Rayinbkk

That is perfectly true. But when you have a court paper granting you sole parental power and making you sole legal guardian you do not need permission from the other parent or any paper from the amphur. Thus the annotation under the stamp,

The Thai writing says that the family court has granted parental power to xxx

Many thanks indeed for the very quick advice. It’s much appreciated. I have a retirement extension and am neither married to a Thai nor the parent of Thai children. So no short-term extension is possible for me. My partner’s one-year visa, however, is based on being the parent of Thai children. So my understanding is that my partner could request a two month extension without having to leave the country. Please confirm that my understanding correct?

My one-year retirement extension will expire in a few months time and I do not plan to renew it. However, I will need to stay for a few weeks beyond the expiry date for reasons related to the school year. Are one month extensions of a retirement extension possible? Thank you for any advice.