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Reader question: Who can recommend a knowledgeable and reliable lawyer in Thailand?
Dear readers,
My (Thai) wife and I have had a will drawn up by a civil-law notary in the Netherlands. Because we also own real estate in Thailand, the notary advises us to also have a will drawn up in Thailand, which of course should contain more or less the same as the Dutch will. As far as I know in Thailand they don't have notaries and they are lawyers who draw up wills.
I have asked the Dutch embassy in BKK if they can recommend a Thai lawyer. The embassy has kindly emailed me a long list of Thai lawyers, but they do not recommend any individual lawyer. I understand.
Can the readers of this blog recommend a knowledgeable and reliable lawyer in Thailand? Where that lawyer has his office is not really important, we usually stay in BKK and Pattaya.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Belg
In the Netherlands you hired a notary and rightly so. Why do you go to a lawyer in Thailand?
Thailand also has notary offices. 'Notarial Services Attorney, member of the law society of Thailand' is written on the stamp of a notary I consulted. And if I may advise you, look for one in the region where your wife's real estate is located because then he / she can review the papers faster if necessary.
Thailand does not have a notary office.
However, lawyers who are allowed to perform the acts of a notary.
See link.
http://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/Thailand-Notary-Service.php
Thanks Ruud,
From your response and that of people in the comments below, a few things become clear to me. Certified Notary Public. OK.
Thank you, Eric
From your response and the response of “fellow commenters” I understand that they do have (a kind of) notaries in Thailand. Didn't know, learned something new.
It concerns a house in Pattaya and land in Khorat. Let's think about which region that Thai notary should come from.
I have very good experiences with my lawyer. PM me up [email protected].
In Bangkok, Sukhumvit Road soi 35, Siam International Law Office . .22 K-building 2the floor
+66.2.26186301 or +66.89.459.3400 Mr. Poovong or Mrs. Jinatana Posai
Costs only approx. Tb 5 to 6.000,- Last will, only for Thai assets of course.
Thank you Gerard.
+/- 5000 bath is very little. I understand from other people's reactions that it may be wise to hire a lawyer from the region where the assets are located. On the other hand, we often come to BKK. Can I think about it for a moment.
Siam Firm, is the regular answerer on thaivisa.com
Also have an office in Pattaya, but I would recommend the office in Bangkok, where the big boss is, very neat man and knowledgeable.
The cost of making a burden will be 10000 baht
Thank you. Loe.
Siam Firm from “thaivisa.com”. I'm going to look up.
Get a lawyer in the place (city, municipality) where the property is located and your wife is registered. In the event of death, the remaining partner must go to court to be declared 'manager' of the assets (real estate, bank accounts, possibly insurance). And then it is easier (but not necessary) to have a lawyer from the same region.
If your property is in the north-east, it may be recommended to go through Isaan Lawyers. He is a Canadian who has built up a reasonable company (but of course works with Thai lawyers) and is very good when foreigners are involved. However, keep in mind that due to his involvement as a foreigner, his prices will be higher than his Thai competition.
Success.
(isaanlawyers.com)
Last year I had a will made by Isan Lawyers for 5000 Bath. I think the price isn't too bad. Both Thai and English.
Thank you, Han Wouters.
5000 bath is a bargain, of course.
My wife has a house in Pattaya and a piece of land in Khorat. Perhaps a law firm in the Isan would be useful.
Thanks, Ricks.
Han Wouters indicates in his response below that his last will by Isaan Lawyers cost 5000 bath. Not too bad. If that Canadian puts in the time, it will be more expensive…
It concerns, among other things, a piece of land near Khorat, then Isaan Lawyers might be of interest.
Watch out, there are a lot of unreliable lawyers!
In Pattaya I recommend Law firm Mr Premprecha Dibbayawan ('SwissSiam'), also Certified Notary Public (say 'notary') and Registered-Qualified Translator of the Ministry of Justice.
Tel. 038-488870/73 Fax 038-417260 Email [email protected]
62/292-293 Thepprasit Road, Pattaya, at the back of the orange-green shop houses; entrance via Soi 6 and then immediately left. The office is at the end, almost next to the Pattaya Mail office.
See also website http://www.nvtpattaya.org, under menu choice 'Handy!', document 'Basic information Government, Taxes, Passport, Pensions, Medical expenses, Marriage'. At the bottom of the table of contents are 2 recent articles about the consequences of having or not having a Thai will.
Thank you MACB.
Both the address of the lawyer and the reference to http://www.nvtpattaya.org are very welcome.
Certified Notary Public, I didn't know it existed in Thailand.
You can also have your Dutch will translated and then registered at the city hall.
So you can arrange this without a lawyer and without a notary. Registration at city hall works perfectly.
We have extensive experience in this.
Succes
Thank you for your advice, Roel.
Our will is full of complex and to me incomprehensible legal jargon. A translator is going to have a tough job with that. Many of those terms don't even have a translation or an equivalent in Thailand, I think. Do you think it is feasible for a translator to translate such a will and what this would cost approximately? Do you happen to have an address for a translator? The translation will probably have to be legalized by the embassy (“certified”)
The registration at city hall seems to me an interesting option because then you are not stuck with a Dutch and a Thai will that may contradict each other on details.
My wife can make a new will like this, English / Thai. Then together to city hall and register. Cost with registration 7000 baht.
A Dutch will has no value here.
So arrange your property here with a Thai will, everything in the Netherlands as it is arranged in NL.
Here the law takes precedence over your Dutch will, but legislation does not differ much from this in NL.
Possession here also goes first to 1st line blood relatives etc. The problem is only with no will you have to go to court 5 to 7 x and you only have to do that once with a will, you have to accept your will and know what the property is.
You can contact me via facebook, Roel van Hameren, email will probably not give the moderator. We live in the Pattaya area.
Send me a PM and I will provide you with the details of a lawyer who ensured that my friend became the 100% owner of the land on which his house is located through inheritance.
This lawyer is the first in Thailand to achieve this.
100% ownership rights means that he can do whatever he wants with his land. He is therefore not obliged to sell his grobd within 365 days, and his naan is listed as the owner on the chanotte, so no usufruct and other types of constructions such as a Ltd.
Henry, I'm very interested in that attorney's name just in case. Send to if necessary [email protected]
Thank Henry,
Good on that lawyer.
I have other concerns that I can't explain here for privacy reasons, but those 100% proprietary rights might still come in handy in another situation.