(LEAD) Supreme Court sends back SK Group chairman's divorce case to lower court

▲ These file images show SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (L) and Roh Soh-yeong appearing for a hearing at the Seoul High Court in the capital city on April 16, 2024. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) SK Group chairman-divorce ruling

(LEAD) Supreme Court sends back SK Group chairman's divorce case to lower court

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By Chae Yun-hwan

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a lower court's ruling on a high-profile divorce case involving SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, sending it back to the appellate court for review.

In May last year, the Seoul High Court ordered Chey, the chairman of South Korea's second-largest conglomerate, to pay 1.38 trillion won (US$971 million) in property division and 2 billion won in alimony to his estranged wife, Roh Soh-yeong.

The closely-watched case traces back to 2015 when Chey announced a divorce plan and filed for a divorce settlement two years later.

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