Competency Affidavit for Marriage Certificate

[bradenroger]

Now that the marriage equality act is approved, my Thai partner of 30 years and I have applied for a marriage certificate. We submitted all documents in Bangkok and are now scheduled to complete the marriage process in a week's time.  The Registrar's Office has already called us giving us the date and time of the appointment. My partner is 60 years old, and I am 75. We were told that since I am over 70 we need to get a letter/document?? from a doctor to confirm that that I am competent and willing without any coercion (my words) to get married. This letter has to come from a Thai government hospital. We have been to all government hospitals in Pattaya and none of them seem to understand what we are requesting.  We are going to BKK tomorrow to check out the hospitals there. My question is, has anyone on the forum gotten such competency document and which hospital did you go to to get it. As a Thai government hospital is required, we cannot use Pattaya Bangkok Hospital (my regular hospital) for this purpose.

I'm grateful to anyone sharing their experience/thoughts.

Thanks so much and best wishes,

Roger

[Gecko123]

A certificate of mental competency would translate to something like: ใบรับรองความสามารถทางจิต. You might want to ask the registrar for a sample letter of what they are looking for which you can show the hospital. Most government hospitals have a doctor who handles psychiatric issues and this person would probably better understand what the registrar is looking for.

[bradenroger]

Thanks for your suggestion. Best.