Divorce woes

[LEonard]

I have a situation I hope someone can advise me on. I have a girl that lives in Chonburi who appears to have gotten married to an American who without a word left Thailand and abandoned her.

I do believe that he lives in Japan. He never did bring her to the States, he never intended to, he only wanted to have a wife in Thailand to 'shack' with during his visits to Thailand.

When he decides to come to Thailand he spends all of his time in go-go bars and does not stay with here. He returns to her at 7 or 8 am the next morning. He treats this girl very badly.

Now I am attempting to consult a Thai lawyer on this matter.

She has long since stopped loving him and wants a divorce, I am trying to help her with this but I have limited information.

How can she get a divorce from this creep, and if I just file a I129-F here in the US will the US consolate be aware of her Thai marriage. We planned to get married in the US and deal with this Thai divorce situation as time goes on.

Please Advise me.

Leonard

[lopburi3]

If she is married here she is just as married in the USA.  No; you can not get married in the USA and deal with this later.  First I would make very sure you really know the situation (it sounds like you have those love blinders on).  If real have her take the legal actions required to divorce him (any lawyer can handle it).  

From an outside view; with the little information you provide, it sounds more like a sick water buffalo tale than a love affair.  But I hope I am, once again, wrong.

[Thetyim]

I agree with Lopburi.

If the husband "spends all of his time in go-go bars  "  then it would be natural to assume that this is where he met this lady

I think that under thai law if the husband has not supported the wife for 6 months then she has grounds for divorce.

How long have you known this lady ?

Please check her out before you make any decisions.