{"id":1834,"date":"2026-04-18T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/prenuptial\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:32:20","slug":"prenuptial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/prenuptial\/","title":{"rendered":"Contrat de mariage (Sanya Kon Somrot) en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A <strong>Contrat pr\u00e9nuptial<\/strong> (\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e23\u0e2a, <em>sanya kon somrot<\/em>, aussi \u00e9crit <em>contrat pr\u00e9nuptial<\/em> or simply <em>contrat pr\u00e9nuptial<\/em>) is a contract between two people about to marry that fixes how their property will be classified and managed during the marriage, governed by Sections 1465 to 1467 of the Thai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/thai-civil-and-commercial-code\/\">Code civil et commercial<\/a>. It is the only instrument Thai law offers to depart from the default rules on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/marital-property\/\">sans sommeil<\/a> and sin suan tua. Its distinctive feature is procedural: it must be entered in the marriage register on the wedding day, or it is void.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#what-the-civil-and-commercial-code-requires\">Ce qu'exige le Code civil et commercial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#practical-points-for-a-foreigner-marrying-in-thailand\">Points pratiques pour un \u00e9tranger se mariant en Tha\u00eflande<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-the-agreement-changes-at-divorce\">Ce que l'accord change en cas de divorce<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-the-civil-and-commercial-code-requires\">Ce qu'exige le Code civil et commercial<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Article 1466<\/strong> sets the formal conditions. The agreement must be in writing, signed by both future spouses and at least two witnesses, and registered with the marriage at the district office (amphur), where it is noted on the marriage register (Kor Ror 2). An agreement signed weeks earlier but not presented at the marriage registration is void. A Thai text is filed; couples usually prepare a bilingual version in advance rather than rely on a translation done at the counter.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Article 1465<\/strong> limits the content. The agreement deals with property only. Clauses about fidelity, household duties or behaviour have no place in it, and a clause submitting the spouses&#8217; property relations to a foreign law is void, although only the offending clause is severed. Once registered, <strong>Article 1467<\/strong> prevents any alteration except with court authorisation. Agreements signed after the wedding are a different creature: under Section 1469 either spouse can cancel them at will during the marriage or within one year of its end, which is why a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/postnuptial-agreement\/\">contrat postnuptial<\/a> offers far weaker protection.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practical-points-for-a-foreigner-marrying-in-thailand\">Points pratiques pour un \u00e9tranger se mariant en Tha\u00eflande<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The agreement is signed before the wedding date and brought to the amphur together with the passports, the embassy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/affirmation-of-freedom-to-marry\/\">affirmation of freedom to marry<\/a> and its certified translation. Some district offices want to see the text a few days ahead so the registrar can check it. A realistic timeline from first instructions to registration is two to three weeks, compressible to about a week in urgent cases.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>The usual mistakes<\/strong> are signing without two witnesses, arriving at the amphur without the Thai text, adding a choice-of-law clause copied from a foreign template, and trying to amend the terms after marriage by private agreement. Couples with assets abroad often need a second, coordinated instrument under the law of the home country, because Thai registration does not by itself guarantee enforcement in England, Australia or the United States; see the guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/will-a-thai-prenuptial-agreement-hold-up\/\">whether a Thai prenuptial agreement holds up abroad<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-the-agreement-changes-at-divorce\">Ce que l'accord change en cas de divorce<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Without an agreement, property acquired during the marriage is sin somros and is split equally under Section 1533 at divorce, while assets owned before the marriage, and inheritances and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/gift\/\">cadeaux<\/a> received during it, remain sin suan tua under Section 1471. A prenuptial agreement lets the spouses redraw those lines: salaries, a business or a specific condominium can be kept as personal property, or one spouse can be given sole management of certain assets.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>It cannot decide child <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/child-custody\/\">garde \u00e0 vue<\/a>, child support or spousal maintenance, which the court assesses at the time of the divorce, and it does not bind third parties who deal with the couple in good faith without knowing its terms. Where the Thai spouse will hold land, a registered prenuptial agreement is often paired with a usufruct or other registered right.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un \u00e9tranger peut-il signer un contrat de mariage en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Oui. N'importe quel couple enregistrant un mariage en Tha\u00eflande, qu'il soit compos\u00e9 de deux \u00e9trangers ou d'un Tha\u00eflandais et d'un \u00e9tranger, peut enregistrer un contrat de mariage en m\u00eame temps. Le texte d\u00e9pos\u00e9 \u00e0 l'amphur doit \u00eatre en tha\u00ef, les \u00e9trangers signent donc g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement une version bilingue et viennent avec un traducteur ou un interpr\u00e8te le jour m\u00eame.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un contrat de mariage est-il valide en Tha\u00eflande s'il n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9 en m\u00eame temps que le mariage ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Non. L'article 1466 du Code civil et commercial rend nul tout contrat de mariage non enregistr\u00e9. Un accord sign\u00e9 apr\u00e8s le mariage est trait\u00e9 comme un accord entre \u00e9poux en vertu de l'article 1469 et peut \u00eatre annul\u00e9 par l'un ou l'autre des \u00e9poux \u00e0 tout moment pendant le mariage ou dans l'ann\u00e9e suivant sa fin.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un accord pr\u00e9nuptial tha\u00eflandais peut-il choisir une loi \u00e9trang\u00e8re ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>No. Section 1465 provides that a clause making the spouses&#8217; property relations subject to the law of another country is void. The rest of the agreement survives, but a couple with assets abroad usually needs a separate agreement drafted under the law of the country where those assets sit.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/marital-property\/\">sans sommeil<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/personal-property\/\">p\u00e9ch\u00e9 suan tua<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/postnuptial-agreement\/\">contrat postnuptial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/marriage-certificate\/\">marriage certificate (Kor Ror 3)<\/a>, et les guides complets pour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/prenuptial-agreement-thailand\/\">contrats pr\u00e9nuptiaux en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/not-to-include-in-a-thai-prenuptial-agreement\/\">what not to include in a Thai prenuptial agreement<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prenuptial agreement (\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e23\u0e2a, sanya kon somrot, also written ante-nuptial agreement or simply prenup) is a contract between two people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"prenuptial agreement thailand","rank_math_title":"Prenuptial Agreement Thailand: Section 1466 | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Prenuptial agreement in Thailand: a contract on marital property registered with the marriage at the amphur. 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