Civil law Divorce and Termination of Marriage

Family law in Thailand is the area of the law that deals with family-related issues and encompasses marriage, adoption, divorce, custody, death, and inheritance. Below the section of Thai family law governing divorce and termination of marriage.

CHAPTER VI

TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE (DIVORCE)

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Section 1501. Marriage (Thai marriage) in Thailand is terminated by death, divorce or being cancelled by the Court.

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 shall cohabit as husband and wife.

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

Civil law sections Conditions of Marriage

Marriage: legal requirements and conditions for registration of marriage and the validity of a marriage in Thailand under Thai Family Laws

CHAPTER II

CONDITIONS OF MARRIAGE

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Section 1448. A marriage (in Thailand under Thai marriage and Family Laws) can take place only when the man and woman have completed their seventeenth year of age. But the Court may, in case of having appropriate reason, allow them to marry before attaining such age.

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

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.

Civil law sections Void of Marriage

When a marriage is unlawful or invalid under the laws of Thailand it means that the marriage was void and invalid from its beginning. Sections void of marriage under Thai family and marriage laws.

CHAPTER V

VOID OF MARRIAGE

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Section 1494. The marriage in Thailand will be void only as provided in this Chapter.

Section 1495. The marriage which is made against Section 1449, Section 1450, Section 1452 and Section 1458 shall be void.

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.

Marriage Contract Prenuptial in Thailand

Marriage Contract
prenuptial in Thailand

A prenuptial in Thailand is established through agreement between a man and a woman who are about to be married. A prenuptial agreement in Thailand (download ZIP-package) is ONLY a valid contract if it is made BEFORE the marriage and REGISTERED with the local municipality government office where the marriage takes place.

Matrimonial Property of Husband and Wife

Family and matrimonial laws in Thailand governing assets of husband and wife, marital property, and the making of an pre-marriage contract (or prenup prenuptial agreement between a man and a woman in contemplation of marriage). Marriage and contracts concerning property of husband and wife is governed by the sections 1465 to 1469 of the Thailand Civil and Commercial Code.

CHAPTER IV

PROPERTY OF HUSBAND AND WIFE

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Section 1465. Where the husband and wife have not, previous to their marriage, concluded a special (prenuptial) agreement concerning their properties, the relations between them as regards to their properties shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter.

Registration of a Thai Marriage

Thai Family Law
civil marriage in Thailand

Marriage in Thailand is governed by the Civil and Commercial Code book 5, sections 1435 to 1535. A marriage (section 1457) can take place only if the man and woman (who are at least 18 years old) agree to take each other as husband and wife, and such agreement must be declared publicly before the Registrar in order to have it recorded by the Registrar. Marriage in Thailand is created and completed on formal registration and inclusion in the government's marriage register.