1. Case Overview ๐
The client (plaintiff) was a wife who had raised two children and maintained her family. However, she discovered that her husband had been having an affair with the defendant (the other woman) for about two years, whom he met during local community activities. Even after the affair was exposed, the defendant acted shamelessly, urging the husband to "divorce his wife and remarry me," causing the client to suffer from insomnia and depression.
2. Attorney Seo Yuri's Assistance and Key Issues ๐ก๏ธ
The core of this case is that the defendant, instead of repenting for her wrongdoing, attempted to evade responsibility by questioning the client's response.
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Defendant's Argument: The defendant argued that the client frequently called to protest and threaten her, and that her alimony should be reduced because she was divorced, but the client was not.
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Attorney's Rebuttal: * We emphasized that the client's phone calls to the defendant to protest were a 'natural reaction' that a victim who discovered her spouse's infidelity could show, and that it was sufficiently acceptable under social norms. Furthermore, we strongly pointed out that the defendant's divorce was their own choice, and that this could not justify the defendant's illegal actions or be a reason to reduce alimony.
3. Court Ruling: "The Court Empathized with the Plaintiff's Suffering" ๐
The court actively accepted our attorney's arguments and ruled as follows:
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Recognition of the Justification for Protest Calls: The court viewed the client's frequent phone calls to the defendant to protest as a natural reaction of someone who had discovered infidelity.
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Rejection of the Defendant's Claim for Reduction: The court stated that the fact that the defendant couple divorced was not a factor to be considered in determining alimony for the infringement of the client's marital life.
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Result: The court, considering the defendant's poor attitude and the client's mental distress, ordered the defendant to pay 20 million won in alimony and default interest.
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