Hi, can anyone recommend a good reasonable priced lawyer in CM? I'm a British national buying a house with Thai husband, and are looking at drafting a post-nup or some kind of agreement to protect my interests n the property. Thanks

CNX Legal at Mee Chok Plaza--young female Thai lawyer, named Khun Bee with staff--trained/studied in Australia--should be a good place to start.

Many foreigners in Chiang Mai work with this lady, Sumallee Jenapa. She has a great reputation.

http://29tanin.com

OP forget about this, i went into it already.

A very reputable law firm told me i can do this with them for 12.000 baht, but it can be voided by the other partner at any time ......i guess if was a pre-nuptial was a different story....

OP forget about this, i went into it already.

A very reputable law firm told me i can do this with them for 12.000 baht, but it can be voided by the other partner at any time ......i guess if was a pre-nuptial was a different story....

What? At a minimum the OP can get why I believe the Thais call a "usufruct" agreement giving iron-clad control over any house they may buy. True, she won't be able to sell the house but she can live there at a minimum.

Edited October 31, 201411 yr by JulieM

How about Siam Legal that I believe are sponsors on Thai visa.

Their ads are on here all the time, why not give them a call or check out their website?

www.siam-legal.com

Many foreigners in Chiang Mai work with this lady, Sumallee Jenapa. She has a great reputation.

http://29tanin.com

I second this recommendation, Khun Sumalee has done a lot of legal work for me over many years. Most recently (this week) she acted for me in the purchase of a property. I could not recommend anyone more highly, Khun Sumalee is a Barrister which means she is allowed to argue a case in the high court rather than simply being allowed to rubber stamp documents.

OP forget about this, i went into it already.

A very reputable law firm told me i can do this with them for 12.000 baht, but it can be voided by the other partner at any time ......i guess if was a pre-nuptial was a different story....

What? At a minimum the OP can get why I believe the Thais call a "usufruct" agreement giving iron-clad control over any house they may buy. True, she won't be able to sell the house but she can live there at a minimum.

....and usufruct is what i did too.

But the OP is talking about an agreement not the usufruct, and don't need a law firm to do that (70 baht in Amphur).

I just wanted to warn the Op that a post-nuptial agreement is totally useless (and expensive) because the partner can break at any time.

OP forget about this, i went into it already.

A very reputable law firm told me i can do this with them for 12.000 baht, but it can be voided by the other partner at any time ......i guess if was a pre-nuptial was a different story....

What? At a minimum the OP can get why I believe the Thais call a "usufruct" agreement giving iron-clad control over any house they may buy. True, she won't be able to sell the house but she can live there at a minimum.

....and usufruct is what i did too.

But the OP is talking about an agreement not the usufruct, and don't need a law firm to do that (70 baht in Amphur).

I just wanted to warn the Op that a post-nuptial agreement is totally useless (and expensive) because the partner can break at any time.

Thanks, actually I did not know that the post-nup could be broken at any time. Maybe I should look at the usufruct instead, so yes, in which case i would need a recommended lawyer

Just met with Sumalee Jennapa from www.29tanin.com / [email protected] . Although we cannot use her services (in the end we don't have a need to hire a lawyer but can do it ourselves), I was very impressed by the initial meeting with her. She was happy to listen, and give honest, professional and impartial advice.

She even said, that I didn't need to hire her, and would save money , as in my case a lawyer is not needed. She's a very nice lady and seems very patient. Not after only the $$ but really wants to help people that need it. She speaks brilliant English and seems to know her stuff very well.

As I understand it, assets of yours from before you were married remain yours in the case of divorce, providing you can show a proper paper trail.

So if you can show that your own money went into a property, it should be returned to you if you split up and the property is sold.

Assets acquired during the marriage I think generally go 50/50 unless there are other considerations (like kids).

As I understand it, assets of yours from before you were married remain yours in the case of divorce, providing you can show a proper paper trail.

So if you can show that your own money went into a property, it should be returned to you if you split up and the property is sold.

Assets acquired during the marriage I think generally go 50/50 unless there are other considerations (like kids).

Thanks, yes this is my understanding too