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▲Sept. 13, 1988

-Chey Tae-won and Roh So-young marry at the Blue House state guesthouse

▲Dec. 26, 2015

-Chey Tae-won sends a letter to media outlets: "I have a mistress (Kim Hee-young) and a child born out of wedlock. It is difficult to continue the marriage with my wife (Roh So-young)."

▲Jul. 19, 2017

-Chey Tae-won files for divorce mediation with the Seoul Family Court

▲Nov. 15, 2017

-Seoul Family Court begins divorce mediation proceedings

▲Jan. 2018

-Chey Tae-won and Roh So-young attend the second mediation date together

▲Feb. 13, 2018

-With Roh So-young opposing the divorce, "mediation not formed." Agreed divorce falls through

▲Feb. 18, 2018

-Chey Tae-won files a divorce lawsuit with the Seoul Family Court

▲Jul. 6, 2018

The Seoul Family Court's single-judge domestic division 3 begins trial in the divorce case

▲Dec. 4, 2019

-Roh So-young files a countersuit for divorce, seeking 300 million won in consolation money and partitioning of half (6,487,736 shares) of Chey Tae-won's 12,975,472 SK shares

▲Jan. 16, 2020

-Case transferred to the Seoul Family Court's domestic panel division 2

▲Dec. 6, 2022

-First-instance ruling in the divorce suit: orders 66.5 billion won in property division and 100 million won in consolation money

▲Dec. 19, 2022

-Roh So-young appeals the first-instance ruling

▲Dec. 22, 2022

-Chey Tae-won appeals the first-instance ruling

▲Mar. 12, 2023

-Chey Tae-won and Roh So-young appear together for the first appellate hearing

▲Mar. 27, 2023

-Roh So-young files a 3 billion won damages suit against Chey Tae-won's cohabiting partner, Kim Hee-young

▲Apr. 14, 2023

-SK Innovation files a lawsuit demanding the delivery of real estate against Roh So-young's "Art Center Nabi"

▲Sept. 20, 2023

-Roh So-young seeks 3 billion won in lawsuit expense against Kim Hee-young

▲May 30, 2024

-Appellate ruling in the divorce suit: orders 1.3808 trillion won in property division and 2 billion won in consolation money

▲Jun. 17, 2024

-Chey Tae-won's side points out an error in valuing Daehan Telecom shares in the appellate ruling

-The appellate panel, ex officio, corrects the relevant portion of its ruling

▲Jun. 21, 2024

-Seoul Central District Court, first instance, rules: "Roh So-young's Art Center Nabi must leave SK Seorin Building."

-Chey Tae-won files a petition to the Supreme Court against the appellate ruling in the divorce case

-Roh So-young announces, "I will not appeal the divorce case."

▲Jun. 24, 2024

-Chey Tae-won files an interlocutory appeal against the appellate court's correction of its divorce ruling

▲Aug. 22, 2024

-Seoul Family Court, first instance, rules: "Kim Hee-young must pay 2 billion won in consolation money to Roh So-young."

▲Aug. 26, 2024

-Kim Hee-young pays 2 billion won in consolation money to Roh So-young

▲Apr. 7, 2025

-Seoul Family Court, first instance, rules: "Kim Hee-young must bear 20 million won in lawsuit expense for the 2 billion won damages suit."

▲Sept. 18, 2025

-Case discussed at the full bench of the Supreme Court

▲Oct. 16, 2025

-Supreme Court quashes and remands the 1.3808 trillion won property division portion; the 2 billion won consolation money is finalized

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