Article 1438
Texte légal (original thaï)
การหมั้นไม่เป็นเหตุที่จะร้องขอให้ศาลบังคับให้สมรสได้ ถ้าได้มีข้อตกลงกันไว้ว่าจะให้เบี้ยปรับในเมื่อผิดสัญญาหมั้น ข้อตกลงนั้นเป็นโมฆะ
Texte intégral tiré de la Gazette royale / Bureau du Conseil d'État
traduction anglaise
An engagement is not a ground on which the court may be asked to compel a marriage.
Any agreement to pay a penalty in the event of a breach of the engagement is void.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
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Section 1438 is part of Book 5 (Family) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source. The English translation is ThaiLawOnline's own, written from the Thai original and verified against it. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 7 Supreme Court decisions (1950 to 1983)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 564/2518 (1975)
- Decision 1971/2517 (1974)
- Decision 525/2509 (1966)
- Decision 71/2493 (1950)
- Decision 3628/2526 (1983)
- Decision 1515/2506 (1963)
- Decision 664/2497 (1954)
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