{"id":6560,"date":"2026-09-05T19:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/secret-will\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:24:34","slug":"secret-will","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/secret-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Testament mystique (Article 1660) en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A <strong>testament olographe<\/strong> (\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e19\u0e31\u0e22\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a, <em>phinaikam baep ekkasan lap<\/em>, sometimes called a <em>sealed will<\/em> ou <em>secret document will<\/em>) is a will whose contents stay private: the testator signs it, seals it, signs across the seal, and hands it to a district officer in front of at least two witnesses, declaring that it is their will (Section 1660 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/thai-civil-and-commercial-code\/\">Code civil et commercial<\/a>). The officer records the declaration on the cover and everyone signs. It is the least used of the forms Thai law recognises, but it suits a testator who wants an official record that a will exists without an official reading of what it says.<\/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-1660-requires\">Ce que l'article 1660 exige<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#when-a-foreigner-might-use-one\">Quand un \u00e9tranger pourrait en utiliser un<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#where-secret-wills-go-wrong\">O\u00f9 les testaments secrets \u00e9chouent<\/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-1660-requires\">Ce que l'article 1660 exige<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The steps must be followed exactly. The testator signs the document itself, whether handwritten, typed or drafted by someone else. The document is closed, usually in an envelope, and the testator signs across the closure so that it cannot be opened without breaking the signature. The sealed document is then produced to the district officer (the amphur or khet officer) before at least two witnesses, and the testator declares that it is their will. If the testator did not write the text personally, they must also state the name and address of the person who did.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The officer writes the declaration and the date on the cover, applies the official seal, and the officer, the testator and the witnesses all sign the cover. The Code also allows a person who is deaf or cannot speak to make a secret will by writing on the cover, in the officer&#8217;s presence, that the document is their will. The general rules on witnesses and beneficiaries apply: the writer of the will, each witness and their spouses cannot take anything under it (Section 1653), and a witness must be an adult of sound mind who is not deaf, mute or blind.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"when-a-foreigner-might-use-one\">Quand un \u00e9tranger pourrait en utiliser un<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The secret will answers a specific worry: the testator wants the district office to certify that a will exists and was made on a given date, but does not want the officer, the witnesses or the family to read it. A foreigner leaving assets unequally among Thai relatives, or naming a beneficiary the family would object to, may prefer it to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/public-will\/\">volont\u00e9 publique<\/a>, which the officer writes out and reads aloud. Because the text is prepared beforehand, it can be bilingual and as detailed as the testator wishes.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The practical points are the same as for any district office attendance: passport or official identification, two adult witnesses who are not beneficiaries, and an interpreter if the testator does not speak Thai, since the declaration is made to the officer in Thai. The office charges a fee for the certification. The testator keeps the sealed document, so the same storage problem arises as with a private will; it must be somewhere the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/estate\/\">domaine<\/a> administrator can find it, and it is opened only at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/probate\/\">succession<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-secret-wills-go-wrong\">O\u00f9 les testaments secrets \u00e9chouent<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The form has more formalities than any other and each is a point of failure. A signature missing from the document inside, a seal signed by the officer but not the testator, a declaration made to a clerk rather than the officer, or witnesses who were not both present, can all leave the court with a sealed envelope and no valid will. Because nobody reads the contents at the time, mistakes in the text itself, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/gift\/\">cadeau<\/a> to one of the witnesses, are found only after death, when nothing can be corrected.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>For most foreigners a bilingual ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/will\/\">testament authentique<\/a> under Section 1656, kept with a firm or a trusted person, gives the same privacy with fewer steps, and a public will gives a better official record. The secret will fills the narrow gap between them: privacy plus a certified date. The guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/last-will-in-thailand\/\">r\u00e9diger un testament en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> sets out all the forms side by side.<\/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\">Qu'est-ce qu'un testament secret en droit tha\u00eflandais ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>En vertu de l'article 1660, un testament que le testateur signe, scelle et signe en travers du sceau, est ensuite pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 un agent de district en pr\u00e9sence d'au moins deux t\u00e9moins, tout en d\u00e9clarant qu'il s'agit de son testament. L'agent prend note de la d\u00e9claration et de la date sur l'enveloppe et la scelle, et l'agent, le testateur et les t\u00e9moins signent l'enveloppe. Le contenu n'est pas lu.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un \u00e9tranger peut-il faire un testament secret en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Oui. Tout adulte capable le peut, et le document scell\u00e9 peut \u00eatre en anglais ou bilingue. La d\u00e9claration au chef de district est faite en tha\u00ef, de sorte qu'un testateur qui ne parle pas tha\u00ef am\u00e8ne un interpr\u00e8te, et les deux t\u00e9moins doivent \u00eatre des adultes qui ne tirent aucun avantage du testament.<\/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 mystique et un testament authentique ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Both are made at a district office before two witnesses. In a public will the officer writes down the testator&#8217;s wishes, reads them back and keeps a certified duplicate, so the contents are known. In a secret will the officer only certifies the sealed envelope and the declaration, so the contents stay private until the will is opened after death.<\/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\/public-will\/\">volont\u00e9 publique<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/holographic-will\/\">testament olographe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/will\/\">testament<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/testator\/\">testateur<\/a>, and the guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/last-will-in-thailand\/\">r\u00e9diger un testament en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A secret will (\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e19\u0e31\u0e22\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a, phinaikam baep ekkasan lap, sometimes called a sealed will or secret document will) is 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":"secret will thailand","rank_math_title":"Secret Will in Thailand: Section 1660 | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Secret will in Thailand: a sealed will signed by the testator and certified by a district officer before two witnesses under Section 1660. 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