justice of the peace

[harley08]

Hi guys, I have some legal documents that I need a Notary Public or Justice of the Peace to witness my signature. Does anybody know where I could get this done. I live in the Prakhonchai area so was hoping I could find someone around this area rather than going to Bangkok.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Steve

[CO-CO]

Hi guys, I have some legal documents that I need a Notary Public or Justice of the Peace to witness my signature. Does anybody know where I could get this done. I live in the Prakhonchai area so was hoping I could find someone around this area rather than going to Bangkok.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Steve

To the best of my knowledge Prakhonchai does not have a Notary, Surin think they have one and there are a couple of choices in Buriram.

[nookiebear]

The place I know & most people seem to use is Isaan Lawyers (Sebastian) in Korat

[binnsy]

Try this one in Buriram                Peter Law Office

They have two offices in Buriram one is in Jira Road the other is on the road between Huayrat and Buriram Tele 044-111336
 or 044-658089 Both speak good English.

[CO-CO]

The place I know & most people seem to use is Isaan Lawyers (Sebastian) in Korat

Hardly local and he is getting more arrogant.

[gotlost]

Need to ask the OP is this for Thailand or back in your home country ? Big difference.

[Wayne from Aus]

Korat-Legal Law Office
Attorney name 'Mam' speaks perfect English
korat_law@icloud.com

[Wayne from Aus]

Just a thought, but what about over the road from the cop shop in Muang Buriram.  There's a little shop that does photo copies etc and a person signs them as a true copy of the original and stamps the paper. I would of thought that the person signing may have to be a JP or something similar

[Starman]

Just a thought, but what about over the road from the cop shop in Muang Buriram.  There's a little shop that does photo copies etc and a person signs them as a true copy of the original and stamps the paper. I would of thought that the person signing may have to be a JP or something similar

Certifying and Notary are totally different.

I too have heard good stories of Peter the Lawyer.

[harley08]

Thanks for the replies guys, The documentation I need witnessed and signed has to be a Notary as it is for sale of a house back in Australia.

[gotlost]

Thanks for the replies guys, The documentation I need witnessed and signed has to be a Notary as it is for sale of a house back in Australia.

This is what I was concerned about. Thailand has not signed the Apostille Convention and therefor NO so called notary in or of Thailand is recognized as legal outside Thailand. The Australian Embassy in Bangkok is your 100% source. There are members of this forum that have lost serious money because of this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostille_Convention

[Starman]

I have had documents notarised in Thailand accepted by UK government agencies.

[gotlost]

I have had documents notarised in Thailand accepted by UK government agencies.

No doubt you have. I have known other to do the same for the UK,US&Aus and no problems. But when there was a hiccup and it went to court the courts tossed them out and serious money was lost. Thailand is not recognized in this convention.

[CO-CO]

One thing is certain if a document needs notarising you are not going to travel to Singapore!

As far as the UK is concerned as long as the lawyer is on the Law Society of Thailand list of notaries they are acceptable.

They do check, and will reject anyone who claims they are  but are not duly registered.

Got Lost is absolutely right about the potential risks of Thailand not having signed the convention. However, if it is a 'standard' form that needs notarising for a routine matter (ie unlikely to become the subject of a contested legal case) then there should be no issue.

It is recommended that 'public' documents like birth and marriage certificates are certified by the MFA and then notarised by your own embassy. An expensive exercise and I would again suggest that the circumstances/purpose of the requirement for notarisation is duly considered. No one is likely to legally contest birth/marriage documents - for legal contracts or high value/disputed estates it is a different matter.

[urleft]

My 2 cents for what it is worth (not even that much).

With a house involved, it is a large financial contract.  I recommend you spend the baht, go to Bangkok and get it done at the embassy.  There risk to you appears from the limited info I have to be large if something goes wrong. 

I have been sued when the paperwork wasn't correct on the house, took a very large chunk of change from me even though I had done everything right (from my perspective). 

I recommend you follow GL's advice.