Family Lawyer

   Good afternoon
  I need a lawyer in Thailand specializing in Thai-Wester family problems, involving a child, who is honest and reasonably priced, can someone help me about that ?? Thanks.
-@thailanderphotography

I hope you mean an "honest and reasonably priced" lawyer, and not the child. 😎

I really doubt there are any lawyers "specialized in Thai-western family problems" in Thailand.

Where are you located?

@thailanderphotography if you'll email me at [link moderated], I'll refer you to some excellent attorneys in Bangkok. If their fees aren't in budget for you, they will likely be able to pass you along to some trustworthy attorneys who can help

@thailanderphotography also, if my personal email won't post in my reply, just uses the queries email at [link moderated]

@KrabiMan

      We are located in Krabi, I mean my family, but right now I am in Bangkok.

@KrabiMan

   For what you ask me where I are located ? If you don,t replay any more ? You are also in Krabi ? So, what is your point ?

Hello,

Finding an honest, reasonably priced family lawyer is a fair request. Here is a short checklist that works whoever you hire:

1. Ask who will actually handle your file, and check that a Thai licensed lawyer will sign and appear in court. You can ask for their Lawyers Council of Thailand licence number.

2. Start with a paid or free first consultation that has a fixed fee and a clear end. Bring a one page timeline, the marriage or birth certificates, and any court papers you have received.

3. Ask for a written engagement letter listing the fixed fee or hourly rate, what is included, and what costs extra (court fees, translations, travel).

4. Be wary of large upfront retainers with no breakdown, promises of a guaranteed result, and anyone who asks you to sign Thai documents without a translation.

5. For anything involving a child, custody and parental power are decided on the best interests of the child, so think early about where the child lives, schooling and contact with the other parent. If the parents were never married, the child is legally only the mother's child, and the father has no parental power until he legitimates the child: by later marrying the mother, registering the child at a district office with the consent of the mother and child, or by a court judgment (Civil and Commercial Code Sections 1546 to 1548). After that, parental power is normally shared by both parents (Section 1566).

Sharing your city and whether there is already a court case would help people here point you to the right kind of help.

Sébastien