Section 1535: Common debts are shared equally when the marriage ends
Text of the section
Statutory text (Thai original)
เมื่อการสมรสสิ้นสุดลง ให้แบ่งความรับผิดในหนี้ที่จะต้องรับผิดด้วยกันตามส่วนเท่ากัน
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English translation
Upon termination of the marriage, liability for the debts for which the spouses are jointly liable shall be divided in equal shares.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1535 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.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
- 4969/2565 (2022) ★ Divorce by Consent Judgment Gives No Right to Compensation From the Spouse Under Section 1523
- 2159/2562 (2019) ★ Public Order Limits on Prenuptial Agreements
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Supreme Court citation record
Cited in 15 Supreme Court decisions (1956 to 2022)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 566/2556 (2013)
- Decision 148/2522 (1979)
- Decision 1943/2520 (1977)
- Decision 1432/2519 (1976)
- Decision 2435-2437/2516 (1973)
- Decision 477/2514 (1971)
- Decision 689/2512 (1969)
- Decision 4969/2565 (2022) Divorce by Consent Judgment Gives No Right to Compensation From the Spouse Under Section 1523
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