Divorce by agreement (협의이혼) is often the preferred choice for couples seeking to end their marriage. This approach, which minimizes court intervention and respects mutual decision-making, offers several advantages. Chief among these are streamlined procedures and cost efficiency. The process typically moves
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In a nutshell, when you marry a Korean citizen, you get an F-6-1(also known as F-6-A) visa. When you are divorced but have a child to raise who has Korean citizenship, you get an F-6-2(F-6-B) visa. The third type of visa, F-6-3(F-6-C),
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As society continues to shift and change and social cultures such as marriage and civil partnerships evolve with it, many individuals are seeking out better ways to safeguard their futures. One way to do this is by considering a marriage contract, commonly
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Can I make a prenuptial agreement in Korea? A prenuptial agreement is frequently used in the western world, if you are from those countries, you may think of making a prenuptial agreement before your marriage. The problem regarding the prenuptial agreement in
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In previous articles, we have discussed the reasons for divorce in Korea one by one. Different reasons include adultery, malicious desertion, maltreatment, disappearance and other. As we already have dealt with these, we are not going to discuss more specific reasons. Today’s topic
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We have previously posted an article about child support in Korea. This article was about the Standard of Estimating Child Support announced in 2017, and the way to interpret the table. IncomeAge 0~1,990,000 2,000,000~2,990,000 3,000,000~3,990,000 4,000,000~4,990,000 5,000,000~5,990,000 6,000,000~6,990,000 7,000,000~7,990,000 8,000,000~8,990,000 9,000,000~9,900,000 10,000,000~11,900,000
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What Is Jurisdiction? Jurisdiction is the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate a certain area. Simply saying, it is a matter of ‘which court is to rule this case.’ If a certain court has jurisdiction, it means that the
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Civil Law, Article 839-2 (Claim for Division of Property) One of the parties who have been divorced by agreement, may claim a division of property against the other party. If no agreement is made for a division of property as referred to
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Due to unfortunate circumstances, marriages can come to an end. Divorce itself is difficult enough, but if you are here in Korea on a marriage immigration visa – F-6 visa – there are a few other things that you need to be
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We posted an article about how to decide the amount of money on child support in Korea. Now, after everything was settled, whether inside or outside of the court, the custodial parent should raise the children while the non-custodial parent should pay
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Divorce gets especially complicated when there is an underage child. Now that the child’s parents are going to be separated, it should be decided that which parent will raise child, and how the parent who will not raise the child will maintain
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Civil Law, Article 840 (Causes for Judicial Divorce) Either husband or wife may apply to the Family Court for a divorce in Korea in each case of the following subparagraphs: If the other spouse has committed an act of unchastity If
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Civil Law, Article 840 (Causes for Judicial Divorce) Either husband or wife may apply to the Family Court for a divorce in each case of the following subparagraphs: If the other spouse has committed an act of unchastity If one spouse has
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As a foreigner in Korea, getting a divorce can be a challenging or overwhelming experience, especially when kids are involved or if you are looking to keep your F6 visa. This article aims to help you find all the information you need
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We already wrote about how adultery works in Korea in the previous article about grounds for divorce. To summarize it, “adultery” means a married person having sexual intercourse with another person than their spouses, while “act of unchastity” means any act violating
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Civil Law, Article 840 (Causes for Judicial Divorce) Either husband or wife may apply to the Family Court for a divorce in each case of the following subparagraphs: If the other spouse has committed an act of unchastity If one spouse has
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Usually, a child has two parents. When one parent has custody of the child while the other does not, the non-custodial parent should pay a certain amount of money to the custodial parent for the support of the child, since both parents
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Civil Law, Article 840 (Causes for Judicial Divorce) Either husband or wife may apply to the Korean Family Court for a divorce in each case of the following subparagraphs: 1. If the other spouse has committed an act of unchastity2. If one
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Civil Law, Article 840 (Causes for Judicial Divorce) Either husband or wife may apply to the Family Court for a divorce in each case of the following subparagraphs: If the other spouse has committed an act of unchastity If one spouse has
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