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Estate planning is not an easy dinner conversation, especially when assets and relatives are in different countries. I’m Attorney Nok, and I would begin with an inventory rather than a generic will template.
Suppose Peter owns a Thai condominium and has bank accounts here, while his children live overseas. He signed a will in his home country years ago, but no one has checked how it interacts with his Thai assets or where the title documents are kept.
List the registered owner and documents for each asset, family records and any existing wills. Before making another will, seek advice on formal validity, possible conflicts between documents and how overseas paperwork will be used in Thailand. The ability of a foreign heir to receive different types of property, especially land, requires separate review.
Keep sensitive account access details secure rather than circulating them with a general document checklist. Make sure a trusted person knows where to find the papers and whom to contact. This article is a starting point, not a ready-made will.
Source: Thailand.go.th: Documents for foreign property ownership ↗