An appellate court on Wednesday decided to schedule an additional mediation hearing in the high-profile divorce settlement case between SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his former wife Roh Soh-yeong. The Seoul High Court reached the decision after an hour-long session in which it only heard the respective positions of both sides.
The session took place after the Supreme Court sent the case back for review last year, overturning the couple's asset division ruling while confirming the divorce and Chey's alimony to Roh. In October the top court overturned the appellate court's ruling that ordered Chey to pay about 1.38 trillion won in asset division.
It struck down recognition of a purported 30 billion-won slush fund the former president had allegedly funneled to Chey's father. The top court still confirmed the divorce and Chey's alimony payment of 2 billion won.
Roh did not respond to reporters' questions as she arrived at the court. Chey did not attend the hearing in person, with only his legal team appearing. The couple married in 1988 and have three children. The case dates back to 2015.
