Making a Will Under Thai Inheritance Law
Thai Laws pertaining to Inheritance (succession laws and making a will in Thailand). Last Will and Testament in Thailand: A last will and testament in Thailand is the anwalt erbrecht instrument by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his assets or estate and effects after his death. A Thai will and testament to be valid, must be made by a person of sound mind and it must be in one of the forms as prescribed (formally laid down) in chapter II of the Civil and Commercial Code sections1655 to 1672, as long is it is executed and published in due form of law.
- The most common will and testament in Thailand is a ‘last will’ in writing, dated at the time of making and signed by the testator in the presence of at least 2 witnesses who sign their names to certify the signature of the testator (section 1656 of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand). Thailand Law Online regularly draft this type of wills for clients via their online legal website website as an online last will or testament drafting service in Thai and English based on a standardized questionnaire procedure. A service by licensed lawyers, backed by a licensed and experienced law firm.
- A last will in Thailand can also be made as a public document at the local amphur (or in Bangkok these local public offices are called Khet), by a declaration to the relevant public officer. Thai language skills is generally required to make a will by public document as the testators must declare his wishes to public officer who in his turn must write down the testators declaration in the will(section 1658 of the Civil and Commercial Code). The official must again read it to the testator and witnesses who following must sign the last will drawn up by the public officer.
3 A last will can be made at the same amphur by a secret document. The testator in this case must close the document (his last will), sign it and hand it over to the same official (section 1660 of the Civil and Commercial Code). Two witnesses must also sign the closed document and the official will seal the closed last will and testament.