{"id":3315,"date":"2026-08-06T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/testator\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:22:31","slug":"testator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/testator\/","title":{"rendered":"Testateur et Testatrice : La personne qui r\u00e9dige un testament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>testateur<\/strong> (\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e17\u0e33\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e19\u0e31\u0e22\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21, <em>phu tham phinaikam<\/em>; une femme est parfois appel\u00e9e une <em>testatrice<\/em>) est la personne qui r\u00e9dige un testament, la d\u00e9claration par laquelle une personne d\u00e9cide qui recevra ses biens en cas de d\u00e9c\u00e8s. Le testament n\u2019entrer en vigueur que lorsque le testateur meurt. Tout le reste de la loi successorale d\u00e9coule de ce r\u00f4le : le testateur choisit la forme du testament, nomme les h\u00e9ritiers ou les l\u00e9gataires, peut d\u00e9signer les <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/estate\/\">succession<\/a> administrateur et peut modifier ou annuler l\u2019ensemble de l\u2019arrangement \u00e0 tout moment, pendant qu\u2019il est encore en mesure de le faire.<\/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=\"#who-can-be-a-testator-under-thai-law\">Qui peut \u00eatre un testateur en vertu du droit tha\u00eflandais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#practical-points-for-a-foreign-testator\">Points pratiques pour un testateur \u00e9tranger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#testator-heir-legatee-and-administrator\">Testateur, h\u00e9ritier, legsataire et administrateur<\/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=\"who-can-be-a-testator-under-thai-law\">Qui peut \u00eatre un testateur en vertu du droit tha\u00eflandais<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Capacit\u00e9.<\/strong> A will made by a person who has not completed their fifteenth year is void (Section 1703), and so is a will made by a person adjudged incompetent (Section 1704). A will by someone alleged to be of unsound mind stands unless it is proved that the person was actually insane when it was made. Capacity is judged only at the moment the will is made (Section 1654): later dementia does not undo a will signed while lucid.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L'acte lui-m\u00eame.<\/strong> Le testateur doit utiliser l'une des formes reconnues par le Code, le plus souvent la forme ordinaire du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/will\/\">testament devant t\u00e9moins<\/a> (article 1656), le testament holographique (article 1657) ou le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/public-will\/\">testament public<\/a> \u00e9tabli aupr\u00e8s d\u2019un bureau de district (article 1658). Le testateur signe personnellement ; un testament sign\u00e9 en plusieurs fois, avec des t\u00e9moins arrivant \u00e0 des moments diff\u00e9rents, est nul. Un testateur peut r\u00e9voquer un testament \u00e0 tout moment, par un nouveau testament r\u00e9dig\u00e9 dans l\u2019une des formes l\u00e9gales (article 1694), en d\u00e9truisant ou effa\u00e7ant intentionnellement le document, chaque original si plusieurs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9s (article 1695), ou en transf\u00e9rant intentionnellement les biens pendant la vie (article 1696). Un testament ult\u00e9rieur r\u00e9voque un pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent uniquement dans la mesure o\u00f9 les deux sont en conflit (article 1697). Une lettre annon\u00e7ant un changement d\u2019avis n\u2019est pas une r\u00e9vocation.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practical-points-for-a-foreign-testator\">Points pratiques pour un testateur \u00e9tranger<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un \u00e9tranger r\u00e9sidant en Tha\u00eflande, ou simplement propri\u00e9taire d\u2019un condominium ou d\u2019un compte bancaire ici, peut r\u00e9diger un testament en la forme tha\u00eflandaise concernant les biens situ\u00e9s en Tha\u00eflande. Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la loi sur le conflit des lois, la succession des biens immobiliers en Tha\u00eflande est r\u00e9gie par le droit tha\u00eflandais (article 37), la succession des biens meubles par le droit du domicile du d\u00e9funt au moment de sa mort (article 38) et la capacit\u00e9 de r\u00e9diger le testament par le droit national du testateur (article 39). Le testament n\u2019a pas besoin d\u2019\u00eatre r\u00e9dig\u00e9 en tha\u00eflandais, mais un document bilingue \u00e9vite les frais de traduction et les controverses sur le sens lors de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/probate\/\">proc\u00e9dure d\u2019homologation successorale<\/a>. Datez le testament, signez chaque page et conservez l\u2019original l\u00e0 o\u00f9 l\u2019administrateur d\u00e9sign\u00e9 pourra le trouver : il n\u2019existe pas de registre national des volont\u00e9s priv\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L'arnaque des t\u00e9moins.<\/strong> La personne qui r\u00e9dige le testament et tout t\u00e9moin qui y assiste ne peuvent rien y inclure, pas plus que leurs conjoints (article 1653); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/gift\/\">donation<\/a> fails while the rest of the will survives. A witness must be an adult, not of unsound mind, not adjudged quasi-incompetent, and not deaf, mute or blind in both eyes (Section 1670). The common mistake is asking the Thai partner who will inherit to sign as a witness. Anyone with property in more than one country should also read the guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-will-and-foreign-will\/\">d\u00e9tenir un testament tha\u00eflandais et un testament dans son pays<\/a>, car deux testaments qui se r\u00e9voquent l\u2019un l\u2019autre laissent le testateur intestat.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"testator-heir-legatee-and-administrator\">Testateur, h\u00e9ritier, legsataire et administrateur<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le testateur r\u00e9dige le testament. Un h\u00e9ritier l\u00e9gal h\u00e9rite par droit lorsque le testament n\u2019existe pas ou ne couvre pas tout. Un legataire re\u00e7oit les biens conform\u00e9ment au testament, qu\u2019ils soient li\u00e9s au testateur ou non. L\u2019administrateur de succession, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement d\u00e9sign\u00e9 par le testateur et confirm\u00e9 par le tribunal, collecte les biens, paie les dettes et r\u00e9partit le reste. La loi tha\u00eflandaise ne pr\u00e9voit pas l\u2019h\u00e9ritage forc\u00e9 ; un testateur peut donc laisser tout \u00e0 un ami ou \u00e0 une association caritative et rien \u00e0 un enfant, si le testament est valide formellement.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsqu'un testament est contest\u00e9 apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9c\u00e8s, l'argumentation porte presque toujours sur le testateur : sa capacit\u00e9, le fait que les deux t\u00e9moins soient pr\u00e9sents simultan\u00e9ment, la l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 de l'\u00e9criture manuscrite ou le fait que le b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire a agi en tant que t\u00e9moin. Un testament d\u00fbment attest\u00e9 et dat\u00e9, r\u00e9dig\u00e9 alors que le testateur \u00e9tait manifestement en \u00e9tat de sant\u00e9, r\u00e9pond \u00e0 la plupart de ces questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Derni\u00e8re r\u00e9vision : 29 septembre 2026.<\/strong> Les articles 1653, 1654, 1656, 1670 et 1693 \u00e0 1697, 1703 et 1704 du Code civil et commercial, ainsi que les articles 37 \u00e0 42 de la loi sur le conflit des lois B.E. 2481, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lus en tha\u00eflandais.<\/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 \u00eatre testamentaire en vertu du droit tha\u00eflandais ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Oui. Un \u00e9tranger peut r\u00e9diger un testament en Tha\u00eflande sous la forme tha\u00eflandaise ou sous la forme de sa propre loi nationale (article 40 de la loi sur le conflit des lois), mais la capacit\u00e9 de r\u00e9diger un testament est r\u00e9gie par la loi de sa nationalit\u00e9 au moment de la r\u00e9daction du testament (article 39), donc l\u2019\u00e2ge minimum tha\u00eflandais de 15 ans est la r\u00e8gle pour les ressortissants tha\u00eflandais, et non pour tous. Le testament peut \u00eatre r\u00e9dig\u00e9 en anglais ou bilingue, et un tribunal tha\u00eflandais l\u2019acceptera pour les biens situ\u00e9s en Tha\u00eflande une fois qu\u2019un administrateur de succession aura \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">A quel \u00e2ge peut-on r\u00e9diger un testament en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>For a Thai national, from the completion of their fifteenth year; a foreigner&#8217;s capacity follows the law of their nationality (Conflict of Laws Act section 39). A will made by a person under 15 is void under Section 1703, and a will made by a person the court has adjudged incompetent is void under Section 1704. Witnesses, by contrast, must be adults.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un testateur peut-il modifier ou annuler un testament tha\u00eflandais ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>\u00c0 tout moment, tant que le testateur reste apte \u00e0 agir. Les m\u00e9thodes habituelles sont de r\u00e9diger un nouveau testament qui r\u00e9voque l\u2019ancien, de d\u00e9truire l\u2019original ou de transf\u00e9rer les biens pendant la vie. Une simple lettre indiquant un changement d\u2019avis n\u2019annule pas un testament.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/will\/\">testament<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/holographic-will\/\">testament olographe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/legatee\/\">l\u00e9gataire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/estate-administrator\/\">administrateur de succession<\/a>, et les guides sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/last-will-in-thailand\/\">r\u00e9diger un testament en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> et les <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-will-template\/\">Mod\u00e8le de testament tha\u00eflandais<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A testator (\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e17\u0e33\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e19\u0e31\u0e22\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21, phu tham phinaikam; a woman is sometimes called a testatrix) is the person who makes a will, [&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":"testator","rank_math_title":"Testator and Testatrix in Thai Will Law | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Testator: the person who makes a will under Thai law. 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