Court of Appeal overturns High Court ruling on whether intellectually disabled man can marry

The man, aged in his 40s, had opposed being the subject of a wardship process as it prevented his planned civil marriage in June 2019 to a woman who has an intellectual disability but is high functioning with whom he has a long-term relationship. File Picture.

The Court of Appeal has upheld a challenge against the refusal of the High Court to halt an inquiry into whether an intellectually disabled man who wanted to marry should be made a ward of court.

The man, aged in his 40s, had opposed being the subject of a wardship process as it prevented his planned civil marriage in June 2019 to a woman who has an intellectual disability but is high functioning with whom he has a long-term relationship.