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That is nice to know, thanks.. I'm hoping that's still the case which would give me options perhaps of choosing different states. Although I no longer have a US residence per se I use my brother's address for any required business needs. Up until 3 years ago I filed state tax returns until I sold my residence there.

That's a consideration I may check on but I would rather not register here and get it done in the USA although I have no intentions to go back and stay there awhile in order to obtain a divorce.

I did and Jack just appeared in my room..... It's kind of like saying 'Bogeyman' or 'Bloody Mary' several times real fast.

For many decades companies have used the design/manufacturing of others and slapping their label on it. Honeywell used to slap their name on fire alarm systems made by Autocall way back in the 70s. And when LED lights were just coming out many companies were buying Lamina lights and slapping their name on it. Sylvania was one of those many.

I recall many years ago when traveling with colleagues on business we joked about saying 'BOM' while on the plane. Yes, we all worked in the high tech manufacturing field and our daily work evolved around BOMs. (Bill Of Material)

While I am getting up there in age (64) my mind as well as my memory is nice and clear. We never registered our marriage in Thailand. That is for sure! When I did the 'marriage to Thai' extensions there was nothing needed as far as translations. They required that affidavit saying we were married in the USA, saying I was legally divorced prior to marrying my Thai wife, and my daughter was born in the USA. Other than that affidavit I had to provide copies (2 of everything as it was a 'marriage' extension) of the following (again, no translation needed): - USA divorce decree of my prior marriage - USA Marriage cert for me and my Thai wife - Thai wife's ID - Thai wife's house book - Daughter's USA birth cert - and other various things such as rental house contract, House book of rental house owner, map to house, pic of family, and how I provided income to support my family (for that I provided a copy of my 1040 Tax form). Again the last time I did this was in 2015, Since then I've been going the 'retirement' route. All were done at the Chiang Mai immigration office. I am sure things have changed since then as there was no bank statements needed. Matter of fact, if I recall, I used to get another affidavit from the US Consulate stating I made 'x' amount of USD each month but the Consulate stopped providing that. The only thing I recall needing a lot of transactions for was: 1) When my wife and I submitted the application for the K1 fiancé visa process to get her to the USA....... and 2) Getting my daughter, who was born in the USA, a Thai birth certificate. I can understand the confusion because i don't think what I did then would be enough for today's process. Thanks for all the feedback. I am currently in process of contacting the Clerk of Court where we were married to learn what they require to obtain a recognizable divorce there in the USA.

Maybe requirements have changed, I don't know. All I know is what I just posted. Also my extensions based on 'marriage to a Thai' were done in the years 2009 thru 2015.

I'll have to go back and review all my paperwork kept during those extensions when I used 'marriage to a Thai'. But if I recall I only had to show US Marriage Cert and copy of my prior divorce to US wife. Yepper, just looked and that is all I had to provide as well as an affidavit from the US Consulate in Chiang Mai stating I was previously divorced in the USA and then married to my current Thai wife in the USA. NOTE: I did the 'marriage to a Thai' extension seven times before changing to 'retirement'. I have scanned copies of every doc I provided for all 7 years and there was no doc about registering the marriage here in Thailand. Only docs about marriage was our US marriage cert and the affidavit I referred to. Again, we have never ever registered our marriage here in Thailand or held a wedding ceremony here.

I understand that and that is how I interpreted what you replied with. As I said, I will be contacting the relevant jurisdiction in the USA to see what I need to do to get the divorce.

Accomplished what? Doing an extension based on being married to a Thai? or Changing it over to a retirement extension?

I thought I made it known 3 different times? "We have never registered our marriage here in Thailand." "Can you, or anyone tell me then, since we didn't register our marriage here in Thailand does Thailand recognize us as being married?" "But if Thailand doesn't recognize us being married since we never registered here I don't foresee that as any possible issue."

She would have no reason to go after me as the divorce would be uncontested and with saying that she would have both residences here in Thailand as well as monthly alimony while I would keep the residence in the USA. I am only concerned if the wife could pursue an adultery case against a girlfriend if there was no divorce here in Thailand. But if Thailand doesn't recognize us being married since we never registered here I don't foresee that as any possible issue.

Thanks for that info. I'll contact the jurisdiction in the USA we were married in. Can you, or anyone tell me then, since we didn't register our marriage here in Thailand does Thailand recognize us as being married? I did do the extension based on being married to a Thai before i changed it over to retirement. I ask this because while I don't plan on remarrying soon I would however like to live with a Thai woman and I don't want any issues for her such as being accused of adultery.

I am a US citizen living in Thailand with a retirement extension. My Thai wife and I were married in the USA over 15 years ago. We are seeking an uncontested divorce. We have never registered our marriage here in Thailand. Can anyone who has similar backgrounds and have already gone thru an uncontested divorce process here in Thailand help me understand what we must do to accomplish this? Thanks in advance.

I think Biden has already been beat. He has been beat by two sticks. An ugly stick and a stupid stick! The USA doesn't need another puppet again for president!

You are wonderful too, I luv you long-time......

'High-flyer'....... You must be watching me take those bong hits.

Lasting power - shortcut???? Drop 2 doses of Viagra (or equivalent) and take 3 bong hits. That should make you have lasting power 'long time' just for her.

Agents...... Pfffffft.... Who needs an agent? I have gotten 2 different bank accounts, had my Thai driver's license renewed 3 times, done the marriage extension 4 or 5 times, changed it over to retirement, and renewed it many times ........ all without the need of a silly agent!

LOL... I see for WIN7/8/XP..... Who still uses these outdated OSs? I do! ???? I have WIN7 on one of the current desktop PCs I use. ......and what is it with that price, 171.20 THB? How does one produce .20 THB when the smallest coin is .25 THB? I just tossed 3 VHS tapes a few weeks ago that I kept for years since I no longer have a VHS player. I'm going to miss replaying those Denver Broncos Super Bowl victories.

I am about 3km east of Prasat and we had some rain about a week ago. For about 30 minutes one day, not too hard but enough to be soaked up quickly. And then just an ever so light sprinkle, so little it was barely noticeable. The real bad thing is our electric went off for about 3 hours a couple days ago. No AC or fan power really sucks in weather like this. I see, looking at the weather site I use, they show a 50% chance of rain in the middle of the night tonight <fingers crossed> My friends in the USA were posting pics with having nearly a foot of snow a week or so ago.

You sure it was pee?

So it's okay if I pee in the water?

Anyone ever consider investing in sting or twine before the Songkran New Year? Someone has to be making a profit with all the string being strung everywhere. It was strung all around our property. The trees, buildings, house, fences...... and without even asking. Driving through the small towns and villages it looks as if Spiderman was roaming about. And with being here for many years I have never once seen anyone cleaning it up.

That's not what she said......