I was sued in a mistress lawsuit.. What should I do?TT

Hello. This is a divorce-specialized attorney from Daeryun Law Firm.

I imagine you are experiencing a lot of confusion and anxiety due to the unexpected situation.

A mistress lawsuit is a lawsuit for alimony based on tort under the Civil Act, requiring careful and accurate response.

If a married spouse has had an improper relationship with a mistress, the spouse of that married person can claim alimony from the mistress for mental damages.

However, for such alimony claims to be granted, it must be clearly proven that the mistress, that is, you, knew the other party was a married man and yet participated in the improper act.

According to your story, the team leader did not reveal the marriage fact to you at all, and rather acted as if he were single, deceiving the client.

In such cases, it is highly likely that you will not be legally responsible for paying alimony.

According to the Civil Act and case law, if you did not know the other party was married and could not have known under social common sense, alimony liability is generally not recognized.

In particular, if the other party intentionally hid their marital status and you had no circumstances to suspect this, the mistress lawsuit can be dismissed.

In your situation, you can use the following response measures:

- Securing materials proving you did not know the team leader's marriage fact (text messages, SNS conversations, call recordings, etc.)

- Organizing circumstances of the team leader deceiving or fooling you

- Submitting response within deadline

- Claim for damages due to the team leader's deceptive acts

Daeryun Law Firm strategically responds to cases through divorce-specialized attorneys specialized in mistress lawsuits collaborating with the evidence investigation center for necessary evidence collection.

To ensure you do not unjustly bear alimony, we recommend systematically responding from the early stage with a divorce-specialized attorney.