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Wonju attorney | Assisting a client sued for divorce with a counterclaim, obtaining dismissal of the plaintiff's claim and "30 million won" in damages for emotional distress
The client of the Wonju attorney had been sued for divorce and sought out Daeryun's Wonju office. The Wonju attorney defended the client, not only obtaining dismissal of the plaintiff's claim but also securing 30 million won in consolation money.
1. The client who sought out the Wonju attorney
The client who sought out the Wonju attorney said that they had been sued for divorce by their husband,
and, feeling that the situation was unjust and absurd, sought out Daeryun's Wonju office to request assistance in filing a counterclaim.
2. The principal claim as reviewed by the Wonju attorney
The Wonju attorney's client was sued for divorce by their husband and received a divorce judgment,
The husband's claim was for 10 million won in consolation money and divorce, but the court issued a mediation decision granting only the divorce.
The client stated that the husband had committed infidelity and that there had also been domestic violence, and that it was necessary to file a counterclaim seeking consolation money.
Accordingly, the Wonju attorney decided to steer the client's case toward a judicial divorce and to seek dismissal of the husband's claim.
3. The Wonju attorney's brief
The Wonju attorney prepared the following pleadings for the client's counterclaim.
Grounds for the breakdown of the marriage of the Wonju attorney's client ● Infidelity
The husband of the Wonju attorney's client, despite being married, exchanged contact information with a woman he met online.
He then continued to stay in contact with that woman, and the chat records contained content arranging to meet another woman at a specific place.
When the client confronted him after seeing those records, the husband apologized and sought forgiveness, and the client, thinking of their child, overlooked it once.
However, the client later learned that the husband was still in contact with another woman, and upon checking the chat records, found that he had been dating another woman while pretending to be unmarried.
Not only that, he committed infidelity by staying out overnight with other women at his workplace.
This is an undeniable fact, as the husband was asked to resign from his workplace after he had sexual relations with several other women at work and those women found out about it among themselves.
Grounds for the breakdown of the marriage of the Wonju attorney's client ● Domestic violence
The Wonju attorney's client and the husband had a son, and the husband was so addicted to gaming that he would play games while neglecting the infant.
On one occasion, the husband left the child on a dining table, and the client barely managed to catch the child to prevent an accident when the child nearly fell to the floor.
In addition, the husband committed domestic violence, such as jabbing the son's neck and striking the head of the client, who tried to stop him, several times.
The husband is currently awaiting the prosecutor's decision on indictment in connection with this domestic violence case. Moreover, the client's husband habitually subjected the client to verbal abuse and assault.
The Wonju attorney's client's claim
Despite such grounds for the breakdown of the marriage, the Wonju attorney's client endured everything for the sake of the child, yet is now barely managing to get by while undergoing psychiatric treatment because of the husband, who brazenly filed for divorce on the grounds that he wished to continue a relationship with another woman.
The marriage between the client and the husband broke down due to the husband's infidelity, verbal abuse, assault, and abuse of the son.
The husband of the Wonju attorney's client bears the responsibility to pay the client 30 million won in consolation money.
4. The judgment received by the Wonju attorney's client

For the client who filed a counterclaim with the assistance of the Wonju attorney, the court rendered the following judgment.
The plaintiff (counterclaim defendant) and the defendant (counterclaim plaintiff) shall divorce.
The plaintiff (counterclaim defendant) shall pay the defendant (counterclaim plaintiff) 30,000,000 won in consolation money and an amount calculated at the rate of 12% per annum thereon until the date of full payment.
The plaintiff (counterclaim defendant)'s principal claim for divorce and claim for consolation money are all dismissed. |
With the assistance of the Wonju attorney, the client not only overturned the judgment on the principal claim filed by the husband and had the claim dismissed, but was also able to receive 30 million won in 🔗divorce consolation money.
In addition, the client was designated as the custodian and became able to receive a set monthly amount of child support from the husband.
Daeryun Law Firm, where the Wonju attorney practices, operates a Divorce Litigation Group in which divorce specialist attorneys devise and respond with divorce litigation strategies tailored to each situation.
If, like the Wonju attorney's client, you find yourself in an unjust situation, such as being sued for consolation money when you are in fact the one entitled to receive it, you may entrust your case at any time.
Daeryun Law Firm's Divorce Litigation Group will promptly establish a response strategy tailored to the client and provide assistance to help you reach the desired outcome.

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