Thread: Getting Divorced

Very easy in Thailand if you have married in Thailand too. All you need is your ID card (for Thais) or passport and your marriage certificate, two witnesses and 20 Baht. Provided that your wife is willing to get divorced too of course. Can be done at any ampuer.
Normally it could be done in not more then ten minutes.
Well, in my case it took more than three hours but that's another story.

prolly accounts for the number of fatherless kids, either that or they take one look at the kid, realise it equates to responsibility and decide life would be far easier if they just bugger off.

Originally Posted by Fabian

Very easy in Thailand if you have married in Thailand too. All you need is your ID card (for Thais) or passport and your marriage certificate, two witnesses and 20 Baht. Provided that your wife is willing to get divorced too of course. Can be done at any ampuer.
Normally it could be done in not more then ten minutes.
Well, in my case it took more than three hours but that's another story.

go on, do tell!

Fabian, congratulations on your victory - at last. I'll bet you are very happy to get rid of that one - she caused you a lot of grief.

Originally Posted by kingwillyhggtb

Well, in my case it took more than three hours but that's another story.

go on, do tell!

Nothing exciting. You didn't expect that the bureaucracy in Thailand would allow it to be as easy as in theory? I have heard about other foreigners that had it done in ten minutes (at least that's what they claim) but in my case the ampuer officers came up with some unexpected demand. Even though they were asked and said I just needed the documents like I mentioned above, when my wife and I met there they came up with "we need the opassport translated because it's just in english" (what a surprise, itÄs not in thai), "you need a translator", "the system is down and we cannot find your marriage certificate online" etc. This was not in in the countryside but somewhere in Bangkok.

So if you ever are in this situation don't think you can just get divorced during lunch break.

I have to admit everyone seems to think this was the first case tehy heard of that took so long.

Originally Posted by watterinja

Fabian, congratulations on your victory - at last. I'll bet you are very happy to get rid of that one - she caused you a lot of grief.

Well, I can call that a victory. Could have been more difficult and more expensive is she decided to not cooperate.

Originally Posted by keda

prolly accounts for the number of fatherless kids, either that or they take one look at the kid, realise it equates to responsibility and decide life would be far easier if they just bugger off.

Emm, this thread is about divorce, between a farang and a Thai, not Thai blokes making a runner when kids arrive - which usually doesn't involve a divorce.

One can get a divorce without the partner's consent, if one can prove that the 2 lived seperate for more than 2 years.

My lady done dat, costs more than 20 bt though, you need a lawyer for this one.

^ Yes, and I think you need to go to the court for that, that's why you need a lawyer.

I think there are other reasons for a divorce so you don't need to wait for two years.

Court divorce would be about 20,000 (thai price, farang price up to 100,000) for the lawyer and maybe another 20,000 for the court.

Another imprtant thing to know about a consentual divorce: You can register any agreement into the divorce register like who gets the house or who has to pay alimonies (or to make sure that there will be none).

I paid 6k bt, but that's very low, I didn't feature or appear in any of this.

A Thai 'friend' lawyer offered to assist for 20k, before she found someone local.

Why did you get divorced Fabian/

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

Why did you get divorced Fabian/

Nosey!.................................................. ...

Originally Posted by a. boozer

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

Why did you get divorced Fabian/

Nosey!......

he is right, I won't discuss on the internet for all to see the circumstances leading to divorce.

I can tell you so much, this case is different than the one mentioned in that paper.

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

did not mention “his extreme poverty

How can they afford the services of international marriage agents, I wonder? Those don't come cheap.

Originally Posted by Fabian

I can tell you so much, this case is different than the one mentioned in that paper.

Don't rise to the bait, Fabian. Your personal life & how much, or not, you share is entirely up to you.

You have done well to set yourself free to get on with the rest of your life. I wish you the very best of success in your future.

[/quote]How can they afford the services of international marriage agents, I wonder? Those don't come cheap.[/quote]

Have never been to Korea, but looking at some of the Korean tourists, they certainly don't seem destitute. No doubt introduction (marriage agencies) tailor their prices to whatever local markets can, or are willing to pay.

Originally Posted by stroller

How can they afford the services of international marriage agents, I wonder?

Kickbacks from Sin sot payments, just like Thailand

Well, if you're dumb enough to get married in the first place....

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Well, if you're dumb enough to get married in the first place....

Thirty or more years ago, I would probably have said the same. Certainly not now!

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But MTD you have been maried yes? So what does that make you?........

Originally Posted by Troubled

^^
But MTD you have been maried yes? So what does that make you?........

poorer, older and wiser?

Originally Posted by kingwillyhggtb

Originally Posted by Troubled

^^
But MTD you have been maried yes? So what does that make you?........

poorer, older and wiser?

Actually, richer, older & wiser, but we're not all mugs.

*searches for the 'kiss my hairy arse' smiley*

What sort of property settlement is normal in Thailand in the case of divorce?

I have been married to my Thai wife for 12 years and I hope it never comes to that, but one needs to plan for the worst case scenario. We were married in Bangkok.
We have no kids. And I was basically broke when we married, so everything I have I have accumulated within the marriage. Plus, if my elderly Mum was to pass away while I am married I would pick up a tidy sum in inheritance.

We live in Australia now , but plan to retire to Thailand in about 3 years. We would both be 57 then.

My wife works part time, but saves nothing. What she doesn't spend, she sends home to her reasonably well off daughters. I work a lot of overtime and pay all the bills.

Under Australian law the split would probably be 50/50, and even possibly with some ongoing support payments to the (ex) wife if she could show that she was unable to support herself.

Since my wife has become westernized to the feminazi way of thinking now I am sure she is aware of her "entitlements" under Australian law. She works with a lot of Aussie women who have put some pretty crook ideas into her head, and I am sure they have coached he about her "rights" as an Australian citizen. When we first married the missus couldn't do enough for me. Now, after 12 years she cooks the evening meal and maybe vacuums the house once a month. I do all my own washing and ironing after work. The women she works with have convinced her that its the mans job to do the housework in Australia. We have had some rowes over it, but to no avail.

If the split went the 50/50 Australian route, the wife would end up with a nice new house in Thailand worth about AUD $60,000 and about AUD $200,000 in cash. I would end up with about AUD $260,000 in cash and no other assets. It does bother me as after I retire I would no longer be able to get back into my currently well paying job. And if my health was to deteriorate approaching 60 years old, I could end up in a life of relative poverty on a small government pension. On the other hand the (ex) wife would be set for life with a nice house and a comfortable lifestyle in Thailand. And of course, as an Australian citizen the (ex) wife would also be entitled to pro rata Aussie Aged Pension of around AUD $400 a fortnight when she turns 65.

I am not planning on getting divorced, but if it ends up that way I would like to know the options.

Can anyone give any advice if I would fare any better in a divorce settlement in Thailand?

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