Section 1499/1
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในกรณีที่การสมรสเป็นโมฆะ ข้อตกลงระหว่างคู่สมรสว่าฝ่ายใดจะเป็นผู้ใช้อำนาจปกครองบุตรคนใด หรือฝ่ายใดหรือทั้งสองฝ่ายจะเป็นผู้ออกเงินค่าอุปการะเลี้ยงดูบุตรเป็นจำนวนเท่าใด ให้ทำเป็นหนังสือ หากตกลงกันไม่ได้ให้ศาลเป็นผู้ชี้ขาด ในการพิจารณาชี้ขาดถ้าศาลเห็นว่ามีเหตุที่ถอนอำนาจปกครองของคู่สมรสนั้นได้ตามมาตรา ๑๕๘๒ ศาลจะถอนอำนาจปกครองของคู่สมรสและสั่งให้บุคคลภายนอกเป็นผู้ปกครองก็ได้ ทั้งนี้ ให้ศาลคำนึงถึงความผาสุกและประโยชน์ของบุตรนั้นเป็นสำคัญ และให้นำความในมาตรา ๑๕๒๑ มาใช้บังคับโดยอนุโลม
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
In case of the marriage adjudged void, the agreement between the spouses as to which party to exercise the parental power over any child, or either party or both of them to be responsible for the amount of contribution of the maintenance of the child shall be made in writing. If the agreement cannot be reached, the Court shall make decision on the matter. In making such decision, if the are grounds for depriving that spouse of parental power under Section 1582, the Court may give an order depriving that spouse of the same and appoint a third person as a guardian by taking into consideration the happiness and interest of the child, and the provisions of Section 1521 (file:///D:/tumb/sfs/web/Civil_Code_text_English_III.html#1521) shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1499/1 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 10442/2558 (2015)
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 1499/1 -
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