DEVATSAR

Hi all,

i am to old not to wear crash helmet !!, you see people on trikes without helmets

It was just a question whether it was OK here in Thailand

There are so many differing laws out here just wanted to know if anyone knew the correct answer.

Cheers

Paul

Dear Kwasasi

Thanks for bothering to help

He wasnt scottish, lived and was divoced in Lonon, I wont get (cant get involved because of very complicated family issues which i wont go into here). the children are above 16. Not one of them has a job, nor his ex wife

The information I recieved not from anyone connected with this case

I cannot contact either lawyer in the case because of the above

It was an indepent lawyer in london who is regarded as the leading expert in these type of cases.

Cheers (sorry about the capitals i forget all the time ! )

Thinking about butying a trike, will i be able to get insurance here in pattaya and where from ?

DO YOU NEED TO WEAR A CRASH HELMET WHILST RIDING?

IN UK NO NEED TO WEAR. BUT OUT HERE WHO KNOWS?

Anybody know a plce where i can get one ?

Cheers all

Paul

I was on duty in the Totteham Riots in the 80s In SPG (if any of oldens its remember them)..... We didnt take priosners then BUT now its all on camera, I WILL GUARUANTEE YOU THAT SEVERAL OFFICERS IN ENGLAND WILL BE PROSECTED FOR GOING OVER THE TOP and "unfairly treating the poor youth" what the ********** is going on here.

Its pathetic to watch and listen to whats going on There will be a big public enquiry, how many more of these totally crap committees/ enquiries do we need to "establish" what went on. Normal people will just have had enough of these scum, I HOPE THE SITUATION WILL REVERSE FOR THE GOOD GUYS and not just a fightback but a 5 year sentence passed immediately for ANY body convicted of any criminal offense, (don't think that will happen not British way) Well it must happen to get back our way of life,,,, Watch the court sentenses this will be a laugh......

Anybody remember, Notting Hill Riots, Brixton riots, lewisham riots, Southall Riots etc That's just London not to mentioned Toxeth, bristol etc anything in common work it out for yourselves mmmmmmm?

It ain't rocket science is it ? Little S***** WHO WILL NICK ANYTHING AND KNOW THERE'S NO DETERRENT IF NICKED.

Ain't you glad your here is a largely peaceful and firm country, I KNOW I AM. and retired !!!!!

Cheers all

Wh i am i here?, easy one really, the advantages outweigh the disvantages, i lived in london for 50 years, enough said ?? Would you go back to all the crap thats going on, AND it will only gets worse !

GOD BLESS THAILAND

]Dear Kawaski,

Been on the phone to UK solicitor whom is an expert in Will Law,

He sent me the following info which is NOT GOOD news and probably why her lawyer thinks she has a case !

Have a read, very interesting, but yes she YOU CAN CONSTEST THE WILL !! No if or buts ! she has not remmaired and still contiuing with her claim.

BLOODY FRIGHTENING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH

What happens if I leave someone out of my Will?

"If you have not properly provided for any of your dependants who are unable tomaintain themselves, or if you have not been fair to your wife, husband orcivil partner (or even an ex-wife or ex-husband who has not remarried), theCourt can alter your Will. Your reasons for not having provided for someoneshould be given in your Will or in a separate letter, which can be referred toin your Will. The Court will consider these reasons but they will not bindthem. For Scotland, children and spouses have prior rights and legal rights"<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">

I an awiting a work permit and will have an office here in Pattaya which is shown on the work permit.

Can I visit clients in the Pattaya area even though I am not at my office ?

Probabably silly question but will the clients have to come to me ?

Await replies, cheers everyone for all the help so far

Paul

Fairtex I think that is the name on North Pattaya road. Have him change reservations. They have high class rooms and also a boxers Spartan quarters cheap. Lots of good looking women train there too from Europe. Maybe not so dumb.

Wish i could convince him to stay there, But Its all booked and paid for, he is only staying a week, I think its just giong to be quick session if you get my drift,

My son is coming to Pattaya next week, he is a martial art nutcase who wants to train here, he is staying on beach road in hotel

Any ideas where he could train for while (in thai boxing? also where is the best Thai Boxing event/s held near that area so he can go take a look

Hes Bloody mad if you ask me ! ( but I am an old git!)

Thanks

What I do not get is an ex-wife contesting an ex-husbands ' Will ' she could only do that if he had mentioned her in it.

By saying 'ex ' I take it they are divorced and in receipt of a ' Final Decree Absolute ', so in UK divorce law she could not contest it.

I don't know the divorce laws of other countries.

Dear Kwaski,

She alledging the will is a Forgery which is a criminal offence she has two dauhthers who are NOT in the will she is wanted THEM to have the assets. and she found out he passed away from friends in the UK and the will was mentioned by them, The dauhghtres knew where there stepdad lived out hereand are obviusly pissed off.

I am sure ANYONE can contest a will whether are included or not IF THEY SAY IT IS A FORGERY,

Cheers

I blame the Police, they must have really upset these hard done by young girls and boys. the police must have done something wrong again

All above intended as pure sacrasiam !!!!

Shoot the ********* God help England IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

THANK GOD FOR THAILAND

They were married for 14 years and she was having an affair for last three years of there marriage,

He left home (quite rightlly!!) moved into B&B for 6 months THEN met his new wife

You could argue of why did she have affair, reason baffles all the family but it happens.

WHY CONTEST THE WILL AS A FORGERY IS THE QUSTION I WOULD ASK

Greed is the answer i reckon, sorry i know!!

Regards

paul

Cheers Wallaby

I hope it works out as well, its costing HER a fortune to fight, so far over £3000.00 she even employed a handwriting expert to say it wasnt his signature !. She will pay through the nose, but what goes around comes around. I HOPE she ends owing a fortune when the case is finally closed and a decision is made. (in the real the benifiries favour his new wife,( my sister in law.)

Many thanks

Paul

If your ex wife/anybody contest the will because SHE/they belives you were not "competent" to sign the will of was mad t(o be crude) there will be problems, she can state ANYTHING to hold up the estate going to the rightfull beneficiary, it can take a long time trust me, my brother god rest his sole has this problem as his ex ,she said he didnt sign the will (forgery) and he was not compteten to understand the contents even if the will was his signature

He left all his assets to his new wife of 2 years , made a written will lodged with our solicitor.

This is why I have done a video will, ITS not a substitute for a written will, Ihave lodged it with my UK lawuer laving ALL my assets etc to my son. (nothing to my ex wife and reasons are on cd she can view if she so wishes there are some "home truths on it"

BUT if his ex wife and money grabbing Lawyer had viewed my brother on camera it would NEVER had come to the problem its has now)

Its been 5 months now and its a nighmare still under investigation

Thats why i feel so passionate about this, sorry for keeping on about but it really has caused BIG problems in the family.

Sorry for harping on !

Cheers

Chers Titatium,

Very intersting !

Many thanks for replying to my questions,

Im sure i will have !!

Why do you care? You're dead already. lol

Very true,

I suppose some people dont care about the greif there gonna leave there loved to sort out once there gone.

Please dont leave a will give most of your assest (if you have any) to the goverment mmmmmmmmm? I dont think so, but hey its up to the iindividial decesead to make that decision.

Cheers

Many thanks for all the info,

What ie reaaly happeng as Titanim said, is that he will be INVESTING in a bussiness albiet small!

He wiil never deliver, serve behind the counter or ever drink in the place, You can see how muddy the waters are when this qustions was raised. is there a definive anwer,( ie 100 percent guarenteed correct), people have there own perception of work really

If I enter lots in an auction in Pattya on regular basis after buying from a junk shops for say 1000 baht then sell the item at same auction for 1500 baht is that that condidered working ??

Thats a point worth raising !! I even pick up the items and put tmen into the auction AM I WORKING ?/

Intersting to see replies!

Cheers

Paul

No doesnt need a WP, in this case it appears the person concerned is mearly an "investor".....same as the farang husbands in Isaan "invests" in a house and car in their teeraks name..... .....no different..

Many thanks for that info i will inform him !

Cheers

Paul

It is important to note, something the OP failed to mention is that a video will is not legally binding in Thailand-- as the only valid will in Thailand is the one that has been signed by two witnesses. A judge may or may not take it into consideration but it has no legally binding authority.

And you'd better check with your own home country laws as to the validity of one before relying on it.

This is not an advertisement here, please do remember but rather a discussion of wills, the need for one, what is legal and how to get your wishes enforced.

I did confirn in another post as requsted that the WRITTEN WILL is the ONLY legal document, You CANNOT just make a video will as pointed out in the post which for some reason has been deleted. The video will is evidece SUPPLEMENTARY to the writeen will. I hope this clarifies he point clearly.

My friend is coming to Thailand shorltly and asked a question to which I have no idea as to the "right answer" (if there is one)

If he was to supply food to a shop (thai restaruant) which was been made by a thai national here in Pattaya would that be considered as working, he will take NO part in the production of the product, he will not be delivering it. He will be paying for the making of the product by the thai worker.

Dear Kwasaki

Just a quick couple of qestions

Have you ANY living relatives in your home country?

God forbid anything happens to your wife prior to your passing what happens then to your estate ?

Kindest Regatds

Devatsar

YourLast Will & Testament

“IS THAT REALLY YOU?”

Picture the scene;you have finally decided to write your Last will &Teatament after much consideration, youemploy the services of a solicitor here in Thailand and maybe the UK. You attend the Lawyers office and completethe written legally binding written will. You decide to leave all your assets or divide them up to family/friendshere in Thailand /UK. The will is written inyour native language and a full Thai translation is also done here in Pattaya /Thailand. You draft the will. The will is signed by you, and witnessed bytwo people.

Remember this is alegally binding written document, no problems you think. The completed written willis kept by you and maybe sent to the UK to give to a trusted solicitor orfriend for safekeeping until your passing. Your Thai lawyer retains one as well

Now for the bad news

Years later unfortunatelyyou pass away in Thailand or you are visiting the UK for a break. Your relatives have a copy of your writtenwill which they would have probably forgotten about but will remember veryquickly where’s theirs money etc to be had. No problems you think. Your exwife or close family read the will and see there is no money for them (or verylittle) they believe were are sittingcomfortably in Thailand with thousands in the bank, one or two houses tuckedaway but you have left it all to your Thai wife (which is not unfeasible!)

The ex wife or whoeverhas a grievance is not happy the contents of the will, “he wouldnever leave me out of his will etc”

SHE/ THEYCONTEST THE WILL AS A FORGERY, OR WAS MADE UNDER DURESS BY THE SCHEMING THAI / UK WIFE, OR WASNT MENTALLY COMPETENT TO MAKE OR SIGN THE WILL,YOU NAME IT THEY CAN ALLEDEGE IT !

What can happen next?,The aggrieved party employs the servicesof a solicitor? She/they come to Thailand/UK to contest the will?

The investigation willbe a long arduous process to get this sorted out, court proceedings, lawyer’sfees etc

Your intended beneficiary will have to wait, maybe for a very long timeto inherit her rightful dues!

Now the really good news!

To stop any of theabove happening make a recorded video will at the same time as your writtenwill.

This will show youverbally telling your friends/family or whoever why you left certainmonies/property/possession to whom and why.

IT WILL ACTUALLY SHOW YOU SIGNING THE WILL,SHOW THE WITNESSES SIGNING; IT WILL SHOW YOUR MENTAL CAPACITY AT THAT PRECISETIME.

Once the video will hasbeen viewed there can be no allegations of any wrongdoing on anybody’s part.

It is indisputable evidence which wouldstand up in any Law Court (not thatthis would ever get to court once the aggrieved party and their lawyer viewsthe recording!)

You will have the opportunity of leaving messages toyour loved ones, family and friends. Itis your legacy for the future you decide the content of the video will, if youwish to tell someone what you think of them now’s your chance, be it good, bad,or indifferent!

You maybe thinking "ive nothing to leave why should i make a will. You may win the lottery, come into some moneym there is a multitude of reasons why you should leave a will, if you dont who gets the money !

RecentInheritance disputes

*When businessman Branislav Kostic left 8m in his will to the ConservativeParty, his son Zoran successfully challenged the bequest. In November, a courtruled that Mr Kostic Snr was not of sound mind when he drafted the twocontested wills in the mid-1980s. His son told the court there was evidence hisfather suffered from paranoid delusions, which led to him believe Mrs Thatcherwould save the world from "satanic monsters and freaks". A judge saidthe estate should be distributed according to an earlier will, written beforeMr Kostic's illness, in which he left everything to his son.

*When the London-based property millionairess Golda Bechal died she left a 10mfortune to her "best friends" Kim Sing Man and his wife, Bee LianMan, who owned her favourite Chinese restaurant the Lian in Witham, Essex.Relatives of Ms Bechal, 88, were so incensed by her decision that they mounteda legal challenge at the High Court. After a lengthy hearing, Judge Sir DonaldRattee QC dismissed the family's claims on Mrs Bechal's estate.

* Thechildren of deceased lawyer Anthony Sherrington lost a court battle with theirstepmother Yvonne over the contents of his 7m will. The children argued thattheir father failed to understand what he was doing when he altered his will toleave his entire fortune to his new wife. While sympathetic to theirpredicament, the appeal court found no evidence to suggest this was fact.

*When businessman Branislav Kostic left 8m in his will to the ConservativeParty, his son Zoran successfully challenged the bequest. In November, a courtruled that Mr Kostic Snr was not of sound mind when he drafted the twocontested wills in the mid-1980s. His son told the court there was evidence hisfather suffered from paranoid delusions, which led to him believe Mrs Thatcherwould save the world from "satanic monsters and freaks". A judge saidthe estate should be distributed according to an earlier will, written beforeMr Kostic's illness, in which he left everything to his son.

Families at war as contestedwill cases soar

Thefamily drawing room used to be the preferred forum for resolving messy disputesover inheritance. But more and more jealous children and cheated wives aretaking acrimonious wrangles to court.

Whilethe most common grievance is that such wills are "unfair", there hasalso been a surge in documents being contested because ofalleged mistakes, or the fact that the person making the will was incapacitatedor put under undue pressure.

DO NOT ALLOW THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN TO YOU

what service provider are you with? , as you have to set up the email online..... if you a dtac it is really easy

Hi Boater

in with bbb is that a prblem /

Cheers

Paul

Dear Sir,

I Recently posted an article on the forum outling the very real problems of making a will here in Thailand

. It was deemed advertsing.spam etc, I didnt know that I was breaking ay rules at that time

If I dont give any details of my company/phone numbers etc will the article be accepted as I am sure the readers will be more than gratefull for the information contained in the article.

I await your response

Regards

Paul

Hi All

I have just bought a Blackberry Curve 8520, I like the phone BUT i dont understand or figure out how to set my E-Mail account

i want use for work sending/rieciving E-mails

Do i have to buy a programme to install E-Mail ? I bought the phone at tut kom but the sales assistant couldnt understand what i wantd to do ( very frustrating) The phone is not a copy and works fine.

If anyone is a wizard on this problemI would really appericite any help i am not really techno savvy to say least !!!!

Kindest Regards

PAUL