Family Lawyers in Thailand
Ending a marriage is three separate questions, and only one of them is the divorce itself
Ending a marriage is three separate questions, and only one of them is the divorce itself
Couples who have already agreed to separate still get stuck, and almost always on the same two things: what happens to the property and what happens with the children. The divorce itself — the change of status — is the simplest part. What matters is the agreement attached to it, because a loosely drafted one becomes the dispute that follows a year later. We handle divorces by consent and contested proceedings, the division of marital property where assets have become mixed, and custody and support arrangements. Where one spouse is foreign, jurisdiction and recognition abroad need deciding at the start, not after the order is made.
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Registering the divorce does not settle the rest
A divorce by consent is registered at the district office and is quick and inexpensive. What determines everything afterwards is the agreement attached to it, covering property and children. Where that document is vague — silent on how an asset is to be transferred, or on what contact actually looks like week to week — it produces exactly the dispute it was supposed to prevent. The time to draft it carefully is while both parties still agree.
Marital property, personal property, and the assets in between
As a rule, property acquired during the marriage is divided equally and property owned beforehand or inherited personally is not. The difficulty is rarely at those two poles. It is with assets that have become mixed — a property bought before the marriage but paid down during it, or a business built with joint funds. Those turn on financial evidence, which is why gathering statements and records early changes the outcome more than argument does.
Children: the standard is the child, not the parents
The court applies the best interests of the child, and does not decide on the basis of which parent is the mother or the father. Support has no fixed rate; it is assessed from what the child needs and what the paying parent can manage, and it can be revisited when circumstances change. Arrangements that were agreed realistically tend to hold. Arrangements agreed to end an argument tend to come back.
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Further reading
Want a divorce but don't know where to start? Learn the difference between divorce by mutual consent and divorce by court judgment, how marital property is divided, who gets custody, and how child support is set. By a Khon Kaen family law team with 40 years of experience.
12 min readFamily Law GuideThe other party stopped paying child support, you were not married, or you only hold a district office record — a guide on how to actually enforce payment, when to request an increase or reduction, and what to do to legitimize the child.
14 min readFamilyEverything foreign spouses need to know about ending a Thai marriage — jurisdiction, mutual-consent vs court divorce, matrimonial property, child custody, and recognition back home. Written by a 40-year Khon Kaen law firm.
14 min readInheritance Law GuideA family member has just passed away. The bank won't allow a withdrawal, the land can't be transferred, and siblings are starting to disagree — a Thai heir's guide to who is entitled, whether an estate administrator must be appointed, and where to start.
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