SK Group Boss Takes 944 Billion Won Property Dispute to Supreme Court Again

JAKARTA – SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has again brought a dispute over the division of divorce property with his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong, to the Supreme Court of South Korea. He filed a legal action against the ruling requiring him to pay 944 billion won or about 668 million US dollars.

Korea JoongAng Daily, citing Yonhap, reported on Friday that Chey filed the lawsuit, according to multiple sources.

In July, the Seoul High Court ruled on the division of assets of 944 billion won after the Supreme Court returned the case for retrial in October last year.

At that time, the Supreme Court also established Chey and Roh’s divorce as a final decision and upheld the payment of alimony of 2 billion won from Chey to Roh.

Roh is the daughter of the late former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo.

The latest distribution of assets is lower than the previous ruling in 2024. At that time, Chey was ordered to pay 1.38 trillion won to Roh.

Even though the case has returned to the Supreme Court, experts assess the chance of the latest ruling being overturned is relatively small.

The Supreme Court at this stage will assess whether the lower court erred in applying the legal principle. However, the Supreme Court has reviewed the case when returning it to the lower court in October last year.

Chey and Roh’s divorce case has been ongoing since 2017. Chey started the divorce process two years after admitting to having an extramarital affair and a child from the relationship.

Chey and Roh married in 1988. They have three children.

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