How Do I Make A Will In Thailand, Citizen Of Us

[tjansen]

Not sure where this question should go. I am living in Thailand on a Retirement Extension. I am from the US. Does anyone know the procedure for:

1) Doing a Will for my assets in a Thai bank account that will go to my chileren in the US.

2) Doing a Living Will, giving instructions on what to do and not do, from a life-sustaining perspective, in case of serious illness or injury.

3) Instructions for disposing of my remains in Thailand (not shipping them back to the US) if I die in Thailand?

Any other suggestions that I am not thinking of would be appreciated.

Tom

[wasabi]

My lawyer did this for me in Thai and English if you are interested PM me and I'll give you his details. Everything looks good to me however he is a family visa lawyer also helping with my wife's visa so I don't know if he is the best choice if that's all you want.

[FarangRed]

Not sure where this question should go. I am living in Thailand on a Retirement Extension. I am from the US. Does anyone know the procedure for:

1) Doing a Will for my assets in a Thai bank account that will go to my chileren in the US.

2) Doing a Living Will, giving instructions on what to do and not do, from a life-sustaining perspective, in case of serious illness or injury.

3) Instructions for disposing of my remains in Thailand (not shipping them back to the US) if I die in Thailand?

Any other suggestions that I am not thinking of would be appreciated.

Tom

Very wise to make a will in Thailand even if you have one in your own country, My wife is a legal consultant and she has done many wills for foreigners we have seen many people have problems with not having a will if you PM I will give you her phone number

[Jungian]

My wife is a lawyer and does simple wills very cheap as there in not much to them. As far as a living will (advanced directives) what you would like the hospital to do or not do, I do those FREE, I have forms that are good in Thailand and the USA. PM me if you have interest.

[tjansen]

My wife is a lawyer and does simple wills very cheap as there in not much to them. As far as a living will (advanced directives) what you would like the hospital to do or not do, I do those FREE, I have forms that are good in Thailand and the USA. PM me if you have interest.

Thank you for the helpful responses. Sorry for the late reply. I thought I had opted for e-mail notification of responses but I am not getting them. I finally figured out that I am getting responses to my posts but that I need to go in and retrieve them. I have PMed one of the responders and should be able to get the help I was looking for. Thanks again.

Tom

[PennyFarthing123]

Does anyone know if it would be a legal document in Thailand if you take a simple will in English and have it translated into Thai and then have it notarized?

I have a will already in English and if I have it translated I would know that it is saying what I really want. Where if I went to a lawyer I would have to assume he understood what I was saying and then converting it to Thai.

[FBN]

Topic not really health Related; move to General for a wider audience..

[Eff1n2ret]

I am just in the process of updating my will prior to retiring to Thailand, which is specific to my UK assets only (which will be the bulk of my estate), as I wished to save my executors the pain of trying to track down whatever I accumulate in Thailand. My solicitor's advice was to make another will in Thailand covering my assets there, which I will leave exclusively to my wife, but to be sure to instruct whoever drafts it not to revoke my English will.