Make sure your Thai assets pass to the people you intend.
We prepare Thai wills covering assets such as condominiums, Thai bank accounts, vehicles, and company shares. Each will is drafted in compliance with the Civil and Commercial Code and designed to work alongside any existing will you may already have in your home country.
Your home-country will rarely settles your Thai assets on its own.
Succession in Thailand is governed by the Civil and Commercial Code. Assets located in Thailand—such as condominiums, Thai bank accounts, vehicles, leasehold interests, and shares in Thai companies—are generally administered under Thai law. Without a valid Thai will, those assets are distributed according to Thailand's statutory succession rules, which may not reflect your wishes.
A separate Thai will allows you to decide who should inherit your Thai assets while working alongside any will you already have in your home country. We prepare wills that comply with Thai legal requirements, appoint an executor where appropriate, and ensure your will is drafted in a form the Thai courts can readily administer.
Should a foreign will need to be relied upon in Thailand, it may require translation, legalisation, and separate probate proceedings before it can be recognised by the Thai courts. Preparing a dedicated Thai will often provides a simpler, faster, and more cost-effective solution.
Throughout the process, you work directly with the lawyer responsible for your matter, receiving practical advice in plain English while your Thai will is prepared for use before the Thai courts.
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Wills & Estate Planning — eligibility & documentation
What we cover
- Drafting a Thai-law will for your Thai-situs assets — condominium, bank accounts, vehicles, leasehold rights, and Thai company shares — in a form the Civil and Commercial Code recognises.
- Succession and estate planning — mapping the disposition of your Thai assets, identifying statutory-heir exposure, and structuring around the ownership limitations Thai law places on foreign nationals.
- Appointing an executor the Thai court can confirm, and advising on the probate petition your beneficiaries will be required to bring.
- Reviewing and updating an existing Thai will following marriage, divorce, a property acquisition, or any other material change in circumstances.
What to prepare
- Passport bio-data page and your current Thai address.
- A schedule of your Thai-situs assets — bank accounts (institution and branch), condominium, vehicle, company shareholdings, and any leasehold or other interests.
- Title documents where available — condominium title deed (chanote), vehicle registration, share certificates, or company registration documents.
- Marriage and family particulars — spouse, children, and any dependants, with marriage and birth certificates where relevant.
- Beneficiary details — full legal names, relationship to you, and your intended distribution of each asset.
- Any existing will, Thai or foreign, so we can align the instruments and avoid accidental revocation.