A custody and maintenance order — what should you know about foreignjudg-related requirements?

The case under review is “A custody and maintenance order”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. Check first whether the issuing office of the source document is one the destination recognises. The most frequent cause of delay in this group is missing supporting documents on the first submission. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. If multiple certified sets are needed, order them all in the first round to avoid re-queuing. Documents with a short validity window should be produced as close to the filing date as possible. Once the set is complete, check it line by line against the destination's own checklist before filing. The terms that frame this page are custody · maintenance · order · know. The specifics here are document type: Custody, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Before starting, ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts, then plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures. A foreign judgment is not automatically enforceable in Thailand; a Thai court treats it as evidence and enforcement requires fresh proceedings in Thailand. The paperwork therefore has to be translated in full and correctly legalised, while litigation strategy is a matter for the client's own lawyer. A foreign court document for use in Thailand must first be legalised under the rules of the issuing country and at the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate there, then translated into Thai and the translation certified by the Department of Consular Affairs before it is filed with a Thai court, district office or agency. ILC handles documents only — translation, certified translation, arranging notarial-attorney certification and running legalisation at the Department of Consular Affairs and embassies. It is not a law firm, does not litigate, gives no legal advice, cannot obtain a case file for a non-party and guarantees no court or agency outcome. Cost and lead time depend on page count, the density of legal terminology, the target language and the certification steps required, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page of the case document together with the written requirements from the court, authority or receiving embassy via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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