Divorced in Thailand, granted sole custody

[Mickymocky]

Dear all, 

Some help and advice please, I'm undergoing a very harrowing time at the moment and shall be contacting a solicitor here in the UK, however here is my question,  following an uncontested divorce at a local Amphur in Thailand it was agreed by my wife that I shall have sole custody of our son, all signed and deliverd.  Would this be recognised in UK law ? After all the divorce is recognised under UK law. 

Thsnk you for any comments. 

[ubonjoe]

It will be accepted in UK.

Be sure you get a translation of the divorce decree translated to english and certified by the Department of Consular affairs of the MFA.

[Mickymocky]

Thank you so much.

[MikeyIdea]

As UbonJoe said, yes. The papers from the amphur actually go over to Juvenile court and the sole custody decision becomes a court order of mutual agreement there. It is that court order that you should have translated and certified. 

[Mickymocky]

If I may ask one last question please, the divorce was in 2017, would the amphur of sent the documents to the family  juvenile court as a matter of course? And can I just turn up with original passport, divorce cert etc , and request the court copy? Again thank you all.