SK Chair Chey ordered to pay ex-wife W944b in divorce asset ruling

A Seoul appellate court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay 944 billion won ($644 million) to his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, cutting the earlier award by nearly a third while again ruling that his shares in the group's holding company belonged in the marital estate.

The Seoul High Court's family division, presided over by Judge Lee Sang-joo, set Roh's recognized contribution at one-third and Chey's at two-thirds.

That ratio applies to the pool of divisible assets.

It does no ...