Getting Married - Legal Obligations? Ceremonies?

[la69]

Greetings,

I hope I post this in a somewhat correct subforum. I made a search the past hour but do not really find what I am searching for.

I am most likely getting married to my thai girlfriend shortly but I do not know much about the legal obligations for a marriage in Thailand. Neither do I know if there are several ways of doing this, ie a "legal" marriage, or just a ceremony. I have heard of both.

Anyone here that could perhaps point to where I may find more information about this, please?

I am aware of several of the "cultural" issues such as dowry, familysupport and so on but don't know anything about the ceremony itself and what Thai law stipulates regarding assets and, should it happen, divorce. I am planning on a life here in Thailand so it doesn't really matter what the law says but I do want to know what I am getting myself into =)

Regards

la

[Mario2008]

This link should give you some more information: http://www.thailawonline.com/en/family/mar...age-in-thailand

(I hope it works better in your browser).

[Mario2008]

look here too: http://www.sunbeltlegaladvisors.com/Thailand-Marriage.php