Family & Personal
Family & Personal Legal Services
Family legal work crosses borders more often than people expect. A marriage registered in Thailand, a prenuptial agreement drafted for two nationalities, custody arrangements for children moving between countries: each needs to hold up wherever the family later lives.
Family & Personal
Family Legal Services
Family legal work crosses borders more often than people expect. Each service below is handled with an eye on where the family may live next.
Marriage Registration
Registration of a marriage in Thailand, including the affirmations and translations foreign nationals must provide before the district office.
- Affirmation of freedom to marry from the relevant embassy or consulate.
- Document translation and legalisation for the district office.
- Registration and the marriage certificate issued in Thailand.
Marriage Visas
Non-Immigrant O visas and one-year extensions of stay for those married to a Thai national, with the financial evidence the category requires.
- 400,000 THB in bank or 40,000 THB monthly income.
- Marriage and household documentation verified.
- Annual extension with address and relationship reporting.
Prenuptial Agreements
Prenuptial agreements drafted for couples with assets in more than one country, enforceable in Thailand and coordinated with foreign law.
- Asset and debt classification before marriage.
- Drafted to be recognised in Thailand and, where possible, abroad.
- Coordination with foreign counsel for assets outside Thailand.
Divorce
Administrative and court divorce, including division of assets, maintenance and the documents needed where one spouse lives abroad.
- Uncontested administrative divorce where both parties agree.
- Court divorce for contested matters and asset division.
- Cross-border service and recognition of foreign divorce.
Child Custody
Custody, access and parental authority arrangements, including the complications that arise when parents or children live in different countries.
- Custody and access agreed or determined by the court.
- Parental authority and relocation consent.
- Cross-border recognition and the Hague Convention where applicable.
Guardianship
Appointment of guardians for minor children, in a will or a separate instrument, with cross-border recognition where the family is international.
- Guardian nomination for minor children.
- Coordination with wills and estate planning.
- Recognition of guardianship across jurisdictions.
Family Protection
The connected steps that protect a family across borders: wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives and guardianship arranged together.
- Wills, powers of attorney and healthcare directives coordinated.
- Family protection reviewed as a single picture, not isolated documents.
- Aligned with property ownership and visa status.
FAQs
Questions We Often Hear About Family Law
The questions that arise when a family's life sits across more than one country.
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