We, Barun Law, are skilled at providing the most desirable solutions for our clients, who are mentally and physically exhausted from dealing with family disputes, as well as attaining the best possible results for them. Our competitiveness in family affairs and inheritance litigation comes from our outstanding experts in the relevant field. We work with a number of lawyers who formerly served as judges specializing in domestic affairs and juvenile cases, judges of family courts, and have experience in dealing with inheritance dispute cases involving inheritors of businesses. We also work with passionate lawyers who have been specializing in inheritance-related matters for more than 10 years. Based on our strong manpower, we were recognized as a band 1 frim by Chambers and Partners in their HNW (High Net Worth) Guide.

Family Law

• Divorce, alimony, and division of property claims
• Annulment and nullification of marriage claims
• Child support and maintenance claims
• Cases concerning confirmation of parent-child relationship
• Inheritance property division claims
• Will disputes and reserved portion claims
• Adult guardianship claims
• Paternity claims
• Adoption and termination of adoption cases
• International family law litigation

Inheritance Law

• Inheritance recovery lawsuits
• Inheritance property division arbitration claims
• Reserved portion return lawsuits
• Will invalidation and donation invalidation lawsuits
• Will drafting
• Applications for limited acceptance or renunciation of inheritance
• Family business succession
• Inheritance and gift planning (estate planning)
• Responses to tax audits related to inheritance and gifts
• Appeals against imposition of inheritance and gift taxes
• International inheritance matters

• Dismissal of At-Fault Spouse’s Divorce Claim through Gender Role Parody: In a case where the divorce claim of an at-fault spouse was granted in the first trial, the appeal trial employed a parody by switching the gender roles of the husband and wife, while proving additional grounds for fault, leading to the reversal of the first decision and dismissal of the at-fault spouse’s divorce claim.
• Successful Divorce Based on Breakdown Principle: A case where the divorce claim of an at-fault spouse was dismissed in the first trial, but the breakdown principle (no-fault divorce) was successfully argued in the appeal trial, resulting in a divorce judgment.
• Rejection of Divorce Based on “Expulsion Divorce” Parody: In a case where a wife, 17 years younger than her husband, filed for divorce after seven years of marriage for the reason of lack of interest in living with him, the defense successfully argued against the divorce by parodying the concept of “expulsion divorce,” despite no clear fault on either side, leading to the dismissal of the plaintiff's divorce claim.
• KRW 3 Billion Property Division for Full-Time Homemaker: Representing a wife who had been a full-time homemaker for about 10 years of marriage, the attorney successfully secured nearly KRW 3 billion in property division from the husband.
• Inclusion of Marital Debt in Property Division: Representing a husband burdened with debts from business failure, the attorney successfully argued that debts incurred during the marriage for business activities should be included in the property division, resulting in a large property division award from the wife, who held all the assets.