SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The counseling rate for ‘gray divorce’ – marital splits among seniors – between men and women in their 60s and older has increased sharply over the past 20 years. According to statistics from the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations, a total of 4,783 divorce consultations were conducted [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Ending a legal fight that lasted over five years, South Korea’s top court said Monday it has reaffirmed a lower court’s ruling accepting a divorce claim filed by Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of the family that owns Samsung. The Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s decision that ordered [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling by granting a divorce to the eldest daughter of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee and ordering her to pay her former husband 14.1 billion won (US$11.7 million) from asset division. The asset split amount for the ex-husband was an [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Can conflicts stemming from holidays be grounds for divorce? Judging by recent court decisions, the times are changing. The Chuseok holiday is supposed to be a fun and enjoyable occasion when family members gather together to share food and give thanks to their ancestors. However, it can also be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Actress Ku Hye-sun, engulfed in a widely publicized divorce row, announced Monday that she will temporarily suspend her show business career. “Ku Hye-sun will halt her show business activities. She plans to resume her academic career at Sungkyunkwan University,” an official at Liwu Law Group, representing the actress, told [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Actress Ku Hye-sun’s lawyer said Wednesday she doesn’t have any intention to end her marriage with actor Ahn Jae-hyun, denying persistent media speculation over their imminent divorce. Ku’s legal agency, LIWU Law Group, said the 35-year-old actress and 32-year-old Ahn have never reached an agreement on divorce, though they [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Ku Hye-sun and Ahn Jae-hyun may be the second Korean top-star couple to divorce this year as their talent agency announced Sunday that they have decided to part ways after three years of marriage. “Despite encouragements and anticipations from many people, the two actors have recently reached a point [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A family court on Monday approved a divorce settlement for high-profile star couple Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki, allowing them to get legally divorced. The Seoul Family Court held a closed-door hearing over the divorce arrangement for the couple but did not provide details, in accordance of the wishes [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court ruled that a recently divorced female immigrant can extend her visa status as a married immigrant by proving that the Korean ex-husband was ‘mainly responsible’ for the divorce. The court overruled a previous decision on a case filed by a Vietnamese woman against Seoul Southern Immigration [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — It took less than four years for the top stars Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki to fall in love through a mega hit drama series, get married in a wildly publicized wedding ceremony and come to a surprising divorce that set off a whirlwind of rumors. The management agencies [...]