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Who inherits if someone dies without a will in Thailand?
Short answer
The Civil and Commercial Code sets out six classes of statutory heirs — descendants, parents, full siblings, half siblings, grandparents, and uncles and aunts — taken in order, with a surviving spouse inheriting alongside whichever class applies. A lower class takes nothing while a higher class exists, apart from the parents' position where descendants survive.
The spouse's share is fractional and depends on which class of heirs is inheriting with them, and it is calculated after the marital property has been separated out — the surviving spouse's own half of the marital property is not part of the estate at all. This is the point that most cross-border families get wrong when they assume 'everything goes to the widow'.
An unregistered partner is not a statutory heir, however long the relationship lasted, and a child's inheritance rights on the father's side depend on legitimation or acknowledgement. Where either situation applies, a will is not optional planning — it is the only mechanism that produces the intended result. Scope, turnaround and fees are confirmed by IVC staff by phone, LINE or email — this site does not publish prices.
Reviewed as of 2026-08-04. General guidance only, not case-specific advice and not a guarantee of outcome. Government fees, conditions and processing times are set by the responsible authority and can change. This site does not publish prices — please ask our staff.
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