Thai/Thai divorce

[SoFarAndNear]

The mother of a thai friend wants to divorce her husband. The husband won't agree and commented senseless with things like he will sign the divorce if his wife gives him 1mio THB.

The facts are that the husband is living in Bangkok for years and his in a village in Isaarn. The husband does not financially support his wife for years and just come back to the village once or twice per year. If he comes to the village he's drunken mostly and beats his wife. The are witnesses who would testify the beating.

 

Actually I don't want to interfere. But when I told my friend that a divorce can also be settled by a court especially when the husband does not live with her anymore and when he just beats her, then my friend asked me for help.

 

My question is now if this is a straightforward thing and how much will it cost about and how long may this take? 

[happylarry]

I've sent you a pm but although I see you have been on since you posted, you have not yet checked your pm's.

HL