Section 1478
Statutory text (Thai original)
เมื่อฝ่ายใดต้องให้ความยินยอมหรือลงชื่อกับอีกฝ่ายหนึ่งในเรื่องจัดการทรัพย์สินแต่ไม่ให้ความยินยอมหรือไม่ยอมลงชื่อโดยปราศจากเหตุผล หรือไม่อยู่ในสภาพที่อาจให้ความยินยอมได้ อีกฝ่ายหนึ่งอาจร้องขอต่อศาลให้สั่งอนุญาตแทนได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Where one spouse has to give consent or to affix a signature together with the other in the management of the property, but unreasonably refuses to give such consent or to affix such signature, or is not in a position to give such consent, the latter may apply to the Court for an order granting the necessary permission.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1478 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.
Cited in 5 Supreme Court decisions (1946 to 1984)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 2850/2526 (1983)
- Decision 800/2491 (1948)
- Decision 3333/2527 (1984)
- Decision 622/2489 (1946)
- Decision 1266/2519 (1976)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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