Section 1458
Statutory text (Thai original)
หรือนับแต่วันที่รู้ถึงเหตุที่ทำให้การสมรสเป็นโมฆะสำหรับกรณีการสมรสเป็นโมฆะเพราะฝ่าฝืนมาตรา ๑๔๕๒มาตรา ๑๔๙๙/๑[189] ในกรณีที่การสมรสเป็นโมฆะข้อตกลงระหว่างคู่สมรสว่าฝ่ายใดจะเป็นผู้ใช้อำนาจปกครองบุตรคนใดหรือฝ่ายใดหรือทั้งสองฝ่ายจะเป็นผู้ออกเงินค่าอุปการะเลี้ยงดูบุตรเป็นจำนวนเท่าใด ให้ทำเป็นหนังสือ หากตกลงกันไม่ได้ให้ศาลเป็นผู้ชี้ขาด ในการพิจารณาชี้ขาดถ้าศาลเห็นว่ามีเหตุที่จะถอนอำนาจปกครองของคู่สมรสนั้นได้ตาม
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ
A marriage can take place only if the man and woman agree to take each other as husband and wife, and such agreement must be declared publicly before the Registrar in order to have it recorded by the Registrar.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1458 is part of Book 5 (Family) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Why this matters in practice
For lawyers: a marriage registration where one party impersonated the other or did not genuinely consent is voidable under §1496; only the spouse, parents, or descendants may petition. For clients: signing the register under duress or by fraud means the marriage can be annulled — consult a lawyer immediately.
Legislative history
Amended by the Marriage Equality Act (No. 24, B.E. 2567), in force 22 Jan 2025: the original text referring to 'a man and a woman' agreeing to become 'husband and wife' was replaced with gender-neutral language ('two persons' / 'คู่สมรส'), making mutual consent the operative requirement regardless of gender.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 5280/2544 (2001)
Absence of genuine consent due to impersonation renders a marriage voidable, not automatically void — a court judgment is required.
A marriage registered under the name of another person without that person's consent violates §1458 and is voidable under §1495–1496; only the spouse, parents, or descendants may petition the court to declare it void.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3898/2548 (2005)
Standing to challenge a marriage for lack of consent is limited to the spouse, parents, descendants, or the public prosecutor.
Only a spouse, parent, or descendant of a spouse may petition a court to declare void a marriage that violates §1458; a third party without such standing cannot make such a request.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.