Section 1569
Statutory text (Thai original)
ผู้ใช้อำนาจปกครองเป็นผู้แทนโดยชอบธรรมของบุตร ในกรณีที่บุตรถูกศาลสั่งให้เป็นคนไร้ความสามารถหรือเสมือนไร้ความสามารถ ผู้ใช้อำนาจปกครองย่อมเป็นผู้อนุบาลหรือผู้พิทักษ์ แล้วแต่กรณี
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A person exercising parental power is the legal representative of the child. If the child is adjudged incompetent or quasi-incompetent, the person exercising parental power shall be the custodian or curator, as the case may be.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1569 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 2 Supreme Court decisions (2004 to 2015)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 2052/2558 (2015)
- Decision 3528/2547 (2004)
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