The retrial judgment in Choi Tae-won’s nearly decade-long case could determine how roughly $5 billion in assets are split, with former spouse Roh Soh-yeong potentially receiving as much as $1 billion.
A Seoul High Court retrial ruling due on July 24 is set to decide the property division in the divorce case involving SK Hynix chief Choi Tae-won. The case has run for nearly a decade and has been described by South Korean media as a “century’s most expensive divorce case.” The court is expected to determine how about $5 billion in assets recorded under Choi’s name should be divided, while former spouse Roh Soh-yeong could receive up to $1 billion if the judgment goes in her favor.