THAI LAW- Family Court & Juvenile Centre

THAI LAW- Family Court & Juvenile Centre

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                             Thai law | Usually a divorce that is between partners who have children will continue with custody proceedings, child custody can be a simple or difficult process depending on different factors and conditions. If you have any case in family court that involves custody you will have to go to the local province Juvenile Observation and Protection Centre to make the statement before you can proceed in the court. Or if a case concerns a juvenile that is younger than 18 years old and get a criminal charge then this office will help to check the bio data records and criminal records. These records are regarding the history of the juvenile such as any drug history including smoking; sexual relations past conduct such as criminal records etc. The Thai courts will always strictly consider these reports as they are a third party that is also a government office that is set up to report the truth and provide vital information to the court systems.

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                             If a young person in the criminal court is convicted of a crime under Thai law then this office has facilities for detention which is an alternative to jail. They will be given a suspended sentence and may even be allowed to stay at home with family wither immediately or after a certain amount of time has passed. This is subject to certain conditions set by the court that takes in factors such as the severity of the crime, past offenses and whether the family is able to properly support and care for the child. This is similar to a parole system as the child will have to report back to the facility every three, four or six months depending on the court order and be subjected to drug tests and interviews with both the child and parents on their progress. This is also the responsibility of this office.

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                    The Juvenile office also can investigate custody cases by interviewing children themselves, such as in cases where a parent is requesting sole custody. The questions asked will include which parent the child is more suitable to care for them and which parent they would like to live with and why. The accuracy of these reports is usually accurate as they are trained professionals and the family court takes these reports very seriously when deciding how to act in a custody case. In family court if a divorce is filed the court doesn’t worry about who you are but will care more for the future of the child or children, this is always their focus. If you’re a good person and in a good financial situation then the court will always give benefit over a bad person who is in a bad financial situation, as they care for the children’s security and welfare.

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                             What you have to do is prove to the court that you’re good enough to provide this care and will do your utmost to keep the interests of the child or children a top priority. Parents who win custody will have to follow strictly what is in the court order, if they don’t then they may end up losing custody altogether. An example is a case where a mother who had a job that requires frequent trips overseas had filed and won sole custody of her daughter, but as she had to continue to travel overseas she left the daughter in the care of her mother for large amounts of time. After discovering this the father sued for custody and won as the mother was breaching the court order that was issued.

Another example is when two parents receive joint custody and then the mother took the child away from her house and to another province, this is a breach of the court order and the father submitted a petition to the court. This resulted in the court issuing a warrant of arrest as the mother did not respond to the court summons to bring forth the child. If you ask for your rights and you receive the backing of the court you must adhere to what is agreed or maybe one day you will lose that right altogether or even have a warrant issued with your name on it.

THAI LAW- Family Court & Juvenile Centre