Hi,
My partner go divorced ~5years ago, but always suspected that her ex hid money from her but at the time of the divorece could not pursue it as getting hold of bank statements (it would have been for a Thai bank as they lived there for a number of years) was notoriously difficult and her ex at the time claimed that the bank was not being forthcoming. It should be noted that UK courts have not jurisdiction in Thailand.
The other day she found out that he ex owned a flat in Bangkok (though because of ownership laws the paperwork would show a Thai owning 51% of the property) bought last year. She's reasonably sure that the purchase of the flat was funded by the money hidden by her ex but there is also the possibility that he received a dowery from his new wife's family and she has no way of proving anything either way.
The question is; is this worth pursuing or is this best just forgot about and she waits for karma to catch up with him? And even can she still chase him for money after a full and final settlement?
I should point out that this bloke tried to negotiate a reduction in child maintenance payments as part of the financial settlement put to forward to the court. And he's the only person I know whose child maintenance payment varies by a few pence to a few quid every month (he works it out on a month by month basis to the last penny).
Hi there
I think because of the cross border situation, pursuing a case like this would be difficult, but I’m no financial expert!
Your partner can open a claim for maintenace through the CMS, any financial settlement made as part of a divorce settlement in court, can be overridden by a CMS claim after 12 months.
Best of luck
As Mojo has said - this would be a difficult one to pursue, but the CMS is your partner's best option.
For anyone else who is navigating a potential divorce abroad - there is this guide on Dad.Info
Thanks for the responses - I think that it's best left for karma - CMS won't have any jurisdiction over assets held in Thailand (my partner's ex lives in the UK), the divorce was 5 years ago and going for him to confirm that he is not diddling the child maintenace payments he does make will just make her relationship with him difficult.
Thanks