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Home » Reader question » Reader question: How to arrange a divorce with a Thai from the Netherlands?
Dear readers,
I have been married to a Thai woman since April 2011. Health reasons forced me to return to the Netherlands in October 2013. My wife has been to the Netherlands several times but cannot get used to it here. Since my health reasons do not allow me to travel, I have not seen my wife for 2 years. At most, we will have one more contact via Skype or Line. My wife has indicated that she wants a divorce. I can understand her and want to participate in the divorce.
Now my question is, is there anyone who can tell me how I can arrange the divorce on my part in the Netherlands? Tried to contact the Thai embassy in The Hague but that is a disaster.
Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Ronald
Registering your Thai marriage in The Hague is a requirement.
then you can draw up a deed via a midiater or lawyer and then send it for signature.
after signing and legalization report again in The Hague and the court.
then it should be approved.
Very easy if you also want to divorce and especially now that you have been living off each other for 2 years.
Just go to a lawyer here and divorce under Dutch law, you only have to sign the documents.
She can take the divorce documents to a translation agency to convert them into Thai, and then register the divorce with the Amphur.
It is also possible through an online law firm, then you don't even have to leave the house, everything online:
https://www.netjesscheiden.nl/diensten/online-scheiden/?gclid=CjwKEAjwsLTJBRCvibaW9bGLtUESJAC4wKw1OVx4N0vj-Ua2QlQbM_NktHEqX_iT3BJEjIUxsN54ORoCqODw_wcB
Hi Ronald,
With questions like this I always wonder why the questioner never gives more or complete information.
Did you only get married in Thailand? Or only in NL? Or both?
Based on this information, the blog readers can provide a well-founded answer that is useful to you. Now you may get advice based on interpretation to be married only in NL or to be married only in Thailand.
Nevertheless, continued success,
Mrsg,
Wim
@William III
We are married in Thailand and have registered my marriage in the basic administration of the municipality where I live. The law here prescribes that if you want a divorce, it must take place in the municipality where the marriage certificate was drawn up. That is Bangkok Thailand. I have to get a divorce there, translate the divorce papers into English and then legalize them at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Embassy in Thailand. But at the divorce in Thailand I have to be personally present. And that's where the shoe pinches. I'm not allowed to travel, especially not by plane. Hence my question here.
Dear Ronald,
That is not correct what you write there, you are Dutch and even though you were married abroad,
if the marriage is registered here, you can get a divorce under Dutch law.
But if you think you already know, why are you even asking here?!
Married abroad, marriage registered in the Netherlands:
If you were married abroad and the marriage was registered in the Netherlands with the civil registry of your place of residence, your marriage will be regarded as a Dutch marriage. You then dissolve your marriage with a Dutch divorce. If you would like to know what the consequences of this Dutch divorce are for the country where you got married, you can contact the embassy of the country in question.
Just read this:
https://www.echtscheiding.nl/hoe-vraag-ik-echtscheiding-aan
https://oprechtscheiden.nl/alles-over-scheiden/extra-info/scheiden-en-buitenland/
Anyway, I wish you luck…
The person who wants to divorce his or her partner must initiate the divorce, since your wife lives in Thailand and the marriage was concluded there, so she will have to take action there.
She will have to draw up a statement that her husband cannot travel and therefore cannot be present, that should suffice. There is not much to arrange from the Netherlands The Netherlands is not a party to a foreign marriage, if the divorce papers are translated into Dutch and legalized (in Thailand) they can be sent to the Netherlands and possibly signed if everything is correct. Get well soon and success.
m.fr. gr. Nico from Kraburi
As I read it, the marriage is also registered in the Netherlands and therefore also valid. For this dissolution you must of course also arrange this matter in the Netherlands. One of the partners is enough for that. Permanent disruption (if continuation until cohabitation becomes unbearable and there are no prospects for full marital relations) used to be a requirement, but this has now been weakened. The Thai woman does not have to come to the Netherlands for this. The person concerned indicates that he wants to cooperate with the divorce, so he is not against this. It therefore does not matter where the initiative comes from.
In Thailand, the divorce will have to be arranged at the amphur, where the marriage is registered, and this can be done by the Thai woman. In principle, both stakeholders must provide for this, but given that the person concerned cannot travel, this will have to be specified in another appropriate way. This after consultation with the amphur who can indicate the further requirements.
@ Bob
You're absolutely right. But if you divorce in the Netherlands, this is not recognized in Thailand. So nothing changes for my (ex) partner.
To my knowledge, a marriage performed in Thailand or another country can simply be dissolved in the Netherlands, and registered in Thailand with the Amphur.
The divorce documents must be translated into Thai by a sworn translator and then legalized.
http://www.juridconsult.nl/nl/legalization.html
Here you can get information about International Divorce:
https://www.echtscheiding.nl/huwelijk/internationale-echtscheiding
You can also divorce in Thailand, without being present:
(I would just divorce in the Netherlands, much cheaper)
http://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/thailand-divorce.php
Uncontested divorce:
One must appear in person at the town hall (amphur, amphoe or khet) for the procedure.
They may not be represented by a family member, solicitor, attorney or solicitor.
Personal appearance is necessary because the parties must answer questions related to their decision to divorce the marriage.
The civil servant must determine that the divorce decision is voluntary, without coercion.
http://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/uncontested_divorce_in_thailand.php
Contested Divorce:
This is usually used where there is a clear ground for divorce, but only one of the parties is liable for the termination of the marriage, or where one party is absent and the absence is detrimental to the other.
http://www.siam-legal.com/thailand-law-library/divorce_library/contested_divorce_in_thailand.php
Success with it…