Advice On Uncontested Divorce

[moorebwb]

Hi there, firstly thanks for any help in advance, i just want to follow the correct process for divorce, ive been married for almost 10 years, she migrated to london after we got married in 2003, we have one son who was born in uk but is currently in Thailand, she lives in london but always back and forward, we have been split for more then a year, we have both agreed on a uncontested divorce...we just both want it sorted simply and quickly as possible, i had the marriage originally certified in a amphur up northeast, is it possible to goto a Amphur in bangkok to divorce, which other documents do i need to bring? Anything else i need to do, as im looking to fly out end of jan...and not want to make any mistakes or waste a jouney not being able to reach my objective, funny crazy or what im looking to get promptly married to a filipino, i know i need to get a cenomar..would i need to reurn to uk to get a nsi, or is there anyway i can do with a thai divorce cert and show im free to marry again...thanks for any help...ah lifes complicated but we gotta enjoy it cheers

[moorebwb]

CNI i meant as regard to marrying a filipino

[BigJohnnyBKK]

Speaking from personal experience, you and your wife bowl up to the kaet/amphoe office with your ID documents and original marriage paperwork and sign a standard form that you both want to divorce and outlining your pre-agreed terms regarding children and property. Employees at the office can sign as witnesses if you haven't brought anyone else along.

In my case the mother signed away all her parental rights at the same time giving me full custody and agreed to zero money or assets, and furthermore to never ask me for any money or rights over the children in the future.

When she changed her mind later on the documents she signed at that time were later held to be legally binding. I've been told in theory custody issues can be revisited later if she's got the resources to hire lawyers, but would only be successful if the current situation were considered negligent.

Other than waiting in the queue, shouldn't take more than a half hour, you both walk out of there with your own separate copies of legally binding documents on the spot. Note the man is free to re-marry under Thai law immediately, while the woman needs to wait, I think 9 months?

If your wife isn't willing to accompany you then I'm sure it will be much more difficult and expensive, as part of the process is the bureaucrat certifying that she's agreeing to the terms of her own free will without any duress - in my case he questioned her multiple times, with rising tones of intensity are you really sure? You realize you won't have any rights

over the kids down the road? etc etc. I could see he suspected (quite rightly) that she wasn't actually of sound mind, but she put up a good front and was adamant so no worries.