Thai Will And Testament
Planning for your decease is important, especially for your assets and properties in Thailand. You might think that a written will and testament in any jurisdiction would be accepted in any other jurisdiction, but unfortunately, things are not as simple as that. If you live and have assets in Thailand, you should make sure that you prepare the Thai will and testament for your heirs.
What If I have Will Only In My Home Country?
When a foreigner dies in Thailand, the government officials would request your family members to show the “Letter of Administration and Executor Authorizing” which is issued by the Thai Court before the process of the decedents’ estate’s inheritance.
However, Thai Courts do accepts only a will in the Thai Language. If you have the other language of the will, this will be a complicated procedure and extremely stressful for your family members, namely all the process might take a very long time and maybe more than a year depending on how long each process takes before the Court’s order for appointing the executor, such as the legalization, translation, notary public and authentication by your government office etc.
Therefore, making a Thai will for your assets in Thailand is easier, faster and worthy which is the most beneficial to your family member in the future as your beneficiary.
Just one call to our lawyers to ensure your family member will be fully covered and protected by your Thai will. We will contact your family members and professionally proceed with every step in Thailand for you.
What If I Do Not Want To Have A Will?
If you do not have any will either in Thailand or your home country, your properties and assets in Thailand shall be governed and inherited to your heirs according to the Thai Civil and Commercial Code, Statutory Right of Inheritance, in which there are only six classes of statutory heir and each class is entitled to inherit in the following order:
- Descendants;
- Parents;
- Brothers and sisters of full blood;
- Brothers and sisters of half blood;
- Grandparents;
- Uncles and aunts.
The surviving spouse is also a statutory heir and is entitled to the inheritance of the deceased.
For example
Example 1: In case that the deceased and spouse have properties and assets in Thailand which are in the total amount of 50 Million Baht with 2 children and parents. So, all properties and assets will be shared with the statutory heir in the following order:
1st Marriage Property
All assets will be shared in half as the marriage property to the spouse before the inheritance.
2nd Deceased’s Estate
The deceased’s estate (25 Million Baht) will be inherited to each statutory heir equally as follows:
- Spouse is entitled to inherit the estate of 5 Million Baht
- The daughter is entitled to inherit the estate of 5 Million Baht
- Son is entitled to inherit the estate of 5 Million Baht
- Father is entitled to inherit the estate of 5 Million Baht
- Mother is entitled to inherit the estate of 5 Million Baht
Our Services
We are Thai lawyers who specialize in Thai will, we provide our clients comprehensive services for the entire process of administration of estates until the completion of an estate inheritance.
- Draft and Review Will and Testament
- Administration Suit (Appointment of Executor)
- Distribution of Estates’ Inheritance
- Translation and Gramma Correction
- Legalization by Ministry of Foreign Affair
- Legalization by Embassy
- Power of Attorney
- Notary Public
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