Families and land in Thailand representing client experiences

Client experiences

What families say about working with us

A selection of accounts from clients who have used our written inheritance law services — in their own words, as they reflected on the process.

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Client reviews

Voices from the families we have worked with

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Praphan Limthong

Chiang Rai · April 2025

"My father passed without a formal arrangement and we were left trying to work out what the land documents actually said. Phaen Din Counsel produced a written note that my siblings and I read over several weeks before deciding what to do next. Having something in writing to refer back to made the family conversations considerably more calm than they might have been."

Land Title Inheritance Review

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Suwannee Jantaraphol

Nakhon Ratchasima · March 2025

"We engaged them for the Agricultural Succession Planning service for our family's cassava and sugarcane land. The process was slower than I anticipated — there were several months between steps — but looking back I think that pace was right for a decision of this kind. The plan we have now is something the whole family read and agreed to. That matters."

Agricultural Succession Planning

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Apirak Thanasethakorn

Bangkok · May 2025

"We used the Land Title Inheritance Review to start. The note we received was genuinely plain language — I passed it to my mother who does not read legal documents and she understood it without any help from me. We have now moved on to the Estate Restructuring service. I feel we are in steady hands."

Land Title Review → Estate Restructuring

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Narin Phommarath

Udon Thani · January 2025

"The note arrived about two and a half weeks after I sent the documents. I had not expected it so soon and I had not expected it to be as thorough. There was a section on each of the three parcels separately, which was exactly what I needed. I have recommended the practice to two other families since."

Land Title Inheritance Review

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Malee Kositcharoen

Chiang Mai · February 2025

"I appreciated that there was no pressure to take any further step after the first note. We sat with it for three months before deciding to commission the succession planning work. Throughout that pause, I received a short check-in email — nothing pushy, just a note that they were available if we had questions. That kind of patience is rare."

Agricultural Succession Planning

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Rungtiva Tongkam

Ayutthaya · April 2025

"Our family's holdings included a mix of Nor Sor Sam Gor and older documents we were not sure were still valid. The written note sorted all of this out clearly and told us exactly which documents needed to be updated. I did not feel that we were being steered toward unnecessary additional work — the advice was honest and appropriately modest in scope."

Land Title Inheritance Review

In more detail

Three family situations, described in full

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A Chonburi family with three parcels, two title types

Land Title Inheritance Review · Duration: three weeks

The situation

Three adult siblings inherited land from their mother. Two parcels had Chanote titles; one had a Nor Sor Sam Gor. None of the siblings knew how the Nor Sor Sam Gor parcel would be treated differently in succession, or whether their mother's verbal arrangements carried any weight.

What we did

We read all three sets of title documents and produced a written note that addressed each parcel separately. The note explained the different characteristics of the Nor Sor Sam Gor title, described how each parcel would pass under the current arrangement, and outlined two options for bringing all three into a consistent structure.

The outcome

The family read the note over three weeks and reached a shared understanding without dispute. They chose one of the two options and returned to commission the relevant document drafting. The note continues to be the family's reference document for all discussions about the land.

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A Lampang family with a working rubber plantation

Agricultural Succession Planning · Duration: eight months

The situation

An elderly couple wished to pass a rubber plantation of eighteen rai to their son and daughter in a way that kept the operation running. The couple had different views from their children about which heir would manage the day-to-day work, and the conversation had stalled for two years before they contacted us.

What we did

We conducted three structured family conversations over several months. Each conversation produced a short written record. From these, we built a succession plan describing who would manage which aspects of the plantation, how income would flow during the transition, and how disputes would be addressed. The plan was circulated as a draft for family comment before it was finalised.

The outcome

The family arrived at an arrangement that all four members signed off on. The plantation continues to operate. The annual review in the following year noted minor adjustments to reflect a change in one heir's circumstances — a change that was handled without difficulty because the written plan existed as a reference.

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A Bangkok family with holdings accumulated over four generations

Family Estate Restructuring · Duration: ongoing

The situation

A family whose Bangkok properties had accumulated across four generations, with some titles in the names of deceased relatives, some held jointly, and several informal arrangements that had never been documented. No single family member understood the whole picture.

What we did

We began with a written reconstruction of all holdings — the first time such a document had existed. From there, over six months, we worked through a series of family conversations to establish priorities and then drafted the restructuring instruments. Each instrument was reviewed in writing by the family before execution.

Progress to date

Fourteen of the seventeen holdings have now been brought into a clear documented structure. The family has a written record of what exists and how it will pass. The remaining three are being addressed in order of priority, again at a pace the family has set.

The practice in numbers

Some figures that reflect the work

340+

Families assisted

18+

Years in Thai property law

4.8

Average client satisfaction (out of 5)

100%

Written note delivered as the core deliverable

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