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SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
Lopburi

Thai Will & Estate Lawyer for Foreigners in Lopburi — Drafting, Probate, Cross-Border Estates

Foreigners with assets in Thailand — a condominium, a Thai bank account, a vehicle, an interest in a Thai company — should have a separate Thai will covering those assets. Trying to administer Thai-situs assets via a foreign will is possible but takes longer, costs more, and routinely fails when documents need translation/legalisation that the foreign executor cannot easily produce. A short, properly drafted Thai will sidesteps all of that. We draft Thai wills for foreign residents, coordinate with home-country counsel for the rest of the estate, and handle probate at the Thai Court when the time comes.

Scope of Thai will and estate lawyer for foreigners work in Lopburi

  • Thai will drafting — bilingual English/Thai with witness and registrar protocols
  • Coordination with home-country wills to avoid contradiction or revocation issues
  • Executor appointment, including non-resident executor letters
  • Probate at the Thai Court — application as administrator/executor
  • Condominium and bank-account transfer to heirs
  • Cross-border estate coordination — Thai property + foreign property allocation

Process

  1. 1Initial consultation — asset map, dependants, existing foreign wills
  2. 2Draft bilingual will and review with you
  3. 3Sign in front of witnesses (or register at the district office for added evidentiary weight)
  4. 4Store originals safely; provide certified copies to nominated executor and counsel
  5. 5On death: Thai probate filing, asset transfer, final tax matters

Documents to prepare

  • Passport and any Thai visa or residence document
  • Asset list — condo title, bank accounts, vehicle registration, company shareholdings
  • Family information — spouse, children, dependants
  • Existing wills from any other jurisdiction

About our team in Lopburi

Lopburi is a King Narai-era historic city, a center for Thailand's military bases and academies, and a major agriculture and agro-industry province — famous sunflower fields, sugarcane and cassava farms, and the limestone quarries and cement plants around Phra Phutthabat and Khao Wong. We handle land, agriculture and agro-industry, factory, labor, business-contract, and family matters from our Bangkok branch.

Lopburi is close to Bangkok, so we serve cases here conveniently from our Bangkok branch — traveling to appear at Lopburi Provincial Court and coordinating with local agencies. With 40+ years' experience and Thai-English-Chinese service, we understand land and inheritance disputes across the farming districts, boundary disputes abutting military and state (rachaphatsadu) land, and matters involving cement plants, stone quarries, and agro-industry.

Courts we appear at in Lopburi

  • Lopburi Provincial Court
  • Lopburi Municipal Court
  • Lopburi Juvenile and Family Court

Covering Lopburi — Mueang Lopburi, Khok Samrong, Phatthana Nikhom, Chai Badan, Ban Mi — and nearby Saraburi, Sing Buri, and Nakhon Sawan

Past matters in Lopburi

  • Boundary and title dispute over farmland in Phatthana Nikhom district abutting state (rachaphatsadu) land
  • Contract advisory and labor matters for an agro-processing plant and a limestone quarry operator

Contact our Lopburi attorneys

We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.

Frequently asked questions — Thai will and estate lawyer for foreigners in Lopburi

2 questions answered

Strongly recommended for any Thai-situs assets. A foreign will can in theory be probated in Thailand, but in practice it must be translated, legalised by your embassy, and then processed by the Thai Court — months of delay during which assets are frozen. A short Thai will limited to your Thai assets, drafted to dovetail with (not revoke) your foreign will, removes that bottleneck and is inexpensive to prepare.
Yes, subject to the foreign-quota rule. If the building's foreign quota has room, the heir can register the condo in their own name. If the quota is full, the heir must dispose of the unit within a reasonable period (commonly understood as one year) and inherit the sale proceeds instead. Planning ahead — knowing the quota status now — avoids forced-sale stress later.