{"id":298,"date":"2023-06-06T15:31:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T08:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/child-abduction-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:04:45","slug":"child-abduction-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/child-abduction-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Enl\u00e8vements d'enfants en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last reviewed: 27 September 2026. Checked against section 1567 of the Civil and Commercial Code, the Central Authority’s regulation of 2013 made under the Act on International Cooperation in Civil Matters concerning the Breach of Rights of Custody of Children B.E. 2555, and the Hague Conference status table for the 1980 Convention, including the list of states that have accepted Thailand’s accession. Not verified in this review: the foreign agency contacts listed at the end, and enforcement practice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Child abduction in Thailand is a serious problem. It happens when a parent takes a child out of the country. This usually occurs to avoid a garde<\/a> fight. Thailand acceded to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction on 14 August 2002, and the Convention entered into force for Thailand on 1 November 2002. A parent whose child has been wrongfully taken to or kept in Thailand can apply through the Thai Central Authority for the child\u2019s return, and does not need the other parent\u2019s permission to do so. That authority is the procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/strong>, acting through the Office of the Attorney General, under the Act on International Cooperation in Civil Matters concerning the Breach of Rights of Custody of Children B.E. 2555. It is not the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, which is widely but wrongly named for this role and in fact runs the Prachabodee mediation centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u00e9rifiez d'abord que la Convention s'applique effectivement entre la Tha\u00eflande et votre pays.<\/strong> La Tha\u00eflande a adh\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 la Convention au lieu de la signer d\u00e8s le d\u00e9but, de sorte qu'elle ne s'applique qu'entre la Tha\u00eflande et un \u00c9tat qui a formellement accept\u00e9<\/em> cette adh\u00e9sion. La plupart des guides omettent cela, et cela d\u00e9termine si vous disposez ou non d'une voie La Haye. Les \u00c9tats-Unis ont refus\u00e9 leur acceptation pendant des ann\u00e9es au motif que la Tha\u00eflande n'avait pas adopt\u00e9 de l\u00e9gislation d'application, et ne l'ont accept\u00e9e qu'en janvier 2016 ; la Convention est en vigueur entre les \u00c9tats-Unis et la Tha\u00eflande depuis 1er avril 2016<\/strong>. V\u00e9rifiez votre propre pays par rapport au Tableau d'\u00e9tat de la Convention de 1980 de la HCCH<\/a> before you rely on it. An abduction can have severe legal and emotional consequences for everyone involved. International law offers certain provisions that can be utilized in such cases. If your child has been taken from another country to Thailand or vice versa, the situation can be more common than you might anticipate. Remember that an unmarried father in Thailand does not have pouvoirs parentaux<\/a> (Child Custody in Thailand). He must register at the amphur<\/a> or get a court order to gain these rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les affaires d'enl\u00e8vement d\u00e9pendent de la personne qui d\u00e9tient l\u00e9galement l'autorit\u00e9 parentale, ce qui est expliqu\u00e9 dans notre aper\u00e7u de droit de la famille en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Enl\u00e8vements<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 quoi ressemble l'enl\u00e8vement d'enfant par un parent en Tha\u00eflande<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Cela commence g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement comme un voyage l\u00e9gal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These cases rarely begin with a stranger. They begin with an agreed holiday, a visit to family or a school break, and the child is simply not brought back. That shapes the whole case, because the child left, or arrived, with everyone\u2019s consent. The question is therefore not how the child travelled but who held the right to decide where the child lives. Under Section 1567(1) of the Code civil et commercial<\/a> that right belongs to whoever holds parental power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Celui qui d\u00e9tient l'autorit\u00e9 parentale d\u00e9cide de l'affaire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An unmarried father in Thailand does not hold parental power automatically, and this is the single most common surprise for foreign fathers. Until he legitimates the child at the amphur, or obtains a court order, the mother holds parental power alone. A father in that position who keeps the child has far weaker standing than he expects, and a father in that position whose child is kept from him has fewer levers than he expects. Fathers\u2019 rights here are not the rights they would have at home. See our guide to legitimation and fathers\u2019 rights in Thailand<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Services<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

3. Le retour de l'enfant est lent, et la route de La Haye est plus \u00e9troite qu'elle n'y para\u00eet.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recovery is difficult in practice. Agencies coordinate poorly, resources are thin and proceedings take time. The Hague route is also narrower than it appears, because it runs only between Thailand and the countries that accepted Thailand\u2019s accession, as set out above. Where the Convention is not available to you, or while a Hague application grinds on, a custody ruling from a Thai court is often the more durable instrument. It is worth getting one even if your child is already abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A foreign custody order, including a United States order, is not enforced in Thailand as it stands, and a parent who travels to Thailand comes under the jurisdiction of the Thai courts. Older United States government guidance, written before the Convention took effect between the two countries on 1 April 2016, warned that the Embassy could not force a child’s return. Since that date a parent in the United States can apply for return through the Hague route described above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"adoption<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Enl\u00e8vement d'enfants en Tha\u00eflande et gouvernement am\u00e9ricain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The practical point is the same for every foreign parent: a foreign custody order does not bind a Thai court. Americans who travel to Thailand come under Thai jurisdiction, and a foreign ordonnance de garde d'enfant<\/a> n'a aucune valeur ici tant qu'un tribunal tha\u00eflandais ne la reconna\u00eet pas.La premi\u00e8re chose \u00e0 faire est de contacter les autorit\u00e9s comp\u00e9tentes. Cela inclut la police, les services gouvernementaux et les ambassades. Il existe des organismes de protection de l'enfance dans la plupart des pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you have contacted the authorities, you could need a lawyer in order to start some legal proceedings. Sometimes, the authorities do these cases without lawyers. You just want to be sure that things are being done properly and quickly. You can also use Thai Courts and try to get full and garde exclusive<\/a> if you don\u2019t. That would give you all the rights on the child but it is hard to get here. Even if your child is abroad, a clear decision by a Thai court about custody here could help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enl\u00e8vement \u00c9tats-Unis, Tha\u00eflande :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Consulter:\u00a0travel.state.gov, Enl\u00e8vement international d'enfants par un parent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enl\u00e8vements Australie Tha\u00eflande :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

consult:\u00a0the Attorney-General\u2019s Department, and its current contact details are listed in the Annuaire des Autorit\u00e9s centrales de la HCCH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enl\u00e8vement Canada Tha\u00eflande :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

consulter:\u00a0travel.gc.ca, enl\u00e8vement d'enfants et protection de l'enfance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enl\u00e8vement France Tha\u00eflande :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

consult:\u00a0the Bureau du droit de l\u2019Union, du droit international priv\u00e9 et de l\u2019entraide civile at the Ministry of Justice, whose current contact details are in the Annuaire des Autorit\u00e9s centrales de la HCCH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enl\u00e8vement Allemagne Tha\u00eflande :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

consulter:\u00a0bundesjustizamt.de<\/a> (Bundesamt f\u00fcr Justiz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pays signataires de la Convention de La Haye<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tableau d'\u00e9tat de la Convention de La Haye de 1980 sur l'enl\u00e8vement d'enfants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you need any help about international child abduction, ThaiLawOnline has worked on several cases from different countries and they all found success.<\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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