Legal Divorce

[eutin45]

Married to a Thai. What steps have to be taken to get a legal divorce. Please advise.

[bkkjames]

Married to a Thai. What steps have to be taken to get a legal divorce. Please advise.

just guessing, but see a lawyer may be near the top of the list?

[Boo]

You & wife visit Amphur with original copies of wedding certificates & valid id, pay the small fee & get divorced.

This is the most cost effective & pain free way of doing it & will only work if you are both in agreement. if there are disputes over children, property/money etc then I suggest agreeing all of these issues beforehand & the amphur will note them all in the divorce too. if youare unable to agree these issues then employing a lawyer is the next step as it will need to go to court.

[hearditallbefore]

Married to a Thai. What steps have to be taken to get a legal divorce. Please advise.

Go to the nearest Umper office, it does not have to be the one you were married in. Take your marriage certs, 2 copies of everything ie. passport picture page and latest visa page, her house book, her id card, all copies signed, the marriage certs, also you need 2 witnesses, and if she is not contesting it or asking for money or anything, it will take 10 minutes and cost 155. baht, or at least it was 9 months ago. I used a friend and the taxi driver for witnesses, so I had to pay the taxi driver 100 baht as well

If it's contested or she wants something, you may want to talk to a lawyer first.

[bkkjames]

Married to a Thai. What steps have to be taken to get a legal divorce. Please advise.

Go to the nearest Umper office, it does not have to be the one you were married in. Take your marriage certs, 2 copies of everything ie. passport picture page and latest visa page, her house book, her id card, all copies signed, the marriage certs, also you need 2 witnesses, and if she is not contesting it or asking for money or anything, it will take 10 minutes and cost 155. baht, or at least it was 9 months ago. I used a friend and the taxi driver for witnesses, so I had to pay the taxi driver 100 baht as well

If it's contested or she wants something, you may want to talk to a lawyer first.

Gotta love this place, only country in the world where it's cheaper to get a divorce than get married.

[Geekfreaklover]

I mentioned it in the other thread you opened. Sort out your visa before you divorce. If you have a non-o based on marriage, you will lose that visa the very day you sign the agreement. Harsh, but true.