pissontheroof wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:28 am

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:24 pm

pissontheroof wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:59 pm
so a bit useless to even try the " report of birth abroad " , no survivor benefit there
.. unless i could do it with just a DNA test . but whats the point ?

Would it not be worthwhile at least giving him that possible option for his own future? Register the birth, give him the future choice.

Yes , will do everything I can for him . For his god given right .
To be 1/2 american
If it’s possible in my life I will do ..
also must find that godmother ,
because I been to ABA bank and they will not let him have
the $$$ in our joint account since he is a minor
They want to totally keep it all away from him
So that’s another dilemma

Stressful to worry if anything happen now ,
I would have to live 8 more years until he is (14 ) not a minor anymore
To get his own $$ .
How can they do that ? What can I do ?

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Do you have a written will leaving your money to your boy? If you do I don't see how a bank could refuse to give him the money, or at least give the money to a caregiver to manage for him until he can do it for himself.

As far as the natural mother goes... can't you just contact her, pay her a couple of hundred dollars if necessary to get her shit together long enough to do whatever paperwork is needed to get your boy registered? If she's too useless to be able to handle it on her own, pay a competent local to help her get it sorted.

As far as the godmother/ caregiver goes ... could you reach out to orphanages, NGOs, social services etc to try to arrange for someone to at least take the boy in and get him squared away and not thrown out on the street if you died tomorrow? If nothing else they, or your embassy, might be able to advise you how to get that arranged.

Is a bank allowed to directly give a child under age 18 all the money (under Khmer law)?

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:39 pm Is a bank allowed to directly give a child under age 18 all the money (under Khmer law)?

The bank told me ALL is lost if I die , he won’t get any of it.
Even his name is on the account , our joint account i made just for him
All is lost , cambodian rules ..
and the age is 14 , but yes you would think it should be 18 .
Disturbing and stressful to have another name on my account
Looking into what I can do for him . Now only an innocent 6 years of age .

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:38 am

pissontheroof wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:53 am

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:39 pm Is a bank allowed to directly give a child under age 18 all the money (under Khmer law)?

The bank told me ALL is lost if I die , he won’t get any of it.
Even his name is on the account , our joint account i made just for him
All is lost , cambodian rules ..
and the age is 14 , but yes you would think it should be 18 .
Disturbing and stressful to have another name on my account
Looking into what I can do for him . Now only an innocent 6 years of age .

simple:
have a legalized, registered, stamped will, authorizing where your Bank monies ( and anything else) go and to whom
also In the will, appoint a guardian if your son is not of legal age when you pass
its not rocket science
ur making this much more than it is

I think the legalities here are much different than where we come from
I do not think a will is an option here in cambodia , I never heard of it ,
he / we are alone here. No relatives .
I do not think a will here means anything. or even possible
The bank gave no possible solutions ..
I could do it thru the embassy if it was possible , but that’s not in thier bag of tricks .
They will not even reply to my enquireries except to say send them the completed form
the bank , told me flat out …
If I died all the money in the account is theirs.
I’m willing to pay for my mistake of having this little boy
But not willing to pay for any more “ expensive professional help “

When I was sick it was urgent , not so urgent today
But I have to do what must be done
My idea of a very good school just evaporated because there is no other legal guardian they can contact
in the case of they can not get hold of me in an emergency .
That’s the school policy I can not change , I have no friends here I could trust to put on a will or bank account.

I’m lucky to not be writing this in an emergency with no time situation

I’m reaching out for help now

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:39 pm your just talking bS and refuse to even try and find a solution:

first 2 searches in duck duck go "making a legal will in Cambodia"

https://www.sithisak-lawoffice.com/lega ... odian-law/
https://www.b2b-cambodia.com/articles/g ... -cambodia/

Get off ur ass an stop making excuses and do it, if not for you, for him>
get him is rightful US passport
and make sure he gets ur $$ when u pass

",....Cindy-Marie Leicester, will writer at Wills Worldwide, says that anyone with children here, as well as immovable property, should be thinking of creating a local testament to dispose of their assets after they pass away.

West N. Hib, attorney-at-law at Skywon Law and Leicester’s associate, is of the same mind, adding that drafting a local will makes it easier to enforce the wishes of the deceased. According to the US-educated American Cambodian lawyer,

"

The lawyer might be able to advise him on how to find a legal guardian for the boy, and how to fix the passport mess too. Or at least direct him towards someone who can.