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Thank you Mario2008.

I did not know this option even existed, So if i get my signature verified at the Thai Embassy in the Uk and pay them to send over with a covering note to my wife or the Amphur she is going to use hopefully this will be ok..?

I know it must be processed via the Amphur and not the Thai Embassey. Its just up until now i didnt realise i could do the signature route.

If the above isnt a goer i will ask her to divorce me at the Amphur for desertion. We have been apart for over 6 years now so cant see it being a problem and i am willing to sign to agree..

Not sure how it works really from her end, Im guessing she files for divorce for a reason. I get paperwork and send back to her. Not sure. I will investigate..

Thanks again.

Hi all.

Im posting this as a bit of guidance is needed. Would really like to hear the input and views of others.

Ok to cut a long story short i ( English man ) married a Thai lady in 2003 in Thailand. With an ILR she moved with me to the UK.

We lived together till 2006 and due to several reasons our marraige broke down.

She returned to Thailand in 2006 and i stayed in the UK.

We lost contact and for some time i had no ideas to her whereabouts..

Now moving on to 2012 i traced her with some help of some very kind people on this forum and now have address, and phone numbers etc...

After some chatting we both agreed we need to move on with life so agreed on a divorce. There are no children involved, no properties and no money issues to sort out.

I looked at the possibilities and came up with three options, that all appear to me to be legal in the UK.

1, I travel to thailand, meet her at an Amphur and we both sign to agree on the divorce.

2. I start divorce proceedings in the UK. She gets the divorce petition sent to her, signs and send back to the UK courts.

3. She goes to a Thai court, states a reason for divorce, 5 year plus abandonment. And i get sent a copy to sign and send back.

Now option one i cannot physically do.. Option two i can do but what worries me is the Thai postal service. The court here will send the petition over and going on past experiences of post to Thailand im not sure if this will be enough time for the UK court if it even turns up..has anyone had experience of this?

Now, option three i know little about. Has anyone any knowlege of this, experiences, costs, how long etc.... she is willing to sign and go any route but as you can imagine im just trying to find the smoothest way that is still legal in the UK..

Many Thanks for any replys..

Thanks Mario.

Yes, that was my understanding too.

The guy at the Thai embassy in London assured me that it would stand in the Uk.. Got to be fingers crossed he is right on this anyway.At the minute not much else i can do than take his word for it

She will have to go to her local amphur in Korat and me to London.

I will post back to let people know how it goes.

Thanks

Hi again.

I do hope this info is of use to others.

Have spoke to the Thai Embassy today and found out this can be done.

They were very helpful.

The procedure is firsty my wife has to send a letter to me stating she wants a divorce, i have to agree to this letter and send back to her signed by me.

When she gets my reply she then has to visit her local office, show the letter and hand in the marraige certificate and sign for the uncontested divorce.

When this part is done the Thai Embassy in london will, should, be notified.

I then visit the Embassy in London, sign to the divorce and hand in my certificate and then it should all be done.

The guy i spoke to assured me the divorce was also recognised in the Uk so all good.

So if anyone out there wants the divorce without the travel and its uncontested its a solution.

Hope this helps someone in the future..

Thanks Mario2008

Your input has been much appreciated.

I will contact the Thai Embassay in London and see if this can carry this out.

Hopefully it will be something they can do for us.

If not we will try the abandonment route.

I will keep the forum informend as i would imagine others will find it usefull..

Thanks for your input.

Hi all..

Quick question and hoping someone can shed some light..

Ok, been nmarried since 2003, lived in thailand and Uk but now looking at a divorce.

Im in the Uk and wife in Thailand, we married in Thailand.

No kids or money issues to sort either.

We both want to move on so im guessing this will classed as an uncontested divorce.

Now questions i have are firstly will a divorce in thailand be recognised as a legal divorce in the UK?

Secondly i cannot travel to Thailand for medical reasons so how will she have to go about it? maybe abandonment?

She will be able to do this her end as she underastands why i cant get there, just need to know the best way to proceed..

If its impossible i will start proccedings here under uk law and serve papers to her, which will probably be more expensive.

What do you guys suggest..

Many thanks

Thanks guys...

Im going to try to contcat the amphur... would this be possible from outside thailand as i am in the uk...?

I will have a look for websites...

Thanks for the help and comments so far, really are helpfull...

thanks for the replys folks...

Im going to contact the amphur first to see if they can tell me if im still legally married..

I wont put it past a donation being paid at all....

We did legally marry and got the certificates and relevant translations..

I didnt do anything after the marriage though, i didnt inform the english embassey or do anything when back in the uk...

i will try to contact the amphur on the documents to see if i can find anything out..

Many Thanks...

Hi all....

Strange one this, dont know if anyone will know...

Married a Thai lady in 2003, moved to England shortly after and she got a ILR.

In 2006 we split and she moved back to Thailand. Havent seen her since..

Now i need to move on in life, im trying to work out a way of a divorce but im wondering is she has divorced me??

Now, does anyone know how i would find this out.

We married in BKK..

Thanks for any help...

Hi all,

Bit of a long shot but just interested if anyone has any advice or ideas..

Ive been seperated from my wife for over 6 years, she left the uk in 2005 and i have no contact from her since..

I have no idea of her whereabouts at all.. all i actually have is an i.d number and name..

Now, i looking to divorce but am being told i need to make an effort to contact her.. so my question is is it possible to find someone with just a name and id number...

any ideas out there...?

thanks

Thanks for all the responces folks..

Yes, we did marry in Thailand..

Ive spoken to solicitors and am thinking the way ahead is to divorce on the grounds of over 5 year seperation, this is because she does not have to agree...

This will have to be done in the uk so hoping it stands over there too..

I will keep you informed as/when i get information in case it helps others..

Thanks

Thanks Mario2008 i will give that a shot.. not really sure which department to contact but sure i will get it sussed...

I will keep you informed phuketmark... i will be going to the cab soon to see if i can get any free words of wisdom..

Im thinking as its been over the 5 year apart gap i wont need a signature from her end at all... but thats uk law.. so am confused as the wrong and right way of doing it all..

Thanks everyone for input so far...

Hi all..

Looked about through my papers and i really have no info of her wherabouts..

An old phone number does not work and i really have no idea of where to start looking.

I have no idea if she has divorced or tried to divorce me and come to think about it she could have passed away and i wouldnt have known.

Rang the Thai consulate in London asking questions about ways to find out if she has divorced me and they offered no help..

All i actually posses is and her i.d number which is on the marrage certificate translation..

Im going to take the good advice and go to the c.a.b here first to see what they say, just dont know where to start apart from that..

Be good to hear from anyone who has ever had a simular situation..

Your help is much appreciated..

Thanks

Could it be feasible that she has already divorced you in Thailand on the basis of seperation or "abandonment"?

how would i be able to find this out then?

Hi all..

Just after a bit of advice or some words of wisdom from people who may have been through this..

Ok, to get to the point, married a thai girl back in 2003, got a uk visa, things didnt work out too well and she went home (back to thailand) in 2005..

Now shortly after this point lost all contact.. so we have been totally apart with no contact for 6 years..

So, life moving on i need to get a divorce.. i have absolutly no idea of her whereabouts or the address we stayed at in 2004 so totally stuffed in trying to contact her..

So, what i need is any advice on how to get a divorce.. for medical reasons i cannot fly so cant possibly go to thailand so no idea what to do..

Ive read reports i need to travel there and also been told it can be done through courts here so need a little advice on the correct and fair way and any tips from people who have gone through this..

Thanks for any advice you can offer..

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Im with GaryA..

Unlike other Thais my missus is by far the most organised person i know..

I do get the impression most Thais seem to live for the day and worry about tommorow when it arrives but not my missus..

She seems to know exactly what we are doing and where we will be 6 months in advance and when shopping we do a tesco run about every three weeks and have to take family to push 4 trolleys..

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