Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young Divorce Lawsuit Second Trial Begins... Noh "Devastated as 30-Year Marriage Comes to an End"

"Sorry and embarrassed for causing concern to the public due to family and household matters"

The second trial of the divorce lawsuit between Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, and Noh So-young, director of Art Center Nabi, has officially begun.

No So-young, director of Art Center Nabi, is attending the second trial hearing of the divorce lawsuit with Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, held on the 9th at the Seoul High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The Family Division 2 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judges Kim Si-cheol, Kang Sang-wook, Lee Dong-hyun) held the first preparatory hearing for the appeal trial of the divorce lawsuit between Chairman Choi and Director Noh on the 9th.

After the trial, Director Noh told reporters, "I expressed how devastated I am that our 30-year marriage has come to an end like this (in court)," adding, "I also take this opportunity to apologize and feel deeply embarrassed for causing great concern to the public due to our family and domestic matters."

She continued, "However, what I hope for is that our case will serve as an opportunity for the precious value of family to be protected by law."

When asked about her position on SK Innovation's demand for eviction from Art Center Nabi, located on the 4th floor of the SK Group headquarters Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, she did not respond.

In December of last year, the first trial accepted Director Noh's divorce petition and ruled that Chairman Choi must pay her 100 million won in alimony and 66.5 billion won in cash as property division. Chairman Choi's divorce petition was dismissed.

Director Noh had demanded 50% of the SK shares held by Chairman Choi, but the first trial court excluded the stock assets from division, stating that Director Noh did not contribute to the formation of the stock assets.

Accordingly, Director Noh appealed. She argued that she could not accept the first trial's judgment, which determined that the support and housework of a full-time housewife cannot be grounds for dividing business assets such as stocks.

Chairman Choi's side did not dispute the property division amount of 66.5 billion won but appealed, stating that they could not accept the 100 million won alimony and the dismissal of the divorce petition.

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