韩国首尔高等法院判令SK集团董事长崔泰源向前妻罗素英支付9440亿韩元（6.44亿美元）的离婚赔偿金[1][2]。这一判决金额低于该法院去年作出的1.38万亿韩元初审判决，系对这桩维续35年婚姻的终局判决[1][2]。崔泰源还需支付20亿韩元赡养费[2]。
这段婚姻因崔泰源与他人私生子事件而破裂[1]。崔泰源于2017年申请离婚[2]。罗素英为首尔美术馆主任，同时是韩国前总统卢泰愚（1988-1993年任职）之女[1][2]。
本案的判决金额调整源于最高法院推翻了将一笔非法获得的秘密基金作为夫妻共同资产计算的裁定[1]。该秘密基金成立于1991年，金额为300亿韩元[1]。
崔泰源的律师代表表示："Chairman Chey Tae-won对迄今为止的离婚诉讼程序给许多人造成的关切表示深切歉意。"[1]该案件仍可向最高法院上诉[2]。
South Korea's Seoul High Court has ordered Chey Tae-won, chairman of the SK conglomerate, to pay his ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won ($644 million) in a divorce settlement [1][2]. The ruling marks a reduction from the court's previous judgment of 1.38 trillion won ($940 million) issued last year [1][2]. Chey must also pay 2 billion won ($1.3 million) in spousal support [2].
The couple's 35-year marriage ended following Chey's involvement in a scandal with an illegitimate child [1]. Roh Soh-yeong is the daughter of former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, who served from 1988 to 1993, and currently serves as director of the Seoul Museum of Art [2]. The couple married in 1988, and Chey filed for divorce in 2017 [2].
The Supreme Court had previously overturned a lower court's decision to include a secretly accumulated fund of 30 billion won from 1991 as joint marital assets, resulting in the reduced settlement amount [1]. The case remains subject to appeal [2].
In a statement through his legal team, Chey expressed regret over the proceedings, saying: "Chairman Chey Tae-won offers his deep apologies to the many people who have been affected by concerns arising from the divorce litigation process so far" [1].