Section 1624
Statutory text (Thai original)
ทรัพย์สินใดเป็นของบุคคลก่อนอุปสมบทเป็นพระภิกษุ ทรัพย์สินนั้นหาตกเป็นสมบัติของวัดไม่ และให้เป็นมรดกตกทอดแก่ทายาทโดยธรรมของบุคคลนั้นหรือบุคคลนั้นจะจำหน่ายโดยประการใดตามกฎหมายก็ได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Property belonging to a person before he entered the Buddhist monkhood shall not become property of the monastery, and shall devolve on his statutory heirs, or may be disposed of him by any way whatsoever according to the law.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1624 is part of Book 6 (Succession) 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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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 1624 (Thailand) -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 1624 -
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