A certification document is required
from the applicant (s)' home consulate prior
to registration of marriage. This must be translated
into Thai and certified as being accurate by
the Thai foreign Ministry.
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The applicant's occupation and
annual income.
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The marital status (both current
and previous) of applicants.
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Any and all alimony payments
and outstanding private debts must be fully
disclosed.
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Names and addresses of two contact
persons resident in the same area as the applicant.
A Premarital Agreement can specify
how property will be disposed of in the event of separation,
divorce, death or the occurrence of a particular event.
Couples who are interested in retaining their premarital
assets as separate property are well advised to consult
an attorney about a premarital agreement.
A Thai woman is allowed to keep the
land which she already owns before getting married.
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A Thai wife is allowed to inherit
in her own right.
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If married she can still buy a house
BUT the husband must sign at the Land Office a declaration
stating that the house is not a part of the couples
estate and that if they divorce the house will not
go to him. ( The wife must also sign at the Land
Office a declaration that the money used to buy
the house is hers and doesn't come from her husband).
An easy matter if the money coming in is remitted
by her. The law changed about 1 year ago! She now
can buy land provided her husband signs a declaration
that he lays no claim to it.
