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On 4/9/2021 at 7:30 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

They know the divorce is final- you don't have to notify them of anything. It's up to you and wife to agree everything regarding property, money etc before signing. Nothing is noted unless you want it to be.

If there is a dispute it goes to family court.

 

My divorce papers were not translated, but go see the amphur before so you can find out what THEY require- Different amphurs have different rules.

You might want to get a copy and have it translated so YOU know what you are signing, but you'd have to do that before the actual divorce.

 

Unless you informed the UK authorities that you are married I don't see why you would have to. It may affect pension payments if they think you are still married.

 

 

Thanks for the reply. 

Regarding translation of the divorce documents. What I meant was after the the documents are signed I assume we are each issued a copy of the divorce certificate. It is that document I am referring to. I'm pretty sure that I would need to have it translated just in case I need to show it for whatever reason in the future. So where can this be done? 

My wife and I have decided to go through an uncontested divorce in Thailand as we were married 20 years ago at an Amphur in Bangkok. All should be amicable as I have already provided her with everything she needs to live a comfortable life in Thailand after all is done. She is presently in Thailand & has been since last summer whereas I'm in UK. Obviously it is not possible for me to go over there yet but I will as soon as I can. I would like to ask for some advice regarding the following

1/ When appearing before the Amphur do we have to inform them that the divorce is final with no strings attached with regards to both physical & liquid assets. Also would it be noted in the divorce documents.

2/ I'm assuming I would have to get the divorce papers translated and maybe authorised so where would I need to go to do this

3/ Once back in UK do I need to inform any specific authorities

Cheers

Thanks guys. She'll most likely be buying a brand new car. 

17 minutes ago, johng said:

She can buy and own a car in her own name...you can too.

 

She can own and run a business in her own name...you can too (maybe restrictions about actually running or working in the business but you can own it)

 

She can buy and own land, you can't as

only Thai citizens can own Thai land.

Thanks for the reply. I did find it strange why she would need me to sign a document giving her permission to buy a car, but wasn't too sure about owning a business. 

So basically she can walk into a car dealership by herself and buy a car just like here in UK. Absolutely no need for me to me there to sign anything.?

First of all I'd like to say hello to all in the forum. 

My Thai wife and I have been happily married over 20yrs & have 2 grown up children. We married in Thailand and as such our marriage certificate was issued at her local Amphur. Due to the covid situation I've decided to take my employers generous terms to take early retirement. As such we have decided to try living in her hometown to see if it will be right for us.

My wife has no living family members and no close friends in Thailand as she's lived here in UK for over 20 years so had been asking some Thai friends she has here for advice about buying a car. She has full Thai citizenship and id and her own bank account. 

She has been told various different things about how she can or can't buy a car, but one thing is that as she is married to me then she can't buy a car without my written permission. Is that really so? I mean the car will be under name and everything so why do I have to sign a document giving her permission. 

That also goes for running a small business we have been told the same. The business would again be in her name only as I'm not interested in running it.