Divorce Lawyer in Pattaya — Uncontested, Contested, Property Division, and Child Custody
Divorce in Thailand has two paths — by mutual consent (registered at the district office) or by court petition (filed at the Juvenile and Family Court). We handle both, alongside related matters: division of matrimonial property, child custody, child support, and temporary protection orders.
Scope of divorce lawyer work in Pattaya
- Uncontested divorce — settlement deed and registration at the amphur
- Contested divorce — Civil and Commercial Code grounds such as adultery or keeping another as spouse, serious misconduct, physical or mental cruelty, desertion, or voluntary separation for the statutory period
- Division of matrimonial property (including overseas assets)
- Child custody, support, and access rights
- Protection orders in domestic-violence cases
- Cross-border matters — visa implications, child nationality
Process
- 1Initial consultation — facts review, choose consent or contested path
- 2Negotiation — property, children, support
- 3If agreed — settlement deed and amphur registration
- 4If not — petition the Juvenile and Family Court and court mediation
- 5Enforcement of support or court-awarded rights
Documents to prepare
- •Marriage certificate
- •Thai ID of spouses and children
- •Asset documents (title deeds, vehicle registration, bank accounts)
- •Evidence of divorce grounds (for contested cases)
About our team in Pattaya
Service for Pattaya, Chonburi, and Rayong — the heart of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Thailand's largest industrial base, and an investment hub for Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Korean investors. We act for factories in leading industrial estates such as Amata City Chonburi/Rayong, Laem Chabang, Map Ta Phut, Eastern Seaboard, Pinthong, and Hemaraj (WHA) — labor and termination cases, import-export customs, factory environmental matters, plus real estate and foreign-national cases.
Pattaya, Chonburi, and Rayong sit in the EEC zone with special investment incentives. We set up companies inside industrial estates, obtain Smart Visa and BOI promotion, structure EEC entities, resolve factory labor and termination disputes, handle import customs for machinery and raw materials, and manage factory environmental and safety cases. Our team works in Thai, English, and Chinese — suited to foreign operators in the Eastern region.
Courts we appear at in Pattaya
- •Pattaya Provincial Court
Pattaya, Chonburi, Rayong, and Chachoengsao, including the Amata City, Laem Chabang, Map Ta Phut, Eastern Seaboard, Pinthong, and Hemaraj (WHA) industrial estates
Past matters in Pattaya
- EEC company setup for auto-parts factory
Contact our Pattaya attorneys
We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.
Frequently asked questions — divorce lawyer in Pattaya
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