I'll give 600 million won to an infidelity male employee. Divorce...Litigation for Return of Money After Divorce
Sep 22, 2025
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According to the Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Joo, a female businessman who runs a company in Chongqing, China, started an affair with Heo, a male employee younger than her. Both of them were married at the time, and they planned to divorce each other's spouses and start a new life together.
Joo transferred 3 million yuan (about 600 million won) to his wife so that Heo could divorce his wife. The amount was reportedly delivered in the name of divorce compensation and child support.
However, Joo and Heo broke up after a year due to differences in character, and Joo later filed a lawsuit against Heo and his ex-wife to return the amount.
The first trial court ruled in favor of Joo and ordered the return of the amount, judging that the amount was 'null gift' contrary to social order and beauty and customs. However, Heo and his ex-wife appealed against this, and the second trial court judged that Joo failed to provide clear evidence that the amount was donated to Heo's ex-wife.
The appeals court said the amount was considered to have been paid by Heo for divorce and child rearing, and Joo supported it. He also pointed out that Joo demanded the return of money when he broke up after actively helping Heo's divorce, saying that it was a "lack of sincerity."
In the end, the second trial court overturned the first trial ruling and ruled that there was no obligation to return the amount to Heo's ex-wife.
Articles criticizing Zhu's actions were poured out online in China.
One netizen said, `It's ridiculous to spend 3 million yuan on an irregular employee's divorce,' while another said, `It doesn't make sense to ask for the money back after breaking other people's families", "Will Huh go back to his ex-wife?" posted comments such as.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
