CMBob

Had both done at the same time at CM RAM earlier this year. Total fee was 38,000 baht.

Okay, thanks. Then what you're waiting for is essentially a Court Order which confirms your paternity of the child.

You refer to getting a "document" and I'm curious what that document may be. Is it a Court order declaring you as the legal father of the child or, perhaps, a corrected birth certificate for the child showing you as the legal father?

Not sure where you read that but it isn't true. People do read their Wills before signing and somebody would have to be pretty dense to gloss over language like that.

Regardless of what AI might conjure up or what people think ought to be the law, perhaps it might be wise to look at the actual law in Thailand regarding Wills. The Thai Commercial Code starting with Section 1646 deals with Wills and the form a Will must take is expressly dealt with with in Sections 1655 through 1672. While having a video taken may very well be helpful in the event of a Will contest (claiming fraud, mental incapacity, or undue influence), the Thai law clearly requires a Will to be in writing and signed by the testator to be a legal Will.

You say the Thai probate process has already started; given that, it ought to be finished and money disbursed within about 6 months from the time it started. However, presuming there isn't some unusual provision in the deceased's Thai Will that Thai courts would recognize, your heirs would get the money. Your wife would get the money if you have a proper Will naming her as a the sole beneficiary of your estate.

Best advice so far in this thread. OP, you need to go see a Thai lawyer for explanation of what can happen....and for preparation of Thai Wills for both you and your wife.

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Exactly. In its very own claimed political capital, PT only got 53.6% of the vote (whereas the relatively brand new People's Party got 43.7% of the vote). Those numbers ought to be an ominous warning to PT as to what's to come in the future.

And perhaps that causes a little confusion. Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong are both in Chiangrai province heading into Laos and neither crossing is near the other. So: (1) You attach a paper that you say you got at the Chiang Khong crossing. So why is the thread title about the Chiang Saen crossing? Do you know that the same 2-night rule applies at Chiang Saen? (2) Are you saying that the 2-night rule applies to those of us with a one-year Thai visa/extension (retirement/marriage), DTV, etc.?

Your 90-day time period will not be calculated from your current permission-to-stay date; rather, it'll be calculated somewhere between your application date and the next 4-7 days. At least that's the way it's done here in Chiangmai. I realize you're in Bangkok and, as DrJack says, you need to apply at least 15 days prior to your current permission-to-stay date (whereas, here in Chiangmai, it's at least 21 days prior).

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Interesting place. Was there (Jartisaan Cheeserie) last week with several friends, had lunch (everything was very good), and bought some of the cheese that they made. Took us a while to find the place but well worth the visit.

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