Section 1598/24
Statutory text (Thai original)
แก้ไขเพิ่มเติมโดยพระราชบัญญัติแก้ไขเพิ่มเติมประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ (ฉบับที่ ๑๐) พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๓ [258]
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ
The person who has the power to give consent to the adoption on behalf of the institution under Section 1598/22 or Section 1598/23 may adopt the minor being under supervision and support of the institution as his own adopted child if the Court has granted the application made by the said person in lieu of giving consent thereto by the institution.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1598/24 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: if your client is an institution officer seeking to adopt a child under their care, a court petition is mandatory — no self-consent is permitted. For clients: this rule ensures independent oversight when someone in a position of institutional power wishes to adopt.
Legislative history
Section 1598/24 was introduced with the adoption chapters of Book 5 in B.E. 2519. It prevents conflicts of interest where an institution's officer adopts a child in the institution's care without independent oversight.