Article 1656: Will, ordinary written form (2 witnesses)
Texte légal (original thaï)
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Texte intégral tiré de la Gazette royale / Bureau du Conseil d'État
traduction anglaise
A will may be made in the following form, namely: it must be made in writing, dated at the time of its making, and the testator must sign it before at least two witnesses present at the same time, who must then and there sign their names certifying the signature of the testator.
No erasure, omission, addition or other alteration to such a will is valid unless it is made in the same form as is required by this Section for the making of the will itself.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 1656 is the most-used Thai will form for everyday practice, and the most-litigated. Strict requirements: (1) in writing (typed or handwritten by anyone); (2) clear date; (3) testator's signature in the witnesses' presence; (4) at least two witnesses, each at least 20 years old, not a beneficiary or beneficiary's spouse, signing in the testator's presence. Common pitfalls: witnesses who sign separately (not together), beneficiary-witnesses, missing date. SC decisions consistently void wills that miss any element.
Cited in 64 Supreme Court decisions (1945 to 2018)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 5288/2561 (2018)
- Decision 1339/2558 (2015)
- Decision 9683-9685/2558 (2015)
- Decision 17338/2555 (2012)
- Decision 11034/2553 (2010)
- Decision 2102/2551 (2008)
- Decision 1223/2551 (2008)
- Decision 997/2549 (2006)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 1656 (Thailand) -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 1656 -
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