divorce in Thailand

My friend is desperately sad as he is going through a particularly bad divorce with his wife of five years.  He seems to think I have all the answers yet I have not even been married.  All I can do in this situation is listen and try to be as sympathetic as I can.  A divorce happens for mutual reasons and is only granted on the fact that both parties agree to it, at least that is how divorce in Thailand work anyway.  I have realised that there are many stages to a divorce; the first is an

No one ever really wants to think about splitting up but divorce in Thailand is an uncomfortable reality. While divorce proceedings in other nations can be long drawn out affairs, it can be a relatively quick process in Thailand depending on the circumstances and if a competent legal team is used. If it happens to be a contested divorce, things could get very costly whereas an uncontested divorce has the potential to be done and dusted rather quickly.