Section 1442 — Renouncing for a cause on the betrothed side
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในกรณีมีเหตุสำคัญอันเกิดแก่ผู้รับหมั้น ทำให้ผู้หมั้นไม่สมควรสมรสกับผู้รับหมั้นนั้น ผู้หมั้นมีสิทธิบอกเลิกสัญญาหมั้นได้และให้ผู้รับหมั้นคืนของหมั้นแก่ผู้หมั้น
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English translation
Where there is a material fact concerning the betrothed party which makes it improper for the betrothing party to marry that betrothed party, the betrothing party is entitled to renounce the betrothal agreement, and the betrothed party must return the khongman to the betrothing party.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
Firm annotation
Section 1442 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.
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 1442 (Thailand) -
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Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 1442. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-1442/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
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