BaronTT Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Since a large number of marriages (perhaps the majority) in Thailand are not filed, I would think that there are not many legal differences between those filed and common law marriages. What are those legal differences, or what is a good source that precisely lists them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Good question. I do know that some other countries will they your marriage different if it's not filed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage_Kwai Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 You may want to read up on the Thailand Civil and Commercial Codes. Marriage is in Book V. Here is an on-line excerpt (my hard-copy is out of date..) http://www.thailandlawonline.com/marriage_law.html Unless you're registered, you're not legally married. Common-law marriage is not recognised by Thai law. http://www.thailandchat.org/inside/de-facto-or-common-law-marriages-in-thailand/ There are some conditions regarding purchase of property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddawg1 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Common-law marriage is not recognised by Thai law. Another good reason to live in LOS! I have seen guys in the US lose half of everything for living with a woman too long then having a bad breakup. S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage_Kwai Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 S1 Just remember that if you do build her a house and have a herd of buffalo out in Nakorn Nowhere, be prepared to write it off completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Common-law marriage is not recognised by Thai law. I didn't read the links provided. I just want to a little bit. I remembered this article from a week or so ago from the Bangkok Post that had this line in it.... "The boy was accompanied by his mother, Laddawal Ponrit, a former reporter, who said she was a common law wife of Maj-Gen Khattiya." Link Now I know it means nothing really but just found the wording curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage_Kwai Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 who said she was a common law wife of Maj-Gen Khattiya." = 'Mia Noy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I believe Seh Deang first wife died, so the current wife is not a mia noi. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage_Kwai Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Ah. Had no idea. However, making a statement like that still does not make it legal as the article goes on to state the son was born 'out of wedlock'. It is quite common to call a 'kept woman' a 'mia noy', not common-law wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Only if there is a first wife. Otherwise even the "kept" woman is the mia-luang. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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