Section 1498: No property relationship from a void marriage
Statutory text (Thai original)
การสมรสที่เป็นโมฆะไม่ก่อให้เกิดความสัมพันธ์ทางทรัพย์สินระหว่างคู่สมรส
ในกรณีที่การสมรสเป็นโมฆะ ทรัพย์สินที่ฝ่ายใดมีหรือได้มาไม่ว่าก่อนหรือหลังการสมรส รวมทั้งดอกผลคงเป็นของฝ่ายนั้น ส่วนบรรดาทรัพย์สินที่ทำมาหาได้ร่วมกันให้แบ่งคนละครึ่ง เว้นแต่ศาลจะเห็นสมควรสั่งเป็นประการอื่น เมื่อได้พิเคราะห์ถึงภาระในครอบครัว ภาระในการหาเลี้ยงชีพ และฐานะของคู่กรณีทั้งสองฝ่าย ตลอดจนพฤติการณ์อื่นทั้งปวงแล้ว
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A void marriage does not create any property relationship between the spouses.
Where a marriage is void, property which either party had or acquired, whether before or after the marriage, together with its fruits, remains the property of that party. Property jointly earned is divided equally between them, unless the court thinks fit to order otherwise, having regard to the responsibilities of the family, the responsibility of earning a living and the condition of both parties, and to all the other circumstances.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
Firm annotation
Section 1498 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 21 Supreme Court decisions (1949 to 2022)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 4650/2565 (2022)
- Decision 218/2562 (2019)
- Decision 4408/2558 (2015)
- Decision 634/2521 (1978)
- Decision 1291/2500 (1957)
- Decision 610/2496 (1953)
- Decision 952/2522 (1979)
- Decision 334/2513 (1970)
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