United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

Bellinger v Bellinger

[2003] UKHL 21; [2003] 2 AC 467; [2003] 2 WLR 1174; [2003] 2 All ER 593

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year2003

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

For the purposes of a valid marriage under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, a person's sex is determined by biological criteria fixed at birth and cannot be changed by gender reassignment; recognition of acquired gender is a matter for Parliament.

Area of Law

Related Cases

Davis v Johnson [1979] AC 264; [1978] UKHL 1; [1978] 2 WLR 553; [1978] 1 All ER 1132

Corbett v Corbett (otherwise Ashley) [1971] P 83; [1970] 2 All ER 33; [1970] 2 WLR 1306

Corbett v Corbett (otherwise Ashley) Corbett v Corbett (otherwise Ashley) [1971] P 83; [1970] 2 All ER 33

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