In the event of a divorce at dusk, a housewife can claim division of assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars and jointly name an apartment.

As times change and children become more independent, the number of people deciding to stand on their own is increasing. Three out of 10 divorced couples are in the category of divorce at twilight.

Divorce at dusk shows different aspects from divorce at the beginning of marriage, the so-called ‘divorce at dawn’. As children become adults, they no longer have to deal with child support, and there are relatively few cases where there are disputes over alimony because the statute of limitations on damages claims has expired.

Therefore, the biggest dispute in a divorce at twilight is property division. Property division is the act of dividing the property that a couple has accumulated through joint cooperation during the marriage period according to each person's contribution. However, in the generation preparing for divorce in their twilight years, dual-income families are not common, leading to conflicts over 'housewife's property division'.

However, child rearing and housework also constitute indirect property formation, so even if you have been a housewife throughout the marriage, you can request property division. In addition to cash, division of bonds or real rights such as cars and apartments is also recognized.

Lee Seon Choi, a divorce lawyer, said, "When determining contribution to the formation of joint property, the entire married life is comprehensively considered. Since only income-earning activities are not considered as contributions to property formation, housewives can also request property division in divorce at dusk. However, it is important to prove contribution. There are cases where people who have been housewives not long ago have received property division in the hundreds of millions of won or have been recognized as the owner of half of the apartment they live in. During the marriage period, divorce lawyer Choi Yi-seon said, “This is a result achieved through concrete proof of cooperation,” he said.

Help = Choi Yi-seon, attorney at Daeryun Law Firm (Limited)

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