Business Court orders SK Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay $1 bil. in divorce settlement
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won was ordered by an appellate court on May 30 to pay his estranged wife Roh So-young, the former late President Roh Tae-woo's only daughter, 1.38 trillion won (US$1 bil.) in property division and 2 billion won in alimony as part of his divorce from Roh. As for Choi's shares in SK Inc., a group holding company, which were not recognized as property to be divided in the first trial, the second trial ruled that the shares were subject to property division, saying that Roh had a contributory share. As the second trial court in the divor