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

table of contents

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 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

table of contents

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

Inheritance of real estate by foreigners

Inheritance Laws
succession of foreign owned real estate

Something you do not own, you cannot transfer by inheritance or last will, something you are not allowed to own as a foreigner in Thailand you cannot acquire by inheritance or by succession laws. Inheritance of land, leased land or condominium by foreigners in Thailand.

Legal aspects of a last will and testament in Thailand

Inheritance law
last will and testament

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.