Section 1598/21
Statutory text (Thai original)
การรับผู้เยาว์เป็นบุตรบุญธรรมจะกระทำได้ต่อเมื่อได้รับความยินยอมของบิดาและมารดาของผู้จะเป็นบุตรบุญธรรม ในกรณีที่บิดาหรือมารดาคนใดคนหนึ่งตายหรือถูกถอนอำนาจปกครองต้องได้รับความยินยอมของมารดาหรือบิดาซึ่งยังมีอำนาจปกครอง ถ้าไม่มีผู้มีอำนาจให้ความยินยอมดังกล่าวในวรรคหนึ่ง หรือมีแต่บิดาหรือมารดาคนใดคนหนึ่งหรือทั้งสองคนไม่สามารถแสดงเจตนาให้ความยินยอมได้ หรือไม่ให้ความยินยอมและการไม่ให้ความยินยอมนั้นปราศจากเหตุผลอันสมควรและเป็นปฏิปักษ์ต่อสุขภาพ ความเจริญหรือสวัสดิภาพของผู้เยาว์ มารดาหรือบิดาหรือผู้ประสงค์จะขอรับบุตรบุญธรรมหรืออัยการจะร้องขอต่อศาลให้มีคำสั่งอนุญาตแทนการให้ความยินยอมตามวรรคหนึ่งก็ได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the person to be adopted is the minor, the adoption can take place only with the consent of his parents, but if one of his parents died or has been deprived of his or her parental powers, consent thereto has to be given by his father or mother who has parental power. If there is no person to give consent under paragraph one or the father or mother, or parents cannot express his or her consent thereto or refuses to give his or her consent, and the refusal has been made unreasonably and has adversely affected the health, progress and welfare of the minor, the mother or father, the person intending to be the adoptor or the Public Prosecutor may apply to the Court for an order allowing the adoption in lieu of giving consent thereto under paragraph one.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1598/21 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 (1983 to 1993)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 2591/2526 (1983)
- Decision 2601/2536 (1993)
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