ENFORCING PROPERTY AWARDS AFTER DIVORCE Concluding a divorce proceeding ultimately results in the issuance of a final judgment, or legal order, that covers matters related to property division, alimony, and child custody if applicable. When it comes to property division, most divorce decrees direct the parties to follow specific procedures regarding property transfers. These judgements are court orders, so when one party refuses or fails to comply with a property award, that person’s former spouse can take steps to enforce the judgment. If you were recently divorced and have not yet received t ..read more

CLIENT CHARGED WITH SERIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS IS GRANTED BAIL FOLLOWING BAIL HEARING   CHARGE:  SEXUAL ASSAULTS   BAIL HEARING OVERVIEW:  Law office of Bom Lee is extremely pleased to report that a Client charged with several sexual assaults has been released on bail following a bail hearing in Seoul Central District Court.     Prior to Client's bail hearing, our office secured partial settlements with victims in support of the Attorney General's request that the Client continued to be held without bail.   Attorney Bom Lee was able to succ ..read more

We have specialist liquidation lawyers who assist our clients to navigate the non-payment of its debtors. We apply robust debt collection strategies.   We help to strategically determine the correct procedure or whether an alternative will result in the best outcome for all concerned. In some cases, an application to liquidate debtors is necessary.   At the Law office of Bom Lee, we offer Legal Consultation where we can discuss the issues and we can add strategic value. We can decide whether we can help you and at what cost. The Liquidation Process we set out the process that credito ..read more

Freezing or seizing of assets involves “temporarily prohibiting the transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of assets or temporarily assuming custody or control of assets on the basis of an order issued by a court or other competent authority”     Freezing is an action that temporarily suspends rights over the asset and for example, may apply to bank accounts which are fungible. Seizure is an action to temporarily restrain an asset or put it into the custody of the governmentand may apply to physical assets such as a vehicle. Generally, these measures are used to temporari ..read more

Mediation in divorce suit.  Mediation can be an excellent option when two parties agree on all points such as child support, alimony, asset distribution.  You can also fine-tune the terms and the conditions of divorce before the mediation if you retain lawyer.  Once both parties reach an agreement, the divorce can be closed and this may be the fastest way to get divorced in Korea.  The law office of Bom Lee can help you to settle the divorce by mediation. For more information, please contact leebom@gmail.com Or call us +82-2-587-3622 ..read more

Cross border divorce can be frustrating since the other party can live outside of Korea and the petition paper fails to be delivered or responded on time.    Even if the case is closed and the defendant hears the news that there is only sentencing left, the law office of Bom Lee can help.  We can reopen the case claiming that either party had not had proper chance to defend.    For more information, please contact us at leebom.lawyer@gmail.com Or +82-2-587-3622 ..read more

If the person who are foreigners and live outside Korea wishes to add get the title of ownership of the property,   You need following documents and notarisation and apostille by a Notary Public.   1. Power of Attorney to file documents to Registry  2. Proof of residence 3. POA for applying for Application for issuance of Registry Certificate of Registry Number for Roreigner's Real Estate Registration   We, the law office of Bom Lee has many years of experience handling the acquisition of property by overseas residents.    For more information, ple ..read more

if you need a legalized copy from the Foeign ministry along with the embassy in Seoul, here the law office of Bom Lee can help you with.    For specific documents, (law, statute, certificate ect) they would need to be translated, legalized from Foreign ministry  along with the embassies in Seoul, Korea.    It will take from 5-10 days and will be delievered by FEDEX.    For more information, contact leebom.lawyer@gmail.com   ..read more

To apply for the US or Canadian permanent residency, you need to submit an original police certificate from South Korea.  The name of the required document is Criminal (Investigation) Records Check Reply (범죄· 수사경력 회보서) where the police certificate indicatse all records have been searched, including any lapsed records.  IRCC require this certificate within a maximum of two months from the date of the request letter.    Here, the law office of Bom Lee can get you the original copy for anybody who has the past record of living in Korea. It will take less than 1 week and w ..read more

The Korean divorce law allows couple to get divorced first and later ask for alimony and division of asset later. But there is statute of limitation pending.  As for division of asset, it is two years from the date of the divorce and 3 for alimony.  Here is more on my Youtube.  https://youtu.be/oPxtCscj6LU   ..read more