Divorce Lawyer in Surat Thani — 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 Surat Thani
- 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 Surat Thani
Surat Thani is the largest province in the upper South, combining a mainland oil-palm and rubber base with Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao — tourism and property markets with a large foreign buyer and operator population, substantial enough that Koh Samui has its own provincial court. The caseload splits into two worlds: agriculture and industry on the mainland, and property, visas, and hospitality on the islands.
Island work usually turns on landholding, long leases, and joint ventures with Thai partners — arrangements that are common but that frequently do not survive being tested in court. We establish first how far the existing structure is actually enforceable. The team works in Thai, English, and Chinese, runs the file from our Khon Kaen head office and Bangkok branch, and travels to appear at the Surat Thani and Koh Samui Provincial Courts.
Courts we appear at in Surat Thani
- •Surat Thani Provincial Court
- •Koh Samui Provincial Court
- •Surat Thani Juvenile and Family Court
- •Region 8 Labor Court (Phuket)
Mueang Surat Thani, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Phunphin, Chaiya, Wiang Sa, and the areas continuing into Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Krabi
Contact our Surat Thani attorneys
We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.
Frequently asked questions — divorce lawyer in Surat Thani
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