"Divorce of the Century" Supreme Court heard...Are we going to go to an all-in-one?

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The Supreme Court will continue to hear appeals against SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Art Center Director Noh So-young for divorce.

The two sides are expected to face off fiercely over whether SK stocks are subject to property division, and there is a possibility that they will be put to an all-in-one agreement as there is great social interest.

Reporter Kim Chul-hee reports.

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The full-fledged hearing began when the Supreme Court did not make a decision to "discontinue the hearing" on the divorce lawsuit between Chairman Chey Tae-won and Director Roh So-young.

The biggest issue is whether Chairman Choi's stake in SK is a "special property" that is excluded from the property division.In a letter submitted to the Supreme Court, Director Roh

stressed that Chairman Choi's wealth was achieved through the 'non-fungible active support' of Director Roh's family.

In response, Chairman Choi refuted, saying, "SK stocks are unique assets inherited from the previous chairman and are not subject to division."Director Roh's claim that

'30 billion won in slush funds for Roh Tae-woo influenced the formation and proliferation of Chairman Choi's assets is also drawing a line, saying it is an unrealistic claim.

If slush funds emerge as an issue, the two sides are expected to confront each other over whether the court can tolerate the inheritance of illegal funds.

It is also an issue whether the "error of judgment" of the second trial court influenced the conclusion.

Earlier, the Seoul High Court had mistakenly written the stock value in its ruling and belatedly corrected it, but drew a line that there was no real impact on the division of property.

However, Chairman Choi's side is confronting that the judgment should be made again as it concluded based on incorrect calculations.

Currently, the first part of the Supreme Court, headed by Supreme Court Justice Seo Kyung-hwan, is looking into the case.

If there is a disagreement in the sub-division or it is judged to be of great social significance, it may move on to an all-in-one consensus, where all Supreme Court Justices participate and draw conclusions.

In general, divorce lawsuits are rarely handed over to the en banc, but there is an analysis that the possibility of referral cannot be ruled out as the two sides are engaged in a legal battle without concessions over various issues.

I'm Kim Chulhee of YTN.