Article 1556: Who may bring an action for legitimation

traduction anglaise

The action for legitimation may be brought by the legal representative of the child if the child is a minor of not yet completed his fifteenth years of age. In case there is no legal representative or the legal representative cannot perform his duties, a closed relative or the public prosecutor may apply to the court for appointing a representative ad litem to bring the action on behalf of the child. After attaining the age of fifteenth years old complete, the child has to bring the action himself and need not obtain consent of the legal representative. After attaining the age of sui juris, the action has to be entered within one year from the day of becoming sui juris. In case the child is dead during the time has right to bring an action for legitimation, his descendant may enter an action for legitimation. Should the descendant know the ground of the action for legitimation before the death of the child, the action would have to be entered by the former within one year from the death of the child should the ground of the action for legitimation become known to the descendant after the death of the child. However, the action would have to be entered within one year as from the day; the said ground came to his knowledge; provided that is cannot be entered after ten years have elapsed since the death of the child. The provision of paragraph one and paragraph two shall apply to the action of legitimation entered by the minor descendant mutatis mutandis.

⚠︎ This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.