SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Top-profile Korean star couple Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki are taking legal steps to part ways, two years after their much-celebrated marriage, the stars’ management agencies said Thursday. A law firm representing the actor Song Joong-ki filed for court mediation for his divorce from the actress Song Hye-kyo with [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court rejected award-winning director Hong Sang-soo’s request for divorce at a verdict hearing on Friday. The Seoul Family Court handed down the sentence after Hong applied for a divorce settlement in November 2016 and filed a divorce suit in December that year. “Hong and his wife’s marriage [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven out of ten married women thought that it would be better to part if they were not able to resolve a conflict with their spouse. Six out of ten people agreed on starting a new life by remarrying after divorce or death. These results are based [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly eight out of every 10 single parents raise their children without any financial support from the divorced spouse, a recent survey by the gender ministry showed Thursday. The triennial survey by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family was conducted from August to November last year on 2,500 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of couples over the age of 60 are applying for divorce counseling, data released by a provider of free legal consultation services showed Monday. The Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations (KLACFR) said it handled 4,653 clients who wanted help with divorce last year, with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is pushing to revise a law that will permit divorced people to immediately claim part of the national pension received by their ex-spouses if the couple were married for at least one year, officials said Monday. Under the current system, a couple needs to be married for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The welfare ministry said Monday it is reviewing a regulatory change that would allow divorcees to claim part of the national pension received by their ex-spouses after just one year of marriage. Eligibility for pension sharing currently comes with a number of prerequisites, including minimum five years in marriage [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A new law that would entitle each spouse to half of the other’s national pension funds upon divorce after a marriage period of one year or longer is being pushed forth. Under current laws, couples must be married for five years of more to be entitled to the same [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new measure is being put forth that would allow for the immediate split of pension funds between spouses upon divorce. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Pension Service, a committee created by the ministry to overlook the use of funds by the National [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The divorce rate among married international couples has dropped noticeably in recent years. The Ministry of Justice says that this is due to an educational program that all international couples must go through before getting married. According to figures released by the Ministry of Justice and Statistics Korea, the [...]