{"id":6559,"date":"2026-09-05T19:07:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/public-will\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:12:11","slug":"public-will","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/public-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Testament public (testament au bureau de district) : article 1658"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A <strong>testament public<\/strong> (\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e19\u0e31\u0e22\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07, <em>Phinaikam baep ekkasan fai mueang<\/em>, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement appel\u00e9 un <em>testament au bureau de district<\/em> ou <em>testament d\u2019amphur<\/em>) est un testament \u00e9tabli en d\u00e9clarant ses volont\u00e9s devant un officier de district en pr\u00e9sence d\u2019au moins deux t\u00e9moins, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019article 1658 du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/thai-civil-and-commercial-code\/\">Code civil et commercial<\/a>. The officer writes the declaration down, reads it back, and everyone signs. The office keeps the will; the testator can collect it on showing the receipt, and the office then keeps a certified copy. Since 24 March 2026 the procedure is governed by the Ministerial Regulation on the Making of Wills B.E. 2569, which allows the will to be made at any district or khet office in Thailand for a fee of 250 baht.<\/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-section-1658-and-the-2026-regulation-require\">Ce que l'article 1658 et le r\u00e8glement de 2026 exigent<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#practical-points-for-a-foreigner\">Points pratiques pour un \u00e9tranger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#public-will-compared-with-other-forms\">Le testament public compar\u00e9 aux autres formes<\/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-section-1658-and-the-2026-regulation-require\">Ce que l'article 1658 et le r\u00e8glement de 2026 exigent<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Le testateur indique les dispositions du testament \u00e0 l\u2019agent du district (le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/amphoe-or-amphur-district-office\/\">amphur<\/a> ou, \u00e0 Bangkok, au bureau du khet) devant au moins deux t\u00e9moins pr\u00e9sents en m\u00eame temps. L\u2019agent enregistre la d\u00e9claration, la lit au testateur et des t\u00e9moins, et ils signent tous trois ; l\u2019agent signe, date et scelle alors le document. Le Code permet de faire enregistrer la d\u00e9claration en dehors du bureau sur demande, comme c\u2019est le cas pour un testateur en \u00e9tat de d\u00e9pendance. Comme pour tous les testaments tha\u00eflandais, l\u2019auteur et les t\u00e9moins, ainsi que leurs conjoints, ne peuvent en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier (article 1653).<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The Ministerial Regulation B.E. 2569 replaced a regulation that had stood for 66 years. It introduced a standard form (Phor Kor 1), raised the fee for a public will made at the district office from 50 to 250 baht (500 baht if made outside the office), set a fee of 50 baht for each duplicate counterpart of the will, and removed the old requirement to use the office where the property or the testator was registered: any amphur or khet office now serves. The office keeps the registered will; the testator may collect it at any time on showing the receipt, and the office then keeps a certified copy, and since 1 September 2009 district office wills are logged in a central database, so a lost original can be replaced by a certified copy. Wills made before that date are traceable only at the office that made them.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practical-points-for-a-foreigner\">Points pratiques pour un \u00e9tranger<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Pr\u00e9parez un passeport ou une autre pi\u00e8ce d\u2019identit\u00e9 officielle avec un num\u00e9ro d\u2019identification, deux t\u00e9moins adultes non b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires et une liste claire des biens et des b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires. Le document est r\u00e9dig\u00e9 en tha\u00ef. Un testateur qui ne lit pas le tha\u00ef a besoin d\u2019un interpr\u00e8te, et un projet bilingue pr\u00e9par\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019avance garde le texte tha\u00eflandais de l\u2019officier fid\u00e8le \u00e0 l\u2019intention initiale. L\u2019officier enregistre ce qui est dit ; l\u2019office ne donne aucune opinion quant \u00e0 savoir si un h\u00e9ritier \u00e9tranger peut h\u00e9riter des terres qui lui sont laiss\u00e9es ou quant \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re dont le testament s\u2019int\u00e8gre \u00e0 un testament \u00e9tabli dans son pays d\u2019origine.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The strength of the form is evidential. A public will is an official document, signed and sealed by a state officer, kept at the district office: nobody can argue about handwriting, and the question of whether the witnesses were really present is answered by the officer&#8217;s certificate. The weakness is content. A 250 baht will drafted at the counter may leave a condominium to a foreigner who exceeds the building&#8217;s quota, or omit a residuary clause, and the office will not notice. The guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/will-cost-thailand\/\">ce que co\u00fbte un testament en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> compare la voie du bureau de district avec un testament r\u00e9dig\u00e9 par un juriste.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"public-will-compared-with-other-forms\">Le testament public compar\u00e9 aux autres formes<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Formulaire<\/th><th>t\u00e9moins<\/th><th>Bureau et frais<\/th><th>Risque principal<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Testament public (article 1658)<\/td><td>Deux, devant l\u2019officier<\/td><td>Tout amphur ou khet, 250 baht<\/td><td>Erreur de contenu ; texte en tha\u00eflandais uniquement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Testament ordinaire devant t\u00e9moins (article 1656)<\/td><td>Deux, en m\u00eame temps<\/td><td>Aucun<\/td><td>Vices li\u00e9s aux t\u00e9moins ; perte de l\u2019original<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Testament holographique (article 1657)<\/td><td>Aucun<\/td><td>Aucun<\/td><td>Contestations relatives \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9criture \u00e0 la main ; perte de l\u2019original<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Testament secret (article 1660)<\/td><td>Deux, plus l'officier<\/td><td>Bureau d'Amphur ou de khet<\/td><td>Utilis\u00e9 rarement ; les formalit\u00e9s sont faciles \u00e0 manquer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Pour un \u00e9tranger disposant de biens simples en Tha\u00eflande et d\u2019un assistant qui parle le tha\u00ef, le testament public est une solution judicieuse, et c\u2019est la seule forme qui poss\u00e8de une copie officielle. La plupart des personnes issues de familles mixtes ou poss\u00e9dant des biens dans deux pays ont d\u2019abord \u00e9tabli un testament bilingue ordinaire, puis, si elles souhaitent obtenir le registre officiel, elles pr\u00e9sentent ce texte au bureau du district pour qu\u2019il soit d\u00e9clar\u00e9 comme un testament public.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last reviewed: 1 October 2026. Checked against the Thai text of Civil and Commercial Code sections 1653, 1656 to 1658 and 1660, and clauses 7 to 13 of the Ministerial Regulation on the Making of Wills B.E. 2569 (the office keeps the will; the testator may collect it on producing the receipt, after the officer keeps a certified copy). Corrected: the office keeps the will itself, not a duplicate.<\/em><\/p>\n\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 r\u00e9diger un testament dans un bureau de district en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Oui. Depuis que le r\u00e8glement minist\u00e9riel B.E. 2569 est entr\u00e9 en vigueur le 24 mars 2026, n'importe quel bureau d'amphur ou de khet peut enregistrer le testament public de toute personne munie d'une pi\u00e8ce d'identit\u00e9 valide, quelle que soit sa nationalit\u00e9. Le document \u00e9tant r\u00e9dig\u00e9 en tha\u00ef, un \u00e9tranger qui ne lit pas le tha\u00ef doit se faire accompagner d'un interpr\u00e8te et apporter un projet bilingue pr\u00e9par\u00e9 \u00e0 l'avance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien co\u00fbte un testament public en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>The government fee is 250 baht to make the will at the district office (500 baht if the officer comes to you), up from 50 baht before 24 March 2026, and 50 baht for each duplicate counterpart of the will. There is no charge for the witnesses, but any drafting or translation done beforehand is separate.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre un testament authentique et un testament devant t\u00e9moins ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Both need two witnesses and both are equally valid. A public will is declared before a district officer, written on the official form, and kept at the office itself, which makes it very hard to challenge on formalities. A witnessed will is a private document signed at home before two witnesses, in any language, with no official copy.<\/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\/will\/\">testament<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/holographic-will\/\">testament olographe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/secret-will\/\">testament secret<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/testator\/\">testateur<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/will-cost-thailand\/\">le co\u00fbt d'un testament en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public will (\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e19\u0e31\u0e22\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07, phinaikam baep ekkasan fai mueang, usually called a district office will or amphur will) is a [&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":"public will thailand","rank_math_title":"Public Will in Thailand (Section 1658) | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Public will in Thailand: a will declared before a district officer and two witnesses under Section 1658. 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