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Last updated on August 6, 2026
The legal prerogatives of parents over their children — custody, care, education, and representation — as distinguished from parental duties of maintenance and protection. In Thai law parental rights flow from legal parenthood: automatically for the mother and for the father within a registered marriage, and by legitimation, court order, or adoption in other cases.
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