Section 1501
Statutory text (Thai original)
การสมรสย่อมสิ้นสุดลงด้วยความตาย การหย่าหรือศาลพิพากษาให้เพิกถอน
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ
Marriage is terminated by death, divorce or being cancelled by the Court.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1501 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: confirm which mode of termination is relevant before advising on property division, succession, or maintenance — the consequences differ materially. For clients: only death, registered divorce, or a court judgment ends your marriage; informal separation does not.
Legislative history
Section 1501 has applied since the B.E. 2519 revision of Book 5. The Marriage Equality Act (No. 24, B.E. 2567), in force 22 Jan 2025, applies the same three modes of termination to all marriages regardless of the spouses' genders.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 506/2524 (1981)
Death automatically terminates marriage under §1501; no divorce proceeding is required or available after death.
When a marriage is terminated by the death of a spouse under §1501, no further divorce action is necessary or possible; the marriage is dissolved by operation of law at the moment of death.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.