Realty Inheritance Foreign Spouse

Posted on Sep 24, 2010 Last Updated Mar 05, 2012 Posted by Consultant

INHERITANCE of land by a foreign spouse as statutory heir in Thailand.

A foreigner married to a Thai national is under the Civil and Commercial Code a statutory heir of the Thai spouse (Inheritance Laws CCC ). The Land Code Act also that a foreign national can inherit land as a statutory heir with permission of the Minister of Interior. The Thailand Land Code Act also states that it is prohibited for foreigners to own land, except if there is a treaty allowing a foreigner to own land. How does this in practice work?

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