Can Thai Wife Take British Born Baby Home For Good

[andrewc]

I have a senario as follows.

Me and my wife married in the UK some 3 years ago, we recently have had a baby who was born and registered in the UK.

I am being threatened by my wife that she will return to Thailand with the baby and not return. I believe applications are being made for a british passport and a Thai passport.

My question is if they did go to Thailand is there any Thai law to stop this, is it legal and would i have to have signed or granted anything to make it legal.

My desire is to let her just visit which is only fair but i do not want a situation that once there it is perfectly legal for the baby to stay without my consent.

[Boo]

If you give her permission to take the baby to Thailand there is no law or international convention to prevent her from staying with the child & there will be little you can legally do about it. The child can only get a Thai passport & thai birth certificates if both parents sign & attend an appointment at the Thai embassy in London, unless she can show she has sole custody.

If the relationship has broken down & you do not wish for your child to be taken overseas then I suggest contacting a solicitor & putting some kind of official court agreement in place.