A person, on completion of twenty years of age ceases to be a minor and becomes a person who is capable of managing one's own affairs and who has all the rights and is not under the power of another.

refers to one of the 76 official provinces of Thailand, each province is made up of Amphurs (Districts), which are again made up of Tambons (Sub-districts) which again are made up of Mubans (Villages).

Chanote (Nor Sor 4 Jor) – Thailand’s highest-ranking freehold title deed, issued by the Land Department, providing full ownership rights, exact parcel boundaries, owner names, and legal registration history.

Legal term (legal custody) which is used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and a child. In Thai law, “child custody” generally refers to parental power (อำนาจปกครอง): the legal right and duty to raise the child, decide residence, education, medical care, travel, and to manage the child’s property

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.

Codified system of private law, body of laws primariy dealing with the relationships between natural and juristic persons, civil law as the written source of law as opposed to (common law) judge made law, finding its origin in ancient Rome.

Section governing 'pre-filing court mediation' for civil cases (like divorce); no court fee, consent judgment if settled (Civil procedure code section 20 ตรี).

A marriage not formalized in the customary manner as prescribed by law but recognized as a valid marriage after a period of time in which a man and a woman have cohabited and presented themselves as husband and wife. 

The competent government official or person appointed by law with the power to perform a designated function.

a multi unit residential building where persons are able to hold personal freehold ownership of the unit and joint ownership in common areas of the building. What defines a condominium, as opposed to general multi unit apartment buildings, is the form of  ownership.

This is a court divorce decree that adopts the spouses’ settlement (property, maintenance, custody, etc.). It’s a judgment, so it’s immediately enforceable through court execution if someone breaches. Thai courts actively encourage settlement and can even issue a consent judgment at/after mediation, including pre-filing mediation under Civil Procedure Code section 20 ter.

This is a divorce family court case (คดีครอบครัว) used when spouses cannot amicable agree on key issues (grounds, custody, support, property), so an Amphur (district office) divorce is not available. Courts usually first invite both sides to mediation (ไกล่เกลี่ย); many disputes end there with a consent judgment (คำพิพากษาตามยอม). If there’s still no agreement, the case proceeds to a trial (สืบพยาน) with witness hearings before a judge.

Contract law in Thailand refers to the legal rules governing agreements between parties. It is codified in the Thai Civil and Commercial Code (click links below) and clarified through court decisions, which help interpret the meaning and application of legal terms and sections. These laws cover contract formation, performance, breach, and remedies.

Basically referring to the permission to reproduce photographs, text and other copyright protected material

Codified system of law, or body of laws, penal laws, dealing with the punishment of offenders prescribing offense against 'the public' or against another persona and prescribing a penalty for one who violates it.