Minimum Age For A Thai To Own And House

[rono]

can a 8-9 years old thai kid have land and house registered in his/her name?

[InterestedObserver]

Yes a minor can own property, but under court supervision.

[MikeyIdea]

Yes, no problem. You cannot give a debt to a child though so the house may not have any loans on it. My daughter is 5 years old and she owns the house we live in.

As InterestedObserver says; It's under court supervision => It's easy to give to a child but it's more difficult to take away. It will have to be in the best interest of the child for a court to accept to allow to sell

[maprao]

Mikeyidea Does this only apply to chanote land and house or any title deed?

[Mario2008]

If the child is Thai it can own property, including land just like any adult Thai, but the parents will mange the property of the child till the child becomes of age. Under Thai law the parents need prior court permission for certian acitons regarding the property of the child, for instance selling or leasing the land or house. The court will check if it is in the interest of the child to do so.

[chiangmaibruce]

1. There's quite a number of good prior threads on this topic. Do forum search using key words like "buying property name minor child" etc

2. Like so many things in Thailand there is the law and there is reality. There are certainly instances of Land Dept officers not permitting minors to hold property OR they will insist that they must be onld enough to sign and understand OR <insert other arbitary rule here>

3. There are potential downsides that apply to this method of holding land (which will be more applicable to some people than others) ... so do your homework on this issue before committing

Edited July 2, 2010 by Mario2008
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