Following shortly of the suicidal event of Choi Jin Shil, a battle between the ex-husband, Jo Sung Min and Choi Jin Shil's family over her property rights and custody of the 2 children.

According to a close friend of Choi Jin Shil, Choi's ex-husband met up with Choi Jin Young (Choi Jin Shi's brother) yesterday afternoon for a discussion over Choi Jin Shil's property rights and it gradually descended into an arguments.

The close friend expressed, "Earlier, Jo Sung Min had visited Choi Jin Shil's mother and suggested that Choi Jin Shi's property rights should go to him. He also met up with Choi Jin Young yesterday to reiterate his stand. He also said that he would go through legal means to appeal and regain full custody of the 2 children whom he had given up on in 2004."

According to the current Korean judicial system, if the mother passes away, custody of the children automatically goes to the father. Upon given up on full custody of the children in 2004 following his divorce to Choi Jin Shil, this has become much more complicated situation than it already is.

According to a lawyer who specializes in cases like this, "If Jo Sung Min didn't give up custody of the children, it will automatically be his by law. It is a rather complicated situation right now and will probably be settled in court."

With both parties stating they want to manage Choi Jin Shil's properties and assets. It gradually worsen the relationship between the both of them. According to the close friend, "Jo Sung Min had warned Choi's family that they are not to manage or withdraw any money under Choi Jin Shil's name without his stamp. He claimed that the children's mom (Choi Jin Shil) would have wanted him to manage her property rights after her death."

With the children being only at the age of 5 and 7, the titles can't be granted to them just yet. Who will manage their mother's will till they turn 18?

According to another close friend of Choi, "We knew that there would be a dispute over Choi Jin Shil's property rights. But seeing this really happen really saddens and pains my heart. I sincerely hope that the dispute between the adults would not cause any hurt to the children in any way."

Source: coolsmurf

Updated News at post #s 2 and 4

There's an update re: this...

Jo Sung Min has issued a statement stating that he has no interest in Choi Jin Shil’s property rights. He further claimed that he is only doing the claiming of the property rights so that the two young children can inherit them when they reach adult age.

He further stated that: "he would respect what the children wants and would allow either Choi Jin Young or Choi's mother to raise them. The child support money would be paid monthly through the independant body assigned to manage Choi's property rights."

For further reading, read Jo Sung Min Willing to Give Up Children But Not Money by coolsmurf

very complicated!!!!

seperated or not, father should take good care of the children.

That is the case ideally vieran but the father lost custody of the children when the couple divorced... and according to Choi Jin Young, Choi Jin Shil's brother, the children don't know their father coz he has never showed or displayed any fatherly love to the 2 kids...

For more about this news and the property rights battle, please read coolsmurf's Choi Jin Shil’s Children Has No Knowledge of Dad’s Existence

It is one complicated mess but why would you want to be a fatherly figure when you decided to leave them with their mother two years ago. Much less, the children never knew about their father's existance because he was never there to care or even express love to them.

So far, it is leading to the part, his motive is all about MONEY and not family!! C'mon now, you can't buy love with money! T_T Much less, family should always be your first priority to my opinion..

Jo Sung Min is one dispicable father!