의뢰인의 어머니는 90대 고령으로 알츠하이머 치매를 앓고 계셨습니다. 아버지가 돌아가시면서 상속이 시작되었지만, 어머니는 상속권을 행사하거나 재산을 관리할 수 있는 상태가 아니었습니다. 형제 중 한 명이 후견인 선임에 반대하고 있어 절차가 막힐 수 있는 상황이었습니다. 법무법인 존재가 어머니의 인지 상태에 대한 의학적 근거와 의뢰인의 부양 이력을 소명하고, 반대하던 형제의 동의까지 확보하여 후견인 선임에 성공한 사례입니다.

The client had four children with her husband and raised them. However, the family relationship register also listed another child whom the client had never given birth to. It turned out that, in the past, the husband had secretly registered the son of a subordinate employee who had died in a workplace accident under his own family register. After the husband’s death, that person even filed a lawsuit seeking a return of the statutory reserved share of inheritance. Attorney Shin Yookyung, a partner at Law Firm Jonjae, represented the client and filed a lawsuit to confirm the nonexistence of a biological parent-child relationship, ultimately obtaining a full victory.

The client continued working alone to support the family. The spouse moved to another region for the children’s education, where the affair was exposed. After much consideration, they reached an amicable divorce, but the spouse later filed a claim for property division after the divorce. In this case, Law Firm Jonjae protected the client’s assets by reducing the spouse’s share of the couple’s net assets—about KRW 1.35 billion—from 40% at first instance to 35% on appeal.

If you and your spouse have agreed to divorce, it may seem like half the battle is over. But unless issues such as settlement of past child support, division of public pension benefits, and barring any future additional claims are legally finalized, disputes can resurface even after the divorce. In this case, a client who decided to divorce after a long separation came to Law Firm Jonjae, and we finalized all of the settlement terms in a court mediation record, completing the divorce process at the first mediation hearing.

The client was at the center of an inheritance dispute that began after the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband’s father. The emotional rift within the family was so deep that reaching an amicable settlement was practically impossible, and the matter ultimately had to be resolved through the court’s decision. This case is an example of Law Firm Jonjae methodically organizing complex legal issues such as the validity of a will, a contributory share, and special benefits, and bringing years of dispute to an end.

In the inheritance division process that began after the client’s father passed away, the other siblings argued that "you already received 40 million won, so it should be deducted as an advance inheritance." From the client’s perspective, however, this was money they had never received. Law Firm Jeonjae carefully pointed out the lack of evidence behind the other side’s claim and proved that all lifetime gifts received by the other heirs were special benefits, leading to a finding that every heir except the client had already received more than their share. As a result, the remaining inherited property was acquired solely by the client.

The client was the child who cared for their mother for more than 18 years, taking on nursing care and real estate management. After the mother passed away, the division of the inherited estate began, and the other siblings argued that the client had misused a past lease deposit and that it should be deducted as a special benefit. In the first trial, two items were recognized as special benefits, but in the appellate trial, Law Firm Jonjae proved that one of them had been returned to the mother by the client, successfully excluding it from the special benefit calculation and restoring that portion of the client’s inheritance share.

The client had maintained a marital relationship for about 23 years, but due to her husband’s pathological jealousy, hiring of a private investigation agency, and installation of a vehicle tracker, she reached a point where she could no longer preserve the family. An divorce lawsuit alone left her in an uncertain position regarding securing claims for property division and alimony. This is a case in which Law Firm Jaeon swiftly applied for a provisional seizure on the husband’s apartment along with the divorce action, successfully preserving claims worth approximately KRW 91 million.

The spouse filed for divorce on the basis of the client’s misconduct, domestic violence, and signs of child abuse, seeking KRW 30 million in alimony and KRW 2 million per month in child support for two children. It was a very unfavorable starting point for the client. Law Firm Jonjae developed a defense strategy to minimize financial losses, effectively blocking the alimony claim, reducing child support by about 50%, and securing visitation rights twice a month.