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C7 · Estate & Probate

Inheritance, Probate & Estate Lawyers

Thai and foreign estates require probate in the Thai Civil Court before assets transfer. We draft compliant wills, petition for administrator appointment, and manage the estate distribution to beneficiaries in Thailand and abroad.

  • •Thai & bilingual will drafting
  • •Administrator petition
  • •Will contest / caveat filing
  • •Asset transfer to heirs
  • •Cross-border estate coordination
  • •Inheritance-tax advisory
Pricing: contact us for a quote · Fees: ask our team for a quoteTurnaround: assessed on your documentsLegal basis: Civil & Commercial Code Book VI

A working guide to thai inheritance & probate law in Thailand

Thai Inheritance & Probate Law is treated as an evidence file, not a translation ticket. Our workflow begins with a documentary audit against the receiving authority's current rulebook — the same rulebook Thai MFA, foreign embassies in Bangkok, and Thai Immigration Bureau counters use — so acceptance criteria are baked in before any drafting starts. Every expat estates and Thai families administering probate matter is scoped by a senior specialist on LINE Official @Thainotary or by email at contact@thainotary.co.th before any file moves.

The document set most often audited on expat estates and Thai families administering probate matters here includes death certificate, will (if any), heir identity documents, asset schedule (land, bank, shares), foreign probate order (if applicable), power of attorney. Deliverables are formatted to the acceptance criteria of the Thai Civil Court probate division.

How the workflow runs end-to-end

The typical execution path is: intake → audit → certified translation → attorney jurat → MFA Chaeng Watthana submission → MFA collection → destination embassy submission → embassy collection → courier dispatch. Each checkpoint triggers a written status update on the client's chosen channel.

Who this service is for

Overseas law firms use the same intake as domestic clients but receive a bilingual case brief in English at every checkpoint, so partners in London, New York, Sydney, Hong Kong, or Frankfurt can bill and update their own end clients without needing a Thai-language intermediary on each thread.

Coverage, fees, and timing

Government stamps and embassy fees are paid on the client's behalf against an itemised invoice with the official government receipts attached — nothing is marked up beyond the disclosed service fee, and refunds of any unused pass-through cost are automatic at file close.

Quality assurance and confidentiality

Quality control includes an English-side legal reviewer on every matter destined for common-law jurisdictions and a civil-law reviewer on matters destined for German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Japanese authorities — terminology mismatches between legal systems are our most audited category.

Start your Thai Inheritance & Probate Law matter today

Reach iLC on LINE Official @Thainotary, email contact@thainotary.co.th, or phone 094-8958999. Please book an appointment in advance at our Bangkok office (Lat Phrao 95) or Khon Kaen head office; in every other province our freelance partners can meet you at a shopping mall or another convenient place. Fees: ask our team for a quote. Timing is assessed for your documents, and you receive a required-documents checklist tailored to your destination country. The initial consultation carries no obligation to proceed with your expat estates and Thai families administering probate matter.

Local Expert Insight

Expert perspective: Thai Inheritance & Probate Law

“The Thai Inheritance & Probate Law files we see most often are ones the applicant filed themselves and got rejected for an outdated template or a passport-name mismatch — that's why we audit every document before touching translation.”
กองบรรณาธิการ iLC
Legal Documentation Editorial Team

Cost ladder

Service tierFee range
เอกสารเดี่ยว / Single docAsk our team for a quote
แปล + Notary / Translation + NotaryAsk our team for a quote
MFA legalizationAsk our team for a quote
Embassy chain / สถานทูตAsk our team for a quote

Timeline (Day 1 → Day N)

  1. Day 1Intake, document audit, written quote & timeline
  2. Day 2-3Certified translation + two-tier QA by NAATI/MoJ translators
  3. Day 3-4MFA Chaengwattana legalization queued & retrieved
  4. Day 5-7Destination embassy filing & EMS/DHL return to client

Case snapshot (anonymized)

A corporate client (name withheld) needed Thai Inheritance & Probate Law on a tight embassy deadline. iLC closed the matter in four business days without a re-file, saving the client roughly two weeks versus a DIY route.

Last reviewed: · Cross-referenced against MFA Consular practice + Lawyers Council of Thailand