UK Wills please check if you live in Thailand

Wording and phrases

Last week in court the Judge questioned a UK Will in that the immovable property (the condo) was given to 2 of the heirs. Their name was specifically attached to this asset at 50/50 % each. However, the movable asset (money in the bank) was not allocated to these heirs and so the Judge request a family tree to show who is alive and who is not. The UK Will was drawn up in old English with bits of Greek thrown in to make it sound official. However, in a Thai Court with a Thai Judge hearing my testimony translated into Thai has was not convinced.

Lost in Translation

The issue was that the condo could be given to the Beneficiaries however the money in the bank was classified as residual and was needed to pay the bills, funeral, lawyers, etc. and what was left (residual) was to be given to who? The English Will was specific in this and stated that under section 41 of UK Law that all debts be settled by the Trustees (Executors) however Thailand does not have trusts or trustees – but rather controllers of property where the heir of Beneficiary is under age.

Thai always takes precedence over another language

Thai Courts, Thai Property, Thai laws and not UK or any other countries Law. However, Thai Courts will sometimes rule if another country has already ruled in favour in their own country. This is a precedence that can have weight in the case in Thailand if another international court has already determined the verdict. But still clarification is needed.

Thai888 Law Wills

Our Wills are designed for Thailand, although we do make international Wills, and are in Thai and English. Our Wills are proof read and signed off by the Testator (the person making the Will) and this shows they understand what their wishes are and that the are of sound mind (competent) to make this legal document. Thai888 Wills can involve other countries assets however should you pass away then international laws may come into play, overseas taxes etc. You may want to consider separating the Wills are this will stop any legal issues after you pass. Remember in the UK over a certain amount of money could attract a 40% tax. You can talk to us about this should you have an issue

Contact [email protected] and I will send you a checklist that points out what info we need to make your Will. We make a draft and send it to you. Any changes we can make. Then when you’re happy we will print it out, you come to sign, all is bound together with your picture (showing your competent) and signed by 2 witnesses in our legal offices. Then and only then do you pay.

Don’t say you have nothing and so don’t need a Will

This is wrong thinking as your body is in a foreign country and so the Embassy/Consulate, Police, Morgue, Hospital, Next of Kin, Temple, ashes, etc all need to be taken care of and when there is a Will in place and an administrator to contact it makes everything much easier.

Do yourself and your family / friends a favour and MAKE a Will now!!!

To our Russian friends and clients

Всем нашим российским клиентам и друзьям. Обратите внимание, если что-то случится с вами, семьей или друзьями, и вам нужна помощь в связи со смертью, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, свяжитесь с нами по адресу [email protected].

1st place winners for Best Wills and Probate Law Company 2022 Thailand

Second year in a row 2022 and 2021 1st place “most innovative company in Sth. East Asia” Abroad Funerals, LAW, Probate.

Thai888 Law Company and Abroad Funerals Thailand [email protected]

Thai888 Law 2022 WINNERS

One stop company for writing Wills and Court Probate Winners of top award 2022

For Best Wills & Probate Law Firm – Thailand

Within the AI Legal Awards 2022, hosted by Acquisition International.

Thank you to my staff and the tireless Ms Jeab for her 24/7 work ethic

Life is very short and so arrange a Will Testament by Thai888 Law and Abroad Funerals will take care of funeral arrangements

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

Its never easy

the more we learn the more we understand

During the lockdown and covid fear, Thai888 Law learned a few things. Namely being creative, thinking outside the box and more importantly about people

During the past few years we have had many enquiries from overseas from friends, family, clients – there is definitely fear and panic in the streets.

We now see some rational debate entering our lives and as we are a law company we simply follow the law, no matter how emotional the situation.

This isn’t to say we are heartless but rather we know that no matter what happens foreigners owning property, entering into contracts, getting married, dying has a legal process. But when you are a distance how can you fix things.

This is where Thai888 Law excels and we won the top award for 2021 for the most innovative company in Sth East Asia. Why? because we have taken 12 years to fine tune our company and put in graduates in Law, Accounting, and a team of support.

A few phone calls or emails and we can act for you, taking all the worries and stress away.

Our fees are very competitive and in some cases you will not need to pay until we win the case for you.

Look no further as we are listed on many popular Embassy websites and we have many 5 star ratings on Google https://business.google.com/reviews/l/12227236230922400319

Thai888 looks forward to meeting or hearing from you [email protected]

Video conferences with the Thai Courts

Probate hearings

Previously we had difficulty in acting under Power of Attorney POA for the Executor of a Will. The Judge mostly insisted on have that person fly in, stay in a hotel, get a translator, etc. But all that is changed now with the video links to the court

The only real issue is time

Thai888 Law appears in court at 9am and waits for the judge. However the person giving testimony from another country may have a large time difference and its AM for them. However it can be done and we have arranged this 10 times or more.

In the court are the Judge (or Judges), the lawyer, the translator and the person that may become the POA

Normally all goes well and the technology works.

This is a win win as many 1000s of dollars are save by no flights, hotels, etc. and because of the dreaded covid, it appears to meet the guidelines for the Laws of Thailand

Google meet is easy to use and Thai888 Law has it installed

SORRY I had to remove the image of the court system

Masks are in the news again

looks like the jabs don’t work as advertised and those that had them could be in trouble as their immune system may be compromised by the synthetic experimental gene therapy (vaccine) – if only the FDA and the CDC had waited the 24 months testing in phase 3 to get the correct data before making the vax mandatory – https://youtu.be/7VU2akWSBhk

CDC Fauci Big Pharma exposed

It always helps to look at the big picture and history to see the how when where and why of the issue

Unfortunately and not being demeaning many if not most people don’t read or research, they simply grab something and sit by the TV and get fed the news. Never questioning the value of this news or where it came from.

The attached Fauci PDF is pretty much all you need to make an informed decision, however, after the years of media-fed media bias, lockdowns, fear, loss of business, work, family, the truth is going to be largely dismissed by those swayed by paid for mass media.

Most people will not get past the first few pages and label it a conspiracy theory or fake news as they have been programmed to do so. When in fact it is the CDC that has been the most persuasive in changing the issue when scientists and Nobel prize winners get close to exposing the truth.

You have to see that research takes months and years to complete. Even a scientific article can take months to prepare, research, and be published, only to see the article censored, removed, or hit with a sticker from Facebook. The mass media has been bought and sold and now the US Government is breaking the 1st Amendment of the Constitution to work with Facebook to censor free speech. More breaking of the Constitution to come unless people vote in the midterms to get them out.

Looking at the big picture and the way the CDC has been cleverly shifting the goalposts as we say, it can be seen that there is no transparency in what they are directed to do. One glaring example is the use of the PCR tests and now after over a year of scientists telling the CDC and being banned for it, the CDC has withdrawn its use. Why? simply because it did its job. In March April 2020 when the peak hit, the PCR tests were withdrawn as they were faulty. Yes, faulty. But the numbers of false positives gave the media something to go with and that is fear of dying or getting the covid.

Before a vaccine was even developed the CDC was advising this was the only way to go and forget other treatments like Hydroxychloroquine, Vit D, zinc or Ivermectin and even a little know wonder herb from Thailand called https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2127051/thai-herbs-may-help-ward-off-symptoms-of-covid-19 – however, Boris Johnston, Prince Charles, President Trump, and many others got covid and recovered without these new gene therapy jabs, that no one is sure will do as proper testing has not been done as per FDA regulations. These studies take min 24 months. Informed consent should be done, in order to get the proper data for the FDA to make a proper assessment of the “jab”. This is not being done and the data is being manipulated to a favorable acceptance and licensing of the jabs. However, VAERS and even their own CDCs data confirm that there are many more adverse reactions and death to the jabs than are being reported. Let’s hope the FDA is as meticulous in looking at the data before approving this drug.

Another point to look closely at is that these jabs are to be used in medical emergencies only as not enough tests have been done on them to see if they are safe. This is not anti-vax and it is disappointing that someone should say that another is anti-vax when they are only quoting FDA gold star regulations, But again this is the media putting words in the mouths of the masses.

Emergency use is only applied when there are no alternatives, it is a last resort and as the case has been proven with Trump, Prince Charles, Boris, and several others, there are viable alternatives. So here there is a case for breaking the law and people being held accountable. But as Fauci is 80 it is of no concern to him, however, he will go down in history for another reason and not the savior of the World.

This is not financial or medical advice and you should go elsewhere for this.

There are 1000’s of papers and quotes that could be used, however, these will be shot down by the censors. Incredible as it is in 2021 we are being told how to speak, what to listen to not only by the media but friends and family that have been seduced by them, and the narrative that if you don’t wear and mask and be vaccinated then they will get sick? True. Human society has come to this and it’s been very successful only because all things lined up. The left gets rid of Trump, the technocrats like Google, Twitter, Facebook deletes 100,000,000 papers of scientific literature, studies, Noble prize winners, virologists, and epidemiologists. This was only possible by planning to get a Bill passed in the USA to allow these technocrats to escape the law by not making them accountable for, however that may change and with it, their alliances with the US Government – The Health Misinformation Act would amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields tech companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, from being sued.

There are many things happening in the World today to stop this tyrannical reset. German lawyers are mounting the biggest Torte Court case in the history of the World at Nuremberg. There is massive push back against covid passports (many think this is the real reason behind this – see the World Economic Forum for news and don’t take my word for it), Australia has a federal police force and they are mounting a peaceful push back to get back to our democratic rights under our constitution, and there are many other challenges going on today.

Please read, research, and don’t dismiss until you have verified who you are listening to and what their agenda is. If your experience is like mine then you will lose friends and family, you will be censored, blocked, and be forced to defend yourself, you will feel weak and want to give in (however the vax is forever in your body so maybe it works, who knows, but I prefer to wait the 24 months to see the long term issues).

Finally, there are less invasive cures as mentioned, everyone is going to die but the data suggests it won’t be from covid or a variant, these drugs are not the same as past vaccines in that these new jabs are manipulated “gene therapies”, never been used before and are patented as such, along with the test kits and any research on them done. Meaning that royalty is paid to go anywhere near these patents held by Pfizer, the CDC, and many others – meaning there’s a buck to be made.

Good luck