Divorce in Thailand

Buddhism is the primary religion in Thailand and it may be a surprise to some that marriages can be terminated through civil enacted divorces. Like many other countries too, the number of divorce cases in Thailand has been increasing in the past years. Divorce in Thailand is classified into two general areas. The uncontested or contested divorces. Uncontested More...

Intestate Succession in Thailand
In Thailand, where a person died without having executed a will to govern the distribution of his assets, the provisions of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code govern. Under the said law, the whole estate of the More...

Application for legitimation of the child in Thailand
The Thai Civil and Commercial Code provides the following: Section 1548. The father could apply for registration of legitimation of the child only when the father has got the consent of the child and the mother. In More...

Marital or Communal Property in Thai Law
Property of Husband and Wife In Thai law, the property of a married couple is assumed to be marital (communal) property unless it can be demonstrated that the property, or any part of it, is personal property. The More...

Void of Marriage under Thai Law
Under the Thai family law, there exist two ways in which a marriage can be dissolved. The most common among the Thais and foreigners alike is divorce (see Siam Legal’s divorce page here). Under certain circumstances, More...

Prenuptial Requirements
Thai law lists several strict requirements for a valid prenuptial agreement. If these requirements are not met, the agreement may not be worth the paper it is written on. See the main article on prenuptial agreements More...

Thai Prenuptial Agreement
A prenuptial agreement, or “prenup” is a contract a couple makes with each other before they get married. It is also known as an antenuptial agreement or a premarital agreement. More...

Usufruct with your Thai wife
Laws relating to real estate properties in Thailand are strict in the sense that ownership of the same is limited to Thai nationals and foreigners are relatively prohibited from acquiring title to the same. Foreigners More...

Inheritance in Thailand
In Thailand, a testator may disinherit any of their statutory heirs only by an express declaration of their intention to do so. Unlike in other countries in the South East Asia, The Civil and Commercial Code of More...

Euthanasia in Thailand
The controversial issue of euthanasia is not only present in Thailand. A lot of countries faces the same issue and considers it as one of its kind. It crosses not only politics but ethics and morality as well. Norms More...