Stargazer
Surin Legend
I'm updating my trust details, and the question has come up as to what happens if I happen to die in Thailand (good outcome to be hoped for), how can my Thai wife obtain a death certificate, which is required for my successor trustee to access my bank accounts in USA in order to settle the trust.
Anyone have experience with this? Of course, it then probably would be necessary to get an official translation, stamped and legalized which probably can only be done in Bangkok. Ugh. God forbid I should die while traveling in Bhutan or even more murky, on an airplane over international waters.
We have a K-Bank account which has my wife listed as beneficiary. She doesn't trust them to give her the cash, but we can't keep that much under the mattress.
I'd appreciate any comments anyone has on the complexities of dying in Thailand. Can my wife just have me cremated in our local temple like everybody else?
Lest you worry, I expect this is about 20-25 years ahead if I'm lucky. But I believe in planning ahead.
Anyone have experience with this? Of course, it then probably would be necessary to get an official translation, stamped and legalized which probably can only be done in Bangkok. Ugh. God forbid I should die while traveling in Bhutan or even more murky, on an airplane over international waters.
We have a K-Bank account which has my wife listed as beneficiary. She doesn't trust them to give her the cash, but we can't keep that much under the mattress.
I'd appreciate any comments anyone has on the complexities of dying in Thailand. Can my wife just have me cremated in our local temple like everybody else?
Lest you worry, I expect this is about 20-25 years ahead if I'm lucky. But I believe in planning ahead.