[Cheonan Legal Consultation Lawsuit Against the Adulterous Partner Reduction Case] Reduction in a Lawsuit Against the Adulterous Partner Achieved Through a Cheonan Legal Consultation

The client, who requested an attorney's assistance during the Cheonan legal consultation, had been served with a complaint in a lawsuit against the adulterous partner (female).

She first became acquainted with the man through work, and as they built a rapport, the man introduced himself as a divorced man.

He disclosed the reasons for his divorce and spoke of his dissatisfaction with his past married life, and, believing he was a divorced man, she began the relationship.

Later, she saw a notification on the man's phone and learned that he was married, and soon his wife learned of the client's existence and sent a complaint in a lawsuit against the adulterous partner.

Although she acknowledged the improper relationship, the amount claimed seemed excessive, so she requested an attorney's assistance after a Cheonan legal consultation in order to reduce the amount.

•Suwon District Court, 2017 Judgment

A case in which the defendant committed an act of infidelity where the plaintiff couple had been married for about 24 years and had 2 children

Consolation money awarded: 7,000,000 won

•Suwon Family Court, 2019 Judgment

A case in which the defendant committed acts of infidelity on several occasions where the plaintiff couple had been married for about 12 years and had 3 children

Consolation money awarded: 10,000,000 won

•Seoul Southern District Court, 2016 Judgment

In calculating the amount of damages arising from an act of infidelity, the court may consider the circumstances of the infidelity, the content and degree of the infidelity, the duration of the infidelity, the circumstances after the infidelity was discovered, the duration of the marriage, the presence of children, and other factors.

•When you receive a complaint in a lawsuit against the adulterous partner (female), you must submit an answer to the court within ‘30 days’ from the date the complaint is served.

Based on the content of the Cheonan legal consultation, a three-person case team that included a professional suited to the situation reviewed the complaint and proceeded to a strategy meeting.

The team examined, one by one, the unreasonableness of the plaintiff's claims as revealed in the complaint and prepared a specific rebuttal.

The team also argued that, even if the client's liability for damages arising from the act of infidelity were acknowledged, the amount claimed should be reduced to an appropriate sum.

• She acknowledged the inappropriate relationship with the man and sincerely apologized.

• The team argued that she did not intentionally begin the relationship knowing from the outset that he was a married man.

• The team argued that the relationship between the plaintiff and the man was already poor before the client met him.

• The client was already suffering severe emotional distress because of the plaintiff.

• The plaintiff was committing excessive and unlawful acts.

• The plaintiff was causing harm even to the client's unrelated family members.

• At present, the relationship between the client and the man has already ended.

• The client had not improperly received any money from the man.

If you are looking into a legal consultation in Cheonan, you may visit Daeryun Law Firm's Cheonan office for a legal consultation.

As in the client's case, if you have already acknowledged an improper relationship and are willing to pay an appropriate amount of consolation money but believe the amount of consolation money claimed is too excessive and wish to reduce it,

you may receive a legal consultation in Cheonan at Daeryun Law Firm's Cheonan office and seek a reduction within an appropriate range.

In a lawsuit against the spouse's affair partner, where the amount of consolation money claimed is excessive, a reduction may be possible with an attorney's assistance, so you may receive a legal consultation in Cheonan and obtain an attorney's help regarding a reduction.