Porntip v. Panomprai Katesa

The Supreme Court ruled that a husband's adulterous behavior which caused his wife great mental pain and humiliation and led to a four-year-separation created appropriate grounds for the wife to file for divorce.

Topics

• Divorce and dissolution of marriage
• Domestic and intimate partner violence

Geographical location

• Asia
• Thailand

Keywords

• adultery

Year

• 2009

External URL

• Porntip v. Panomprai Katesa

Court

• Supreme Court of Thailand

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Thailand