Month: May 2022

Deceased Estate Thai888 Law Thailand 2022

Thai888 Law are experts in Last & Living Wills, Probate Law, International & Local Thai Law, Estate distribution and wrapping up the deceased estate, The Executor or Administrator of the Estate.

Estate management is complex

Your Wills are written in a particular way so as to abide by the Thai Law and the Judgement of the courts. 95% of the outcomes are as the Testator (writer of the Will) wished. However, when the Testator has passed away, they cannot defend themselves or their wishes. This is why Thai888 Law has their own court proven way to make sure the Will is as intended.

Court Grant of Probate

This states who is the Executor or administrator of the estate. The Grant is necessary to close bank accounts, close companies, sell properties of land, condominiums, cars, bikes, shares, Bitcoin, etc. Also the Executor may need to go to court to defend the estate as others may make a claim although they may not deserve it.

Dying in Thailand

Thai888 Law has Abroad Funerals Co. to make this easier for grieving families overseas and not able to get to Thailand. We have dozens of cases regarding the need to liquidate the estate this way. A Power of Attorney POA is given to us to deal with the Embassy of the deceased, to make the funeral, cremation, return the ashes to the family, and then apply to the courts for a Grant to do the Probate.

International Tax

Be careful how you write your Will and carefully state its for Thailand assets only and that it is not Worldwide and does not revoke other Wills and Codicils –

International Tax

The UK and USA for example, may, have their own probate system and they will want to add your assets to the big pool and then tax accordingly. If you have assets in another country then you will need the Death Certificate translated and certified at the MOFA and then this can be used in another countries probate. There are many issues and so you may need professional advice. It is relatively cheap insurance for the future.

Thai888 Law and Abroad Funerals at your service, English and Thai speaking

Deceased Estates

Thai888 Law having obtained the Grant now how several properties that we need to sell at reduced prices and so contact [email protected]

Probate Court Pattaya

6 contacts this week for funerals, cremation and probate

There is nothing worse than getting that call that someone is dead

There is immediate shock, what to do, how to arrange everything from another country or locally, can I trust these people with a Power of Attorney

I am in the same position

At Thai888 Law we have many procedures that are like a production line. Over the years we learned by mistakes and tweaked our systems to make it easier for those overseas and my Thai staff, after all English is their second language and they don’t teach what we do in school or Uni. It sounds a bit cold however when a foreigner dies in another country there is a lot of red tape

Sign the Power of Attorney (POA)

There is a lot of trust involved here as you are signing your rights to someone you basically don’t know and many questions and concerns are raised. I know how you feel as I have a probate property in the UAE and need to sign a POA to the Lawyers to get a Grant from the UAE courts, to sell the property, and to send the money back to Thailand. Not easy and I have contacted dozens of Lawyers, had Zoom calls with them and over the past year nothing has happened. I am still waiting for an email, a contact, an update. There is no follow up from them and this makes me very nervous. Thai888 Law does not work this way. We send you a complete breakdown of costs, procedures, and any questions you need answers to.

Its strange to have a law office and a funeral service

No its not, we have 2 offices, one for the civil criminal company family matters and one for Abroad Funerals and Probate. This works very well as both are entwined and compliment each other. Example. When someone dies there are many docs issued including a POA, and these are Notarised (we can do this as we have lawyer notaries), Embassy letters, translation, banks transfers, legal authority to work for you to make the funeral cremation probate seamless and transparent. Don’t forget there is insurance as well and they’re a tricky bunch