1523-2565

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1523-2565	the Court ruled that when land is purchased in the Thai spouse’s name using funds from the foreign spouse’s personal assets, the land may still be registered as the Thai spouse’s personal property. However, under Section 1474 of the Civil and Commercial Code, the foreign spouse is entitled to reimbursement of the amount contributed, as such a declaration at the Land Office does not override the statutory protections of marital property law. Decision 1523/2565 (2022): Foreign-Funded Land Is Marital The couple bought a house using the foreign husband’s funds, but under the Land Code it was registered solely in the Thai wife’s name. A later land-office 'letter of confirmation' claimed the wife owned it outright. The Supreme Court disagreed: funding source (not title registry) controls under section 1474 Civil and Commercial Code. The property was classed as Sin Somros; the husband could claim his half or reimbursement of the amount invested from personal property under Thai marriage laws. Practical impact Administrative opinions cannot override the Civil Code. Title-registration work-arounds offer no shield in divorce. Foreign spouses retain an equitable stake or repayment right. divorce in thailand → Synonyms: 1523/2565

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Definition

the Court ruled that when land is purchased in the Thai spouse’s name using funds from the foreign spouse’s personal assets, the land may still be registered as the Thai spouse’s personal property. However, under Section 1474 of the Civil and Commercial Code, the foreign spouse is entitled to reimbursement of the amount contributed, as such a declaration at the Land Office does not override the statutory protections of marital property law.

Decision 1523/2565 (2022): Foreign-Funded Land Is Marital

The couple bought a house using the foreign husband’s funds, but under the Land Code it was registered solely in the Thai wife’s name. A later land-office 'letter of confirmation' claimed the wife owned it outright. The Supreme Court disagreed: funding source (not title registry) controls under section 1474 Civil and Commercial Code. The property was classed as Sin Somros; the husband could claim his half or reimbursement of the amount invested from personal property under Thai marriage laws.

Practical impact

Administrative opinions cannot override the Civil Code.
Title-registration work-arounds offer no shield in divorce.
Foreign spouses retain an equitable stake or repayment right.

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Synonyms: 1523/2565