Son Born out of Wedlock Exempt from Punishment for Harborning Criminal? In Korea, there are several special exception rules for ...

Will the Korean Family Court disadvantage a foreign parent in a custody case? Many of my foreign clients ask if ...

Is it illegal to have an affair with a married person even if the marriage has been already broken? In ...

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How to Get an International Divorce in Korea Part IV: Division of Property 1.Introduction In this fourth part of the ...

How to Get an International Divorce in Korea Part III: Causes for Judicial Divorce and Infidelity 1.Introduction In this third ...

How to Get an International Divorce in Korea Part II: Kinds of Divorce in Korea 1.Introduction In this second part ...

How to Get an International Divorce in Korea Part I: International Court Jurisdiction and Governing Law 1.Introduction I have handled ...

Can unanswered calls constitute a stalking crime? Act on Punishment of Stalking Crime etc. (hereafter referred to the “Act”) came ...

The Right to Communicate and Access to Consular Officers of an Alien Arrested or Committed to Prison or to Custody ...

The Glory and Korean Law (1) – Divorce by Agreement in Prison In the Republic of Korea, the procedure of ...

Workplace harassment in Korea 1.The definition of “workplace harassment” and the requirement of filing a petition to the labor office ...

STD and “Inflicting Bodily Injury” If a person intentionally transmits his or her STD to another, will it constitute “Inflicting ...

Cyber Defamation in Korea If a victim sends an email on the fact of damages due to sexual harassment to ...

FAQs about Child Support 1. Can child support be agreed in the process of divorce by agreement? Yes, you can ...

Can a mobile phone be considered to be a dangerous weapon? Image Source  A shocking video where a young woman ...

Unchastity and Divorce In Korea 1. Is “unchastity” one of the grounds for divorce? Edit Yes, unchastity is one of ...

International Jurisdiction and Governing Law of International Divorce in Korea 1. International Jurisdiction For international jurisdiction of divorce in the ...

The Legal Procedure of Divorce In the Republic of Korea, there are two types of divorce processes; divorce by agreement ...

Squid Game and Korean Law (4) – Shall VIPs be punished in Korea? VIPS are eye catching characters in Squid ...

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Source of the image : Netflix Official Site Seoul, Korea Squid Game and Korean Law (2) – Legal Advice for ...

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When a husband and wife who have children decide to divorce in Korea, who shall have parental authority and custody ...

In Korea, there are two types of divorce; divorce by agreement and judicial divorce. If both parties agree on divorce, ...

Are you considering divorce in Korea? If both you and your spouse are Koreans, you may sue for divorce to ...

1. Should the employer grant paid leave to the employee who’s been infected with COVID-19 so must be hospitalized until ...

I really hope that Corona Virus will disappear soon and the number of patients will not increase any more. Also, ...

On February 20, 2020, a significant Supreme Court Decision on request for remedy from unfair dismissal was made (2019Du52386, hereafter ...

I’m so glad that the immediate appeal for the ruling of furnishing security for the costs of lawsuit that I ...

Labor Standards Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) aims to guarantee the minimum standards for employment and terms and ...

I’d like to introduce Supreme Court Decision stating that in case a person makes a statement damaging another person’s reputation ...

I’d like to introduce Supreme Court Decision stating that uploading a “torrent file” of obscene videos is violation of Act ...

Recently, a man who had disclosed the list of “bad fathers” refusing to pay child support after divorce was given ...

Last fall, Korean Supreme Court pronounced a noteworthy decision on paternity that a child who was born from other man’s ...

I’d like to introduce the articles of Housing Lease Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) and its Presidential ...

Korean courts impose severer penalties for the accused who commit sex offenses against minors than those in the past. There ...

I’d like to clarify the ways to terminate an employment agreement. First, if both employee and employer agree that the ...

It is not easy to divorce and the proceedings are usually painful. If you make up your mind to go ...

I’ve been sometimes asked about narcotic crimes from expats in Korea. South Korea is famous for its strict laws on ...

For workers, paid leaves are the time to recharge themselves. Labor Standards Act (hereafter referred to as the “Act”) stipulates ...

New Articles of 76-2 and 76-3 of Labor Standards Act (hereafter referred to as “LSA”) to prevent harassments in workplaces ...

This post will cover sex crimes and viable legal actions to the crimes. Above all, it is necessary to clarify ...

You may consider filing for civil suit claiming compensation if you are damaged by other’s tortious conduct. I’d like to ...

May the divorce claim raised by an at-fault spouse be granted in Korea. The answer is “No”, but it is ...

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Many expats do not understand why the one who tells truth shall be punished. There have been many controversies over ...

Foreign direct investment (hereafter referred to as “FDI) in Republic of Korea has continuously increased. I’ve been often asked about ...

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I have received many inquiries on defamation. I’d like to briefly discuss defamation on this post. Korean Criminal Act prescribes ...

A man from Southeast Asia who has worked hard in Korea filed a police report when his wife was drunk ...

There have been major changes in Korean Labor Standard Act since this year. I’d like to introduce key points in ...

Recently, there have been amendments of Labor Standards Act (hereafter referred to as the “Act”) in Korea, so many workers ...

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This is the fourth and the last posting on Korean Labor Standards Act (hereafter referred to as “the Act”). In ...

This is the third posting on Korean Labor Standards Act (hereafter referred to as “the Act”). In this posting, I’m ...

This is the second posting on Korean Labor Standards Act (hereafter referred to as “the Act”). As you might know, ...

I’ve seen not a few expatriates in Korea having troubles with illegal clauses of labor contracts. I’m going to serially ...

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As Korean society is getting more and more globalized, the number of international marriages is rapidly increasing. Many international couples ...

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