Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

I am getting married

By JensThai, Created on: 29/05/2009, Last updated on: 26/07/2009

» I have been living in Thailand for more than 6 years and i am 38 years old. I read, write, speak and understand thai and Isan. I have checked my gf and she never been merried and have no children. She never worked in any kind of bar enviroment. I have a company where i have some land and 4 houses....

• Sean Moran commented : [quote="propaganda":32ibuzpa][quote="JensThai":32ibuzpa]I have been living in Thailand for more than 6 years and i am 38 years old.......... When i am getting married i have to pay 50,000 baht and 5 baht gold. My thai friends says that is normal price to pay in sin sod. So now i am in a situation many farangs have faced. I can not see any danger in getting married.... WHAT AM I MISSING?????[/quote:32ibuzpa] Quite A Lot My Thai wife says you're getting a wife too cheap - there's got to be a catch. My advice is Wait till the baht crashes and the exchange rate is better and then wait again till you're about 58. [/quote:32ibuzpa] Don't tell me! Then after the marriage catch the train to Malaysia, right Papa? People have been getting married since long before money was invented so don't get caught up in the fundamentals. Just open a Swiss bank account and don't let anyone know how rich you really are and everything should turn out hunky-dory. My birthday on the 28th too, two days before the wedding. If I get a new toaster for Christmas or birthday I'll send you another wedding present

• stilljustbrowsing commented : [quote="JensThai":30yuhze1]I have been living in Thailand for more than 6 years and i am 38 years old. I read, write, speak and understand thai and Isan. I have checked my gf and she never been merried and have no children. She never worked in any kind of bar enviroment. I have a company where i have some land and 4 houses. I would like to know how to protect my property so in case of divorce she cant get her hands in any of it. We have planned to get merried 30. december 2009 and i would like to get all the information i can about getting merried and divorced. I am not afraid of getting merried with her and we also want to have children but i want to be up front in this case. She has got 1 brother and 1 sister who already are merried and both of them living a middleclass life and they never asked for anything. Her mum get 2000 baht every month from each of her childen and i think thats reasonable. When i am getting merried i have to pay 50000 baht and 5 baht gold. My thai friends says that is normal price to pay in sin sod. So now i am in a situation many farangs have faced. [color=#FF0000:30yuhze1]I can not see any danger in getting merried[/color:30yuhze1].... WHAT AM I MISSING?????[/quote:30yuhze1] [color=#FF0000:30yuhze1]When wine turns to "whine"[/color:30yuhze1] LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (the Beatles) I cannot see any danger in getting "merried" either, it's when I sober up I realise the mistake, and normally it's too late then! And the best of luck to you!

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