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SK Group chairman challenges court's property division in divorce suit with ex-wife

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Monday is said to be challenging the court's property division in his ongoing suit with his former wife, which set the wife's share at 33 percent of their shared property subject to division. The SK chairman raised the issue in a document submitted to the Supreme Court earlier in the day, as part of his appeal filed in August against the Seoul High Court's…

SK Group chairman challenges court's property division in divorce suit with ex-wife

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has formally challenged the court's division of property in his ongoing divorce proceedings with ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong, according to a document submitted to the Supreme Court on Monday. The SK chairman's legal team argues that the court's decision, issued in August, was incorrect. The Seoul High Court had previously ordered Chey to pay 944 billion won ($707.8 million) to his former wife, determining that the late former President Roh Tae-woo's alleged 30 billion-won slush fund should not be considered part of their marital assets.

However, Chey contests this ruling, arguing that the appellate court's latest decision was legally flawed.

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