Ex-Husband of Kim So-yeon Claims "Marriage Ruined Due to Former Chancellor Schr?der"... 100 Million Won Alimony Lawsuit

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schr?der and Ms. Kim So-yeon, who have formalized their relationship as a couple, are attending a press conference held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The ex-husband of Kim So-yeon, who remarried former German Chancellor Gerhard Schr?der, claimed in the first trial of the damages lawsuit against Schr?der that "the marriage with Kim was destroyed because of former Chancellor Schr?der."

On the 7th, Mr. A, Kim’s ex-husband, stated in the first trial of the alimony lawsuit against former Chancellor Schr?der held under Judge Jo Ah-ra of Family Court Division 4 in Seoul, "We claim alimony because the marriage was destroyed due to the infidelity of Kim So-yeon and the defendant."

On that day, Mr. A’s lawyer emphasized, "The defendant claims there are several agreements, but these were unilaterally delivered by the defendant multiple times during the process of pleading with the plaintiff to get a divorce (from Kim), and they were not coordinated as per the agreements."

He continued, "The plaintiff made a magnanimous decision to divorce for the sake of their daughter," adding, "Since the case kept appearing in the media and the daughter was under a lot of stress, the divorce was decided on the condition that the daughter and the defendant would no longer meet."

In response, former Chancellor Schr?der’s side rebutted, "The relationship between the defendant and Kim is not the cause of the marriage breakdown," and added, "The two met for business reasons over a considerable period, so the plaintiff must specifically prove from when the cause of the breakdown began."

Then, Mr. A’s side requested, "Even from Kim’s interview, there was a change in the relationship with former Chancellor Schr?der around spring 2017, and from summer she became certain, which was before the divorce," and requested to call Kim as a witness to prove that the marriage was destroyed due to the defendant’s infidelity.

Mr. A and Kim agreed to divorce in 2017. Mr. A officially publicized his romantic relationship with former Chancellor Schr?der from January 2018 and married him the same year. Mr. A filed a lawsuit demanding former Chancellor Schr?der pay 100 million won in alimony.

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