Child support is the financial maintenance a parent must provide for a child’s needs; food, education, healthcare, and housing. Under Thailand’s Civil and Commercial Code (Sections 1522 and 1564), both parents must support their child until age 20, regardless of marital status; for fathers, the duty applies once paternity is legally established.

Legal Basis for Child Support

• Section 1564: Parents are legally obligated to maintain their children until they reach adulthood.
• Section 1522: When divorcing, parents must agree or let the court decide who will provide child support.
• Section 1598/33: Obligations apply even to out-of-wedlock children once paternity is established.

Read more: Child Support in Thailand, Legal Rights, Obligations (child maintenance)

Related

• Maintenance in the Thailand Civil Code (family laws)
• Alimony in Thailand (spousal maintenance)
• Thai Child Support obligation (maintenance)

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