I wouldn't have believed the following if it came from anywhere else.
I recently went through an expensive divorce case in Prachuab Court which necessitated me lodging 200K with the court because property was involved.
After the case was resolved, I got a call from the court to come and collect my 'change'. It wasn't a lot, just 25K. My lawyer couldn't collect it and it had to be me in person. Today, I duly took the trip to Prachuab armed with my passport and lawyer. At the finance office, they raked out the paperwork and confirmed that I was due some 25K. However, they couldn't pay me as 'they had no money'. I said that I didn't expect cash, but a cheque is fine. 'Can not do cheque as cheque no good - no money'. Even my lawyer thought it a joke. No joke. They really didn't have any money. 'We call you when we have money to pay' they said. 'When will that be?' I asked. 'Dont know. Have to wait for new case that gives money to court. When we get money we pay you....OK?' What could I say but accept what they say. I found it absolutely incredible.
However it does raise an interesting question. How would you go about suing the court for misappropriation of funds and where would the case be heard??!!
T.I.T.