As complex cross-border litigation, arbitration, and international transactions continue to increase in Korea, foreign courts and overseas counsel are frequently required to apply or assess Korean law and the Korean legal system. In such cases, accurate and nuanced interpretation of Korean statutes, judicial precedent, and regulatory practice is essential. IPG Legal regularly works with foreign lawyers and courts to provide expert opinions on matters governed by Korean law. We often appear in court and provide legal opinions worldwide. The Role of Korean Law Expert Opinions in Cross-Border
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Criminal Punishment under Korean Law for Child Abduction by a Non-Custodial Parent
We see too many Korean lawyers not proactively utilizing every tool legally available to regain physical custody of a child abducted by a parent to Korea, thus leading to delay and often negative results. In most cases, a helpful tool is to file a Hague Return Request and/or a Family Court case along with a criminal complaint against the abducting parent. IPG Legal is one of the most experienced law firms handling international child abduction issues and international family law issues for international families in Korea. The
Continue readingIPG Legal Prevails for American Father in International Child Abduction Case under New Korean Baliff Abduction Enforcement System
IPG Legal, one of the most experienced law firms in Korea handling international child abduction cases, has once again secured a significant legal victory with the return of a child from Korea back to the custodial father in the United States. While most of our cases are resolved prior to the need for the execution powers of a court baliff, the present case, regrettably, required the need for a baliff and security guards to enforce a Korean court order for the return of the child back to
Continue readingIPG Legal’s Success in International Child Abduction Cases
IPG Legal, a prominent law firm with offices in Seoul, South Korea, has established itself as a leader in handling complex international child abduction cases, particularly those involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It has the most number of successful cases of return of children of law firms in Korea. Their expertise has been demonstrated through several notable cases where they successfully facilitated the return of abducted children to their custodial parents. Notable Case: American Father’s Reunion with Children In a
Continue readingLeading Korean Child Abduction Lawyer’s Advice for Parents to Avoid Child Abduction and Prevail in Child Abduction Cases in Korea
The following article is written by Attorney Jiwon MIN. Attorney Min is one of the leading Korean lawyers handling Family Law, Custody and Child Abduction matters in Korea for expats. She, recently, prevailed for her client in the most noteworthy chase on Hague Abduction Convention cases in the history Korea. Attorney Min handles the largest and most noteworthy Child Abduction, contentious Child Custody and contentious Divorce Cases in Korea. She attended law school in Korea and in New York City. Attorney Min is the head of IPG
Continue readingWhat to do if your Child is Abducted to Korea?
If your child is abducted by a parent or guardian to Korea you should promptly schedule a call with IPG Legal. Your Korean law firm choice shall be, likely, the most important decision you shall make. IPG Legal is the most experienced law firm in Korea handling Hague Child Abduction to Korea cases in criminal, civil, and family courts in Korea. IPG Legal, recently, prevailed in the most public and noteworthy case handled in the history of Korea’s Child Abduction jurisprudence. In this case, IPG Legal exposed
Continue readingIPG Legal Prevails for an American Father in a Korean Child Abduction Case against a Korean Mother
IPG Legal prevailed for an American Father against a Korean Mother who abducted children from America. The American father hired IPG Legal to assist in the return of the children to California via Korean Law and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. IPG Legal’s team included a retired senior Korean court judge, senior litigators, and internationally experienced attorneys. The Mother hired one of the largest ubiquitous Korean law firms and other Korean law firms to defend the Mother against the abduction charges. IPG
Continue readingAttorney Jiwon MIN a Partner at IPG Legal Law Firm in South Korea was Featured in The Korean Times Newspaper
Attorney Jiwon MIN, a partner at IPG Legal Law Office in Seoul, Korea, and one of Korea’s leading family and estate lawyers, was featured in The Korea Times, a major English-language newspaper in Korea. In the article, Attorney MIN empathically criticized the long-standing neglect by the Korean Government in enforcing child return orders under the Hague Child Abduction Convention. Attorney Min’s and IPG Legal’s efforts and criticisms in numerous cases involving the enforcement of Child Abduction Return Orders in Korea, led to the Supreme Court of Korea
Continue readingInternational Child Abduction in Korea: Removing a Child Back to the Country of Residence of the Custodial Parent via the Korean Courts Explained
On March 1, 2013, South Korea adopted and ratified The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (concluded 25 October 1980). The main goal of the Hague Child Abduction Convention is to protect children under the age of 16 from being illegally removed or wrongfully retained in a signatory state. The Hague Child Abduction Treaty, in short, empowers courts and the government to mandate a parent to return an abducted child to the nation of the child’s habitual residence. IPG Legal handled the most
Continue readingKorean Child Abduction Law Explained
Child Abduction Law in Korea is a developing area of Korean law because of Korea’s Criminal and Family Law’s interaction with the recently ratified Hague Convention on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction and recent noted issues that have been covered in the local and international press. Please note this area of law in Korea is developing and Korea’s child abduction jurisprudence is quickly developing and local law is necessary to consider with the interaction between the laws of the jurisdiction of the Mother and Father. One case
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