18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

My (former) misses says she was refused for having a foreigner surname.

(but she lies a lot, so who could know)

but she lies a lot could be nearer the truth. My wife has an English surname and got the money without a problem.

1 hour ago, sumrit said:

Maybe the mother is expected to get a payment from the absent father(s) 

An extremely rare occurrence in Thailand I think.

On 4/29/2020 at 5:16 PM, mfd101 said:

All the worst of Thai culture on display: (1) Vague rules vaguely & inconsistently enforced (2) Thais as individuals their own worst enemy - failure to register or to change registration or address/occupation last year or 10 years ago and so not within the scope of the exercise, but still complain bitterly.

 

Rules don't apply to ME but I should still benefit from them!!

All the worst aspect of farang culture on display here. (1) Farang living in Thailand. (2) Can speak or read no Thai, (got to admit that is an assumpition but pretty sure it is true). (3) becaue of numbers 1 and 2 given above he/she  knows so much more than all the Thais.