I am divorced, shared custody.
Ex-wife makes life very difficult since divorce for her own child, because of the shared custody and not helping with anything like agreeing to get new passport, both foreign and Thai for the child, etc...
Ex-wife wants child and meself, out of the house, before the child is 20.
For this purpose, I contact Land department of Samut Prakarn, Bangplee office.
I had a contact there because in the divorce agreement, it was stated the ex-wife will add child to chanote of our old house.
This was the reason I agreed to this deal, even I paid for both houses.
Off course, ex-wife signed in court before a judge, than did nothing.
Went to court again, but as ex did not leave or share her new address, impossible to be summoned.
The 'contact' at the land department knew about ex wife not helping or following court.
I contacted this same person that works in Land department, asked, well, my teenage child did and asked, if the child could be OWNER of a house.
The reply was : no problem, as long as the father pays for it... That person knew I was divorced, shared custody, minor child, not co-operating ex wife.
So I found a house, paid a deposit for it, we all went to the land department, bank of seller also as there was a mortgage, 2 cashier checks, etc...
And suddenly the head of land department informs the broker of the seller, that is is impossible as ... consent of mother is needed.
I tried to call ex-wife : blocked
Child tried to call ex-wife : nobody picks up
Broker calls ex-wife : she is her nice self, shouting and screaming to broker, that it is not her problem, even the child would get a house for FREE paid by the father, me...
No deal, I lost my deposit because of false info FROM a person from land department + ZERO co-operation of my ex-wife.
Land department got a paper of the law
section 1574
minor cannot own property, without approval of court
I knew that if the child OWNED property already, it could not be sold.
But here it was about me paying / gifting a house for my child, after the child reaches 20, that the child has a place to stay.
My question for you if you have the knowledge :
Ok, I can go ask court for their approval for ME to pay x million baht for a house gifted to my child
but will my ex-wife still have to give consent, even with approval of the court ?
If that is the case, I have no option than to abandon this attempt to try to buy a house before child is 20.
Crazy town, where I cannot buy land/house as a farang, but not even GIFT a house to my child to live in before 20 years old...