Are there any risk for my assets after a Thai marriage?

When I marry in Thailand to a Thai national. so under Thai law, does my marriage has consequences for any property I own? Thanks

Child Support in Thailand | Thai Family Law Explained

Child Support in Thailand, Legal Rights, Obligations

Child support in Thailand is a legal obligation that applies to both Thai and foreign parents. Whether you are divorcing, separated, or were never married, Thai law requires both parents to contribute financially to the child’s upbringing. This guide explains the rules, how the courts calculate payments, and what you can do if support isn’t being paid.

Civil law administration of an estate execution of wills

Inheritance law
administration and distribution of an estate

To carry out the terms of a will a person or institution must be appointed by the court. An 'administrator' or executor of a will is responsible for the payment of any debts and to distribute the remaining assets according to the testators wishes when a valid last will and testament has been made, or according to inheritance and succession laws when there is no last will or testament.

TITLE IV

CHAPTER I

ADMINISTRATOR OF AN ESTATE

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Section 1711. The administrators of an estate shall included the persons appointed by will (last will or testament)  by order of the Court.

Civil law Adoption in Thailand

Adoption in Thailand under Thai civil law involves the creation of the parent-child relationship between individuals who are not naturally so related. Below the civil code Titel II Chapter IV and Thai civil law on adoption and the rights, privileges, and duties of a child adoption in Thailand.

Chapter V

ADOPTION

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Section 1598/19. A person who is not less than twenty five years old may adopt another, provided he is at least fifteen years older than the adopted person.

Civil law Guardianship during Minority

Guardianship under Thai family law: a guardian is the person (usually a non-parent) who has been appointed by a judge/ Court to take care of a minor child (called a ward) and manage that child's affairs (parental power). Custody is when a biological parent of a minor has been given the power to make decisions regarding the minor’s welfare. This is governed by the section 'parent and child' of the civil code.

PART III

GUARDIANSHIP

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Section 1585. A person who is not sui juris and has no parents, or whose parents are deprived of their parental power, may be provided with a guardian during minority.

Civil law on succession inheritance heirs and wills

Thai civil law on succession
inheritance, heirs and wills in Thailand

BOOK V

SUCCESSION

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER I

DEVOLUTION OF AN ESTATE

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Section 1599. When a person dies, his estate devolves on the heirs.

Civil law Relationship of Husband and Wife

Relationship of husband and wife pursuant to family law in Thailand. Marriage is a specific legal relationship that gives the man and woman who are legally married specific rights and duties to one another resulting from that marriage.

CHAPTER III

RELATIONSHIP OF HUSBAND AND WIFE

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Section 1461. Husband and wife A married couple shall cohabit as husband and wife a married couple.

Husband and wife Spouses shall maintain and support each other according to his or her their ability and condition in life.

Civil law sections Marriage and Engagement

Family Law
marriage and family in the civil code

Family law in Thailand is the area of the law that deals with family-related issues and encompasses marriage laws, divorce, property of husband and wife, adoption, parentage. Below the section of laws governing engagement and marriage in Thailand.

• - Betrothal (formal engagement) in the civil code
• - Conditions of marriage in Thailand
• - Relationship of husband and wife under Thai civil law
• - Property of Husband and Wife (jointly owned matrimonial assets)
• - Void of Marriage
• - Termination of Marriage (divorce)
• - Maintenance between husband and wife or parent and child

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TITLE I

THAI MARRIAGE LAWS

CHAPTER I

BETROTHAL

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Section 1435. A betrothal can be effected only when the man and the women have completed there seventeenth year of age.

Divorce

the legal procedure that formally terminates marriage, in Thailand the legal dissolution of a marriage is governed by sections 1501 and following sections of the chapter 'termination of marriage' (civil code)

Family and Marriage Law in Thailand for Foreigners

Thai family law
laws in Thailand for foreigners

Family law covers areas like marriage, divorce, property of husband and wife, adoption, parentage, succession. The core collection of family laws in Thailand can be found in Book 5 of the Thailand civil code. Book 5 of the civil code is intended to systematically and comprehensively deal with all areas of Family Law in Thailand. Book 6 of the civil code deals with succession and inheritance.

Family Law

The area of law that deals with family relationships, rights, duties (particularly marriage, adoption, divorce, custody, maintenance), or more general, laws dealing with matters of impact on family relationships. 

Inheritance Laws and Wills in Thailand

Inheritance Law
Last Will and Testament in Thailand

Updated on 21 October 2025

The Thai legal system of succession and inheritance is codified and can be found in the civil and commercial 'Book V Succession'. It among others governs the distribution and administration of the estate of a person after his death, how to make a valid will in Thailand (Title III 'Wills'), and determines what happens to a person's assets after death when there is no last will or testament made.

maintenance

Maintenance under Thai law generally refers to financial support after separation or divorce. It includes both spousal maintenance (also known as alimony or spousal support) and child maintenance (child support). Thai courts may order one spouse or parent to provide maintenance based on need, ability to pay, and the best interests of the child, in accordance with the Civil and Commercial Code.

Maintenance Child and Alimony

Maintenance (also referred to as alimony or financial support) can be legally claimed in Thailand between husband and wife or between parent and child. This includes both spousal support after divorce and child support obligations. Under Thai family law, the right to maintenance is protected by Sections 1598/38 to 1598/41 of the Civil and Commercial Code. These rules govern who can claim support, how much may be awarded, and under what conditions the court may increase, reduce, or modify support obligations.

TITLE III

MAINTENANCE

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Section 1598/38. Maintenance may be claimed between husband and wife or parent and child when the party entitled to maintenance has not been furnished with the maintenance or has been furnished with the maintenance insufficient to his condition in life. How much and to what extend the maintenance would be granted or not will be decided by the Court, by taking account of the ability of the person bound to furnish the maintenance, the condition in life of the receiver and the circumstances of the case.

Parentage legal rights duties of Parent and Child

Thai family law, laws governing the state or relationship of being a parent in Thailand. The legal relationship between a father or mother and his or her child is given special legal consideration in the civil code of Thailand. Below the sections 'parent and child', legal 'child custody', 'Child Support in Thailand'.

TITLE II

PARENT AND CHILD

CHAPTER I

PARENTAGE

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Section 1536. A child born of a woman during wedlock or within three hudred and ten days after the termination of the marriage is presumed to be the legitimate child of the husband or the man who used to be the husband, as the case may be.

Post-Nuptial

A postnuptial agreement is the opposite of a "before the marriage" contract, as a contract between spouses concerning their personal or matrimonial assets, as in section 1465 (CCC) "where the husband and wife have not, previous to their marriage, concluded a prenuptial agreement concerning their properties, the relations between them as regards to their properties shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter (property of husband and wife)".

power of attorney

a signed and witnessed document you can use to appoint someone to make decisions on your behalf

Thai Family Law 'Child Adoption Act'

Thai Family Law
CHILD ADOPTION ACT

unofficial translation, law translation for reference purpose

Whereas it is expedient to have a law relating to child adoption

Section 1. This Act shall be called the "Child Adoption Act B.E. 2522 (1979)”.

Thai nationality laws (acquisition, loss and recovery)

Thailand’s Nationality Act B.E. 2508

As amended by Acts B.E. 2535 No. 2 and 3 (1992)

unofficial translation/ reference purposes only

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Given on the 21st day of July, B.E. 2508 (1965) Being the 20th Year of the Present Reign.

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been graciously pleased to proclaim that:

Whereas it is expedient to revise the law on nationality,

Be it, therefore, enacted by the King, by and with the advice and consent of the Constituent Assembly in the capacity of the National Assembly, as follows .

Thailand Power of Attorney Laws

Agency and poa
power of attorney in Thailand

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A 'power of attorney' lets you appoint someone you trust to manage important matters on your behalf (a lawyer, family member, friend). A power of attorney is basically used to legally hand over control of your affairs to another person. The 'principal' empowers another individual 'attorney-in-fact' (or agent) to act on his behalf. The attorney in fact takes control of the principal’s business and legal dealings subject to the power of attorney.