Choi Tae-won Appears in Divorce Lawsuit Court... No So-young Does Not Attend

Choi Tae-won, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon]Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, appeared in court for the divorce lawsuit against his wife, No Soyoung, director of the Art Center Nabi.

The Family Agreement Division 2 of the Seoul Family Court (Chief Judge Kim Hyunjung) held the 8th hearing of the divorce lawsuit between Chairman Choi and Director No on the afternoon of the 15th.

Generally, representatives can attend divorce lawsuit hearings on behalf of the parties, so the parties themselves do not appear, but on this day, Chairman Choi appeared in court in person.

Chairman Choi also appeared in court in person in May last year and November 2019.

Director No did not appear in court on this day. She appeared at the first hearing in April 2020.

The trial, which was held privately, ended in about 20 minutes. Chairman Choi did not answer reporters' questions about the reason for his personal appearance and left the court.

Chairman Choi acknowledged the existence of an extramarital child in 2015 and announced his intention to divorce Director No citing personality differences, then filed for divorce mediation in 2017. The mediation failed, leading to a trial.

Director No, who opposed the divorce, filed a countersuit in December 2019 agreeing to the divorce and demanded 300 million won in alimony and 42.29% of SK shares held by Chairman Choi.

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