Section 1555

English translation

An action for legitimation may be entered only in the following cases: 1. Where there is a rape, abduction or illegal confinement of the mother during the period when conception could have taken place; 2. Where there has been elopement or seduction of the mother during the period where conception could have been taken place; 3. Where there is a document emanation from t he father and acknowledging the child as his own; 4. Where it appears in the birth register that the child is a son or daughter of the man who notified of the birth, or such notification was made with the knowledge of the man; 5. Where there has been open cohabitation of the father and the mother during the period where conception could have been taken place; 6. Where the father had sexual intercourse with the mother during the period when conception could have been taken, and there are grounds to believe that he or she is not the child of another man; 7. Where there has been a continuous common repute of being a legitimate child. There status resulting from continuous common repute of being a legitimate child is established by means of facts showing the relationship of father and child, as evidenced by the child’s connection with the family to which he claims to belong, such as the fact that the father has provided the child’s education or maintenance, or that he has allowed the child to use his family name or other facts. In any case, if the man is found unable to be a father, the case shall be dismissed.

⚠︎ This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.