Section 1526 — Maintenance to ex-spouse after divorce
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในคดีหย่า ถ้าเหตุแห่งการหย่าเป็นความผิดของคู่สมรสฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งแต่ฝ่ายเดียว และการหย่านั้นจะทำให้อีกฝ่ายหนึ่งยากจนลง เพราะไม่มีรายได้พอจากทรัพย์สินหรือจากการงานตามที่เคยทำอยู่ระหว่างสมรส อีกฝ่ายหนึ่งนั้นจะขอให้ฝ่ายที่ต้องรับผิดจ่ายค่าเลี้ยงชีพให้ได้ ค่าเลี้ยงชีพนี้ศาลอาจให้เพียงใดหรือไม่ให้ก็ได้ โดยคำนึงถึงความสามารถของผู้ให้และฐานะของผู้รับและให้นำบทบัญญัติ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ
In a case of divorce, if the ground for divorce has derived from the guilt of only one party, and the divorce will make the other become destitute deriving insufficient income out of his or her property or business which used to be carried on during the marriage, the latter is entitled to apply for the living allowances to be paid by the party at fault. The Court may decide whether the living allowances be granted or not by taking the ability of the grantor and the condition in life of the receiver into consideration, and the provisions of Section 1598/39, Section 1598/40 and feedback (/form/1-samuiforsale-contact-form.html?tmpl=component) / Section 1598/41 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The right to claim the living allowances is extinguished if it is not raised in the plaint or counter-claim in the action for divorce.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1526 is Thai-style spousal alimony — limited and conditional. The receiving spouse must show (a) financial distress caused by the divorce, and (b) they are not the fault party. Amount and duration are set by the court considering the parties' means, the length of marriage, and conduct. In practice, awards are modest by Western standards (often 5,000-30,000 baht/month) and almost always time-limited rather than permanent. Cross-border enforcement is difficult, so the firm typically negotiates lump-sum alternatives.
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