Section 1543 — Substitution where the claimant dies
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในกรณีที่ชายผู้เป็นหรือเคยเป็นคู่สมรสได้ฟ้องคดีที่ไม่รับเด็กเป็นบุตรแล้วและตายก่อนคดีนั้นถึงที่สุด ผู้มีสิทธิได้รับมรดกร่วมกับเด็กหรือผู้จะเสียสิทธิรับมรดกเพราะการเกิดของเด็กนั้น จะขอเข้าเป็นคู่ความแทนที่หรืออาจถูกเรียกให้เข้ามาเป็นคู่ความแทนที่ชายผู้เป็นหรือเคยเป็นคู่สมรสก็ได้
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English translation
Where the man who is or was a spouse has brought an action to repudiate the child and dies before the action becomes final, a person entitled to inherit together with the child, or who would lose a right of inheritance because of the child's birth, may apply to be substituted as a party, or may be summoned to be substituted for the man who is or was a spouse.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
Firm annotation
Section 1543 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 288/2506 (1963)
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