In the five years I've been in Korea, I've seen a bunch of stories about completely insane rulings that Korean courts have handed out. For example, there is the case of the disabled woman who was repeatedly molested by her grandfather and other make relatives. The court gave them suspended sentences so that the men could continue caring for the young woman.
Today's case is a doosy as well. A divorced man in his 50s married a young Vietnamese woman, had two children, gave them to his ex-wife to raise, then divorced the Vietnamese woman. When the mother sued for custody, the court granted the father full custody, citing that the children "lacked awareness of their mother." But, they are granting the mother weekly visitation rights...yeah, I don't get it.
Today's case is a doosy as well. A divorced man in his 50s married a young Vietnamese woman, had two children, gave them to his ex-wife to raise, then divorced the Vietnamese woman. When the mother sued for custody, the court granted the father full custody, citing that the children "lacked awareness of their mother." But, they are granting the mother weekly visitation rights...yeah, I don't get it.
Thanks for giving me credit for finding the story. Jerk
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