The Supreme Court confirmed in decision 170/2569 that a marriage registered in Florida in the form Florida law required was valid in Thailand under Civil and Commercial Code section 1459 and section 20 of the Conflict of Laws Act, so the widow was a statutory heir. It then appointed her administrator of her husband’s estate, overruling both lower courts. The judgment decides heirship and the administrator’s appointment; it says nothing about marital property or divorce jurisdiction. We published a full analysis on Sunday.
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