thegreatone Posted December 17, 2009 Report Posted December 17, 2009 Will be relocating to Thailand in 2010. My Thai wife has to change her name on something? She has a house in Roi Et on family property. Unknow what last name is on her(our) bank account. We plan to buy a house. What is it that she is changing and where does this need to be done???
Sporty Posted December 17, 2009 Report Posted December 17, 2009 Will be relocating to Thailand in 2010. My Thai wife has to change her name on something? She has a house in Roi Et on family property. Unknow what last name is on her(our) bank account. We plan to buy a house. What is it that she is changing and where does this need to be done??? ??? A guess ??? Not enough info, but a guess maybe the property, often the family house or farm land, goes to a daughter. Also, you mentioned she owned a house. Property, is the only thing, I can think of must be done in Roi Et. ???
thegreatone Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Posted December 17, 2009 I think so, she may be changing the property deed to her married last name? or maybe the work card or transalation fo US marriage certificate is my guess.
CTO Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 I have a thai friend who's girlfriend changed her surname to something luckier. Yes chinese thai hi so family. Also she may be changing from miss to mrs. My wife hated it when she did that.
passingthru69 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 The hassles is why I suggested to my wife that she not change her last name. Changing passports, bank accounts, plus the land deal we have going on with the family house. To many hassles.
ThaiHome Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 There is no requirement for a Thai women to take her husbands surname. There is a requirement that she change her status to married (Mrs). This is especially important if buying property as the foreign husband is required to sign an affidavit confirming that the property is not marital property and belongs solely to the wife. If the affidavit is not signed, then in theory the deed can be invalidated and a forced sale would take place. The land dept has made it clear that a Thai woman married to a foreigner can buy property, but the affidavit must be signed, even if the wife has not changed her name. TH
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