuals reacted to the decision. Following these events, the Minister of Justice Rachida Dati asked the Ministère public, namely the Procureur général of Douai, to make an appeal against the wishes of the couple. The appeal was lodged to the high court of Douai, on 3 June 2008. On 17 November 2008, the judgment of the high court was declared null by the court of appeals. Since the annulment of the marriage was itself annulled, the final ruling was that the man and woman had been, and remained, legally married. (en)
  • L'affaire de l'annulation d'un mariage pour erreur sur la virginité de l'épouse est une affaire judiciaire française. Le 1er avril 2008, le tribunal de grande instance (TGI) de Lille a annulé un mariage pour « erreur sur les qualités essentielles du conjoint » en vertu de l'article 180, alinéa 2 du code civil. Selon le tribunal, la femme n'est pas vierge alors qu'elle savait que cette condition avait un caractère déterminant dans la motivation et le consentement de l'homme qu'elle épousait. Fin mai 2008, une polémique s'est ensuivie et de nombreuses personnalités, politiques, religieuses ou encore intellectuelles ont réagi à la décision. À la suite de ces événements, la garde des Sceaux Rachida Dati a demandé au ministère public, c'est-à-dire au procureur général de Douai, de faire appel, et ce à l'encontre de l'avis des conjoints. L'appel a été interjeté auprès de la cour d'appel de Douai, le 3 juin 2008. Le 17 novembre 2008, la cour d'appel a infirmé le jugement du tribunal de grande instance. (fr)
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  • On 1 April 2008, the high court of Lille (France) annulled a marriage on the grounds of "mistaken essential qualities of the spouse" in accordance with article 180 paragraph 2 [archive] of the French civil code. The woman was not a virgin at the time of the marriage ceremony, but had not admitted this to the man even though she knew that her status as a virgin was a determining factor in his motivation and consent to marry her. According to this initial court ruling, this was sufficient to declare the marriage annulled and therefore not to be recognized as a lawful marriage. (en)
  • L'affaire de l'annulation d'un mariage pour erreur sur la virginité de l'épouse est une affaire judiciaire française. Le 1er avril 2008, le tribunal de grande instance (TGI) de Lille a annulé un mariage pour « erreur sur les qualités essentielles du conjoint » en vertu de l'article 180, alinéa 2 du code civil. Selon le tribunal, la femme n'est pas vierge alors qu'elle savait que cette condition avait un caractère déterminant dans la motivation et le consentement de l'homme qu'elle épousait. Le 17 novembre 2008, la cour d'appel a infirmé le jugement du tribunal de grande instance. (fr)
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  • 2008 French mistaken virginity case (en)
  • Affaire de l'annulation d'un mariage pour erreur sur la virginité de l'épouse (fr)
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