Section 1561 — Choice of child's name
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุตรมีสิทธิใช้ชื่อสกุลของบิดาในกรณีที่บิดาไม่ปรากฏ บุตรมีสิทธิใช้ชื่อสกุลของมารดา
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ
A child has the right to use the family name of the father. In case the father is unknown, a child has the right to use the family name of the mother.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1561 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.