The mother is known, that is why a child always has a legal mother.

Not in all cases..so ALWAYS is wrong....I've been told by nurses at Red Cross hospital that many new borns (I'm assuming they were home births) are dropped off ....they have NO known mother or father...

Sounds odd. Does that imply one is not legally the mother if they are not married to the father?

No, that's where the term"bastard" comes from!

The mother is known, that is why a child always has a legal mother.

Not in all cases..so ALWAYS is wrong....I've been told by nurses at Red Cross hospital that many new borns (I'm assuming they were home births) are dropped off ....they have NO known mother or father...

Very true, but they are unwanted pregnancies.

I have always liked the idea of these so called baby drop off places, as at least it gives the child the chance to live, you hear many stories of babies being found in bins or rivers these days.

The mother is known, that is why a child always has a legal mother.

Not in all cases..so ALWAYS is wrong....I've been told by nurses at Red Cross hospital that many new borns (I'm assuming they were home births) are dropped off ....they have NO known mother or father...

I think the point here is that

The mother can be seen to be having a baby, the person who impregnated her is often up for debate.

In the western world the man accused of 'impregnating' is assumed guilty until he can prove otherwise.

In Thailand the man accused of 'impregnating' is assumed innocent, unless a contract to produce a child (aka marriage certificate) is produced.

Gosh just get a Visa of some type, there are several ways depending on age and other details but it might be easier than getting a Visa based on being a father.

You are completely right. See here.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/467527-thaivisa-in-singapore/page__p__4419945#entry4419945

Sounds odd. Does that imply one is not legally the mother if they are not married to the father?

If you are married to the mother of the child and you are on the birth certificate and also you have registered yourself as married with your embassy and your child has your countries nationality then you are the legal father of the the child.

On the matter of visa you have no right to residency however you are entitled to Non-O visa, also if you are over 50 yrs old then your circumstance of the Non-O visa changes, which I have been told by immigration officer you don't need to show 400000THB (because by rights and Thai law your child is looking after you----don't ask how that works but that is Thai law in your favor, and it does not matter how old is your child) in your account and that makes it easier to get visa on annual bases.

But I would suggest you seek more legal advise from your local immigration office....

If you are married to the mother of the child and you are on the birth certificate and also you have registered yourself as married with your embassy and your child has your countries nationality then you are the legal father of the the child.

On the matter of visa you have no right to residency however you are entitled to Non-O visa, also if you are over 50 yrs old then your circumstance of the Non-O visa changes, which I have been told by immigration officer you don't need to show 400000THB (because by rights and Thai law your child is looking after you----don't ask how that works but that is Thai law in your favor, and it does not matter how old is your child) in your account and that makes it easier to get visa on annual bases.

But I would suggest you seek more legal advise from your local immigration office....

You would still require to show 400,000 in the bank or an income of 40,000 a month.

On the matter of visa you have no right to residency however you are entitled to Non-O visa, also if you are over 50 yrs old then your circumstance of the Non-O visa changes, which I have been told by immigration officer you don't need to show 400000THB (because by rights and Thai law your child is looking after you----don't ask how that works but that is Thai law in your favor, and it does not matter how old is your child) in your account and that makes it easier to get visa on annual bases.

You need 400,000 baht in the bank OR 40,000 monthly income whatever age you are.

2.18 In the case of a family

member of a Thai(applicable only to parents, spouse, child, adopted child or child

of his/her spouse):

Permission will be

granted for a period of

not more than 1 year at a time.

(5) In the case of a parent, one of parents must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit of not less than 400,000 baht for expenses within a year.

I have been told by immigration officer you don't need to show 400000THB (because by rights and Thai law your child is looking after you----

You must have been told that prior to police order 777/2551 as that is no longer true.