Broadcaster Seo Jang-hoon was taken aback by the husband of the table tennis couple's claim for custody.
On the 20th, the final mediation of the 8th season couples was conducted on JTBC's ‘Divorce Counseling Camp’.
On this day, the wife of the table tennis couple expressed her intention to divorce. However, the husband stated that he had no intention of divorcing. Before the mediation, Seo Jang-hoon asked, “Is excessive dedication to table tennis a serious hobby that can be grounds for divorce?” The mediator replied, “Unfair treatment towards the other party can also be grounds for divorce. If it makes it impossible to maintain the marital relationship, it is not out of the question.”
Lawyer Yang Na-rae said, “Among the wives met at the camp, she is the most advantageous. I said it was good, but from the wife's perspective, isn't she just holding everything in by herself?” Yang Na-rae asked the wife, “Do you think you can receive alimony?” and the wife replied, “I believe I can.”
The wife pointed out her husband's biggest fault as not working. She said, “My husband took a break for 3-4 months even before the wedding. The wedding gifts went entirely to debt. The invitation cards were also made with debt. I needed to earn money to pay off the debt, but since he didn't earn, I paid off the debt with the gifts. I worked even while pregnant, but my husband didn't work because he said it was hard. That made me very angry.”
Lawyer Park Min-cheol stated, “The husband has zero economic activity, zero childcare, and zero household chores. If the wife decides to divorce, it can happen immediately.” When the husband asked, “Can’t I just not sign the divorce papers?” Park Min-cheol replied, “No. The stamp will be forced. If a divorce lawsuit is filed, the husband has a 99.9% chance of losing.”
Lawyer Yang Na-rae mentioned, “Out of the total assets, 100 million won is debt. There is a personal loan of 60 million won in the husband's name. Also, since dating, the wife has been repaying the husband's debts, and during their marriage, the husband has not engaged in any economic activity,” stating that the divisible property is 0 won.
The wife's side stated that although they could separately claim alimony, they would not do so because there are no assets. They proposed a property division of 80 million won, which the husband's side accepted.
Meanwhile, both the wife and husband demanded custody. When the husband said, “Since it's the first grandchild, honestly, I don't want to give up,” the wife responded, “Do you have a conscience?” Knowing that the husband had not helped with childcare at all, Seo Jang-hoon was incredulous, saying, “How can you strongly claim custody when you have no interest in the child?” The husband lowered his stance, saying, “Whether I like it or not, a child is a child. How can I not?”
[Lee Se-bin, Star Today Guest Reporter]
