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It's already painful enough to deal with a spouse's infidelity, but the mental shock can be indescribable if the other woman intentionally moves into the same apartment complex and infringes on your living space. Today, I'd like to introduce a case where we held the other woman strictly liable for such intentional intrusion and obtained a favorable judgment for damages.
π Case Overview
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Client (Plaintiff): A legally married couple who have maintained their marital relationship for over 10 years.
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Defendant (Other Woman): The other woman who engaged in an affair with the client's spouse.
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Case Feature: The defendant moved into the apartment complex next to the one where the client couple resided and continued the affair for approximately 4 years. She even opened a business near the apartment complex under the joint names of herself and the client's spouse.
βοΈ Legal Assistance and Court's Judgment
1. Proving Intentional Infringement on Living Space π
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The defendant claimed she moved due to personal reasons, but failed to provide a reasonable basis for relocating from her previous residence.
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We emphasized that she moved back to her original residence immediately after the affair ended, demonstrating that the move was planned and intentional.
2. Appealing to the Emotional Harm Suffered by the Children π
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The client and children suffered extreme stress due to rumors related to the affair.
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In particular, the child expressed distress, saying "I keep thinking about Dad and that woman," and we proved that the child suffered damage to the extent that normal school life was impossible due to psychological anxiety and stomachaches.
3. Blocking the Defendant's Logic of Avoiding Responsibility π«
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The defendant attempted to reduce the damages by claiming that she was also a victim who lost assets.
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However, the court ruled that such reasons were a matter of internal relations between joint tortfeasors and were not circumstances to be considered when calculating damages to the plaintiff.
π Judgment Result
The court heavily acknowledged the defendant's liability for the illegal act and ruled as follows:
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The defendant shall pay the plaintiff 31,000,000 KRW in damages.
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The litigation costs shall be borne entirely by the defendant.
π‘ A Word from the Attorney
An affair lawsuit is not just about revealing the fact of the affair, but about how to legally frame how much the act has destroyed the family, especially malicious circumstances such as intrusion into the residence, which is the key to winning the case. β¨
"While we cannot compensate for all the pain of the past, we will realize the minimum justice through legal rights."
If you are suffering from a similar situation, don't worry alone. We will be with you until the end to help you regain your precious daily life with your children! π‘οΈ