Funeral Director in Thailand
If you have a relative who died in Thailand, you will need to assign a funeral director to manage all aspects of the death in Thailand. Our law firm Thailand Family Law Partners (TFL) is an approved funeral director for handling the deaths of foreigners and Thais in Thailand. As funeral directors in Thailand, we are licensed to practise in Bangkok, Pattaya, Banglamung, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Phuket, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai, and the rest of Thailand. If your family member has passed away in Thailand, contact TFL to get details on our professional, but affordable, funeral director service.
Below we have provided some frequently asked questions (FAQ) and answers to these common questions about death in Thailand. If your family member died in Thailand, it can be a stressful and sad time to deal with. TFL can quickly manage all aspects of this process including dealing with the body, cremation, burial, repatriating the body, getting the death certificate in Thailand, and managing the estate of the deceased. TFL has separate pages on this website for this information, so please review this useful information.
A: A funeral director in a licensed person or group such as a law firm who has the legal right to manage all aspects of when someone dies in Thailand.
A: Yes, you will need to engage a funeral director in Thailand to manage the death of your family member or friend.
A: TFL will go identify the body, discuss with the police who took the initial report of the death, deal with the building management or landlord, contact the hospital, ensure an autopsy is done, handle all documentation, arrange for the funeral service, arrange cremation or burial, arrange for repatriation of the body or ashes, and many other related services.
A: Yes, we have over 30 years of providing funeral director services in Thailand.
A: TFL cares about you during this difficult time. We will handle all aspects and responsibilities of being funeral director, to save you from the added stress of needing to manage this. Also, TFL’s solicitors, lawyers, and staff speak English fluently, so you will not have any difficulties communicating with TFL. Finally, our fees are some of the lowest in the funeral directorship industry. TFL can offer lower fees since we have invested in the infrastructure to support the funeral director work.
A: If you elect TFL to act as funeral director for your late father, we will immediately go to identify the body and ensure an autopsy is done. This is important so that the cause of death can be found out, and the documentation can be produced. After this, you can choose to have the body cremated, buried, or sent back to his home country. For more details on dealing with the body in Thailand, please read the linked page.
A: Yes, we can arrange the cremation ceremony at a range of temples in Bangkok (we also have arrangements with over 70 temples around the country) that we have worked with before. The ceremony will be official and documented. Please read more on our page about cremation in Thailand.
A: Yes, it is possible arrange to be buried in Thailand. Whilst most people choose cremation in Thailand, around 10-15% will choose burial in Thailand or to send the body back to one’s home country for burial. Please read more about burial in Thailand here.
A: Yes, TFL can help to get the official death certificate for you. We have provided more details on this page for how to get the death certificate in Thailand.
A: TFL can advise you on the best solution for gaining access to the property of your father who just died in Thailand. If there is significant property, it may have to go through the inheritance or probate process. However, TFL will advise on the best solution to use in this situation. For more information please visit our pages on dealing with the property and bank accounts of the deceased as well as our page on inheritance and probate in Thailand.
