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A story has been revealed about a man who decided to divorce his wife, who had insisted on calculating each person's share separately even before their marriage.
On the 8th, YTN Radio's 'Attorney Jo Inseop's Counseling Center' reported the story of informant A, who is considering divorce from his wife B, who excessively demands a '50-50' split. When they were dating, A proposed to B, who pursued a reasonable life without taking losses, and soon the two got married. However, A began by saying that B's values, which seemed like strengths before marriage, turned into weaknesses after marriage.
A explained, "We each bore our own living expenses, and when one of us paid a bit more during dining out, she demanded that the difference be settled." He added, "Because of work, we lived as a weekend couple, and she even suggested 'let's not have children' because she didn't want anyone to bear the responsibility of raising them. At first, I felt hurt, but I thought there was some logic in her words and accepted it." Up to this point, the wife's thoroughly calculative personality did not seem very negative to him.
However, A's infatuation was finally broken during the Lunar New Year holiday when he and his wife visited his critically ill father in the hospital. B insisted, "Since we spent five hours visiting my father-in-law, we should spend an equal amount of time at my parents' house," and pressured A to accompany her to her parents' home.
"Wife who demands divorce strictly kept '50-50' but wants property division"
After a major argument triggered by this incident, A expressed his intention to divorce. B then demanded property division. A said, "I don't even know how much property my wife has, and I've never interfered. We haven't been married long, and she has insisted on living strictly by splitting everything, so I don't understand why we should divide property now. I'm curious if property division is really necessary."
Attorney Kim Soyeon, who heard the story, said, "B's unfair treatment of A could be grounds for divorce," but added, "However, it is uncertain whether the situation A described constitutes unbearable hardship to continue the marriage. It would be necessary to review their past life together." She further advised, "Not only this case but also to review any unfair treatment experienced from the spouse and consider filing for divorce based on that."
Meanwhile, the right to claim property division is a type of legal claim where one spouse requests division of jointly acquired property during the marriage from the other spouse upon divorce. This claim applies regardless of whose name the property is under and is determined by considering factors such as ▲contribution to the creation of divisible property ▲duration of the marriage ▲each person's occupation ▲income, etc. Both cash and real estate in kind can be divided, and the claim must be exercised within two years after divorce to be valid. In the case above, if there is no property that can be considered marital property during divorce litigation, the claim for property division may be dismissed.
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