Section 1705: A will contrary to the listed form provisions is void
Statutory text (Thai original)
พินัยกรรมหรือข้อกำหนดพินัยกรรมนั้น ถ้าได้ทำขึ้นขัดต่อบทบัญญัติแห่งมาตรา ๑๖๕๒ ๑๖๕๓ ๑๖๕๖ ๑๖๕๗ ๑๖๕๘ ๑๖๖๐ ๑๖๖๑ หรือ ๑๖๖๓ ย่อมเป็นโมฆะ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A will or clause in a will is void if it is contrary to the provisions of Section 1652, 1653, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1660, 1661, or 1663.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1705 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.
Cited in 37 Supreme Court decisions (1945 to 2019)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 5288/2561 (2018)
- Decision 2874/2559 (2016)
- Decision 1339/2558 (2015)
- Decision 11034/2553 (2010)
- Decision 4397/2553 (2010)
- Decision 4698/2552 (2009)
- Decision 1223/2551 (2008)
- Decision 997/2549 (2006)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
Most often cited alongside
- Section 1656 24
- Section 1653 11
- Section 1658 8
- Section 1713 6
- Section 1657 5
- Section 1671 5
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