Day: March 17, 2020

In Thailand a “prenuptial agreement” is known as a “premarital agreement”, it is a written contract agreed by the spouses before registering their marriage at the District Office, it basically aims to clarify each spouses’ personal property upon entering the marriage (under Thai law personal property is referred to as ‘sin suan tua’) and to specify each spouses’ property rights after their marriage is registered. Legal Requirements for a Premarital Agreement Public Order or Good Morals Section 150 of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code provides the principle of “public order or good morals”, and such principle is applied with a prenuptial agreement. To be legally enforceable in Thailand, a prenuptial agreement must not be contrary to public order or good morals. Additionally, such principle is supported by rulings of the Thai Courts which have struck down various clauses in […]