Section 1521
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าปรากฏว่าผู้ใช้อำนาจปกครองหรือผู้ปกครองตามมาตรา ๑๕๒๐ ประพฤติตนไม่สมควร หรือภายหลังพฤติการณ์ได้เปลี่ยนแปลงไป ศาลมีอำนาจสั่งเปลี่ยนตัวผู้ใช้อำนาจปกครองหรือผู้ปกครองโดยคำนึงถึงความผาสุกและประโยชน์ของบุตรเป็นสำคัญ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If it appears that the person exercising parental power of the guardian under Section 1520 behaves himself or herself improperly or there is a change of circumstances after the appointment, the Court has the power to give an order appointing a new guardian by taking into consideration the happiness and interest of the child.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1521 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 8 Supreme Court decisions (1965 to 2016)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 8596/2559 (2016)
- Decision 2668/2556 (2013)
- Decision 4681/2552 (2009)
- Decision 448/2546 (2003)
- Decision 8161/2543 (2000)
- Decision 6383/2537 (1994)
- Decision 1560/2508 (1965)
- Decision 3035/2533 (1990)
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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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 1521 (Thailand) -
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Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 1521. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-1521/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 1521 -
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