South Korea’s SK Group chief ordered to pay ex-wife US$644 million in record divorce case
A South Korean court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former wife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won (US$644 million) in a divorce-related property division case, lower than a previous 1.38 trillion won award that had drawn scrutiny of his stake in the group’s holding company.
If finalised, the ruling from the Seoul High Court would be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever.
Chey is worth about US$5.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with his...
SK Group Chairman Must Pay $644M in Divorce
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