Attorney INSUP CHO LAWFIRM SHINSEGAELAW

Divorce Statistics of Statistics Korea

1. Divorce  consensual divorce  judicial divorce

The article 840 of the Civil Act 1. If the other spouse has committed an act of unchastity; 2. If one spouse has been maliciously deserted by the other spouse; 3. If one spouse has been extremely maltreated by the other spouse or his or her lineal ascendants; 4. If one spouse s lineal ascendant has been extremely maltreated by the other spouse; 5. If the death of life of the other spouse has been unknown for three years; and 6. If there exists any other serious cause for making it difficult to continue the marriage.

Non-fault divorce, Fault divorce  Application for Divorce by a blameful spouse  Exception

Prior Disposition  for living expenses  for child rearing expenses  for approach prohibition  for visitation

2. Consolation Money  To the other spouse  To a third party  Amount of consolation money

3. Division of Property  The subject of property division - special license  Peculiar Property  Blameful Spouse's Claim for Division of Property

 Division of obligation  Time to estimate the value in property division  Revoking of fraudulent act  Property Investigation - Order for submission of banking information - Property Specification - Property Inquiry System

4. Designation of Person of Parental Authority and Custodian  Person of Parental Authority and Custodian  Standard to Determine Person of Parental Authority and Custodian

5. Visitation Right  Biweekly, for 2 days and 1 night  Summer/Winter vacation  On the New Years holiday and the Lunar New Year holiday

6. Child Support  The standard of determining the amount of child support  A special compulsory execution

- Order for Direct Payment of Child Support - Order for Offer of Security - Lump Sum Payment System for Child Support - Order for Implementation - Detention

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