Thread: Alimony for Thai women a legal right in Thai law?

My understanding is that Western law usually applies to children in Thailand fathered by Western men. That is, if a Western man gets a Thai woman pregnant the Thai woman living in Thailand can have him 'traced' in his home country and made to pay her alimony even if she is in Thailand and he is in his home country.

I am wondering when Thai men father children with Thai women in Thailand is there Thai law that can make the Thai man pay for the child?

Its the same here in Thailand but the goverment doese not follow it up and the girl is to poor to do anything about it.

I saw child support actions in California Courts involving children born/fathered by California residents abroad, do not know how widespread the practice is. But yes, there is no legal reason why it could not be done and a wage assignment issued in the father's home (western) country, except the women here usually do not have the money to hire the legal talent necessary to do the tracing and file the foreign action.

No way any custodial parent will collect child support in Thailand unless hi-so's are involved.

Originally Posted by nevets

Its the same here in Thailand but the goverment doese not follow it up and the girl is to poor to do anything about it.

So are you saying if the Tha girl got a Thai lawyer she could do something about it with a Thai man in Thailand?

Everything changes because he is a Thai. No one tracks him down, the woman usually doesn't have the money to hire a lawyer. If she did, the lawyer would take her money and nothing would happen. If he did and the man offered enough tea money, the lawyer would say he couldn't find him. If by some very slim chance he was to appear in court, he would tell the judge he doesn't have a job, ect, ect, ect. Sad but true. TIT.

Originally Posted by guyinthailand

Originally Posted by nevets

Its the same here in Thailand but the goverment doese not follow it up and the girl is to poor to do anything about it.

So are you saying if the Tha girl got a Thai lawyer she could do something about it with a Thai man in Thailand?

As has been said a HiSo with money or some one with a sponser yes the law is the same just never up held due to woman being second class people and poor.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

so you, AussieTiger, think the law in Thailand is better because males can get away with not paying for their kids?

AT i know is a responsible adult and has done his kids proud even though he doesn't live full time with them.

He is however correct when he states that western governments go after the father to ensure that the state pays the absolute minimum towards 'single mother' allowances. From what i hear divorce settlements in Oz can also turn grown men into dribbling wrecks

The cost of living in Thailand is much more forgiving to foreign fathers of Thai children who wish to take full responsibility even though the partnership has failed. I personally know a few farangs who are doing the decent thing despite there being no/little committment to do so.

A few more honourable foreign gentlemen out there than perhaps we realise.

Originally Posted by Mr Lick

AT i know is a responsible adult and has done his kids proud even though he doesn't live full time with them.

I wasn't questioning his integrity, just what he thinks about the laws

IMHO its a no brainer if you have the kid/ kids YOU pay to look after them regardless of whether or not you want to live with the mother , at least until they are 18 years of age.

Mrs Tiz's sister was in court a few months ago trying to get her ex to support his 2 boys.

Her ex is an engineer with a Masters Degree, so would be on a decent (for Thai) salary.

The judge told him that he should be responsible for his sons. The ex said "but I just bought a new house and the repayments are high. I have no excess to give to my ex-wife".

And that was that... the judge said that the fellow was irresponsible, but made no directive to force him to support his children.

I think it cost the sister approx 30,000 baht to take him to court.

The judge should have made the twatt sell his house ^ then he would have the money.

Got his priorities all wrong

^^ The Thai system may be bad, but it's still better than what we have at home. The child support awards at home are so excessive that even having to pay for 1 child will be 40% of most men's incomes, and child support is not even tax deductible.

The result is that women see the kids as cash cows and men fight for custody or shared custody not out of love for the children but as a matter of financial survival, and that's not an exaggeration. Older kids who understand the system and can basically choose where they want to live actually can decide which parent lives well and which lives in poverty and shop for the best deal between their own parents. You cannot afford to discipline your own teenage child because if he/she decides to go live with the other parent you are financially ruined by the court.
It's all done on a computer program based on salaries, who gets the child allowance and the percentage of time the child spends with each parent, and it's feminist inspired wickedness.

It comes down to this. Man meets woman. Man humps woman. Woman has kid/s. Man or woman leaves. Who ever has the kids might be doing it tough. Seeks money from other party and/or government. Other party either cant pay or doesnt want to pay. Expects government to kick in instead. Government says "you did the crime you do the time" so to speak. Not a perfect solution but you suggest a better one. Dont think you can. All this bullshit about feminazis drafting the law is bullshit. If you dont want to support your kids, dont have any. Simple.

Parents should be responsible for their kids. I doubt a Thai would pay a farang a cent if the couple divorced and the farang had the kids.

Like the man said if you dont want to look after your offspring dont make any.