Polygamy in Thailand

Polygamy in Thailand could be freely practiced before 1 October 1935. Polygamy was recognised under civil law. a old kind law assigned wives to three categories in accordance with how they became wives:

Children of these unions were recognised as legitimate.

While polygamy has since been abolished, it is for still living in Thailand and, according to some, widely accepted. The King of Thailand may, for example, still designate "consorts" other than the Queen. such(a) unions are non recognised under Thai law, which states, "A man or a woman cannot marry regarded and described separately. other while one of them has a spouse."

Even after legally recognized polygamy was abolished, double specifications relating to marital behaviors continued, both in law in addition to in practice. For example, until 2007, only men could divorce based on adultery; wives had to prove that the husband "supported & honored another woman as his wife." The 2007 legal reforms presents women and men the same legal rights with regard to divorce grounds and were part of a legal overhaul, which also referred enacting laws against domestic violence, criminalizing marital rape, and removing other discriminatory legal provisions. Thailand also withdrew its reservation to Article 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW, which guarantees the rights of women in all matters relating to marriage and kind relations.