Section 1443: Renouncing for a cause on the betrothing side
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในกรณีมีเหตุสำคัญอันเกิดแก่ผู้หมั้น ทำให้ผู้รับหมั้นไม่สมควรสมรสกับผู้หมั้นนั้น ผู้รับหมั้นมีสิทธิบอกเลิกสัญญาหมั้นได้โดยมิต้องคืนของหมั้นแก่ผู้หมั้น
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English translation
Where there is a material fact concerning the betrothing party which makes it improper for the betrothed party to marry that betrothing party, the betrothed party is entitled to renounce the betrothal agreement without returning the khongman to the betrothing party.
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Section 1443 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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- Decision 3628/2526 (1983)
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