Adultery Acknowledged, Divorce Demanded: "Audacity"
A man’s story has been shared in which his wife, who had an affair with another man while attending a cooking academy, is now demanding a divorce.
According to YTN Radio's "Attorney Jo In-seop's Counseling Center" on the 12th, a story was shared on the previous day’s broadcast about a husband, Mr. A, who does not want to comply with his wife’s demand for a divorce. Mr. A met his current wife, Ms. B, at a cooking academy he enrolled in immediately after graduating from university. The two, who were the same age, quickly became a couple and eventually got married. After giving birth, Ms. B quit her job at a Korean restaurant to focus on childcare and devoted herself to the family for a long time. When their children grew up to some extent, Ms. B expressed her desire to work as an instructor at the cooking academy, and Mr. A actively supported his wife’s wish.
Mr. A said, “My wife, who is a Korean cuisine chef, said she was going to Thailand for training, and I sent her off without any suspicion. But later, I found shocking photos on her laptop.” He added, “The photos showed my wife engaging in intimate physical contact with a young man, and it turned out she had also traveled to Thailand with that man.” He continued, “I considered divorce, but I didn’t want our children to grow up in a divorced family. A few months later, my wife realized everything, admitted to the affair, and demanded a divorce. I don’t think divorce is the right option, and I want to file a lawsuit against the third party first. What should I do?”
Attorney Jo, who heard the story, advised, “In a legal marriage, if the marriage breaks down due to the fault of a spouse or a third party, you can claim compensation, and separate from the divorce lawsuit, you can file a claim for damages against the third party for illegal acts.” He further explained regarding the wife’s potential divorce lawsuit, “For a divorce petition filed by the at-fault spouse to be accepted, the court must be able to confirm specific conditions, so it is not an easy matter.”
When asked about child custody if a divorce lawsuit proceeds, he said, “Even if there was infidelity, the parent can still have parental rights and custody of the children. However, usually, the spouse who commits infidelity tends to be neglectful of the children, and since they bear responsibility for the breakdown of the marriage, disputes over parental rights and custody cannot be considered unrelated factors.”
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