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Troll_Bait · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:16 am Post subject: Ida Daussy Getting Divorced

http://www.rjkoehler.com/2009/02/23/ida-daussy-getting-divorced/

In case you don't know, she's a French woman who's been married to a Korean man for about sixteen years, has lived in Korea for a long time, and speaks very fluent Korean.

You can read about her in the links below.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/art_view.asp?newsIdx=1678&categoryCode=142

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606220019.html

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200610/200610190011.html

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2898362

http://www.korea.net/News/news/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20051101005&part=112&SearchDay=

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

who is getting the keep the kids?

ruffie · Joined: 11 Oct 2006

Good question.

This has the potential to get very, very interesting. She is the poster child for Korean assimilation, and there's no reason to assume that she can't provide for those kids. A model citizen who has praised and emulated Korean society for half her life, right down to making goofy faces on Korean variety shows. If she can't get her kids, then well, I fear for her. For those who have been hotly debating these issues (Korean judicial system, child custody) lately, here's your litmus test.

linky123 · Joined: 12 Feb 2009

I thought she got married through Unification Chruch (Moonies) mass wedding. I thought they don't allow divorces.

Troll_Bait · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject:

You can now read all about it in English.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/02/178_40121.html

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200902/200902240011.html

Edit: For those who are wondering about custody of the children ...

dutchschultz · Joined: 01 Feb 2004

I love now how they refer to her as a French woman.
She is a Korean citizen and has been for some time.
(As usual a person is Korean when it's beneficial to Korea and not Korean when it isn't beneficial.)

And you gotta love the fact that some media cited cultural differences as the reason for the divorce. Once again, us versus them attitude.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Ditto the idiotic comments about she being French all of a sudden.

About the children: In the US divorces favor women, especially regarding custody of children, while in Korea they favor men. Taken to one extreme or the other, as it usually is, it's bad. But let's not assume they automatically should go to her. That's what basically happens in the US and it's a bad system for fathers and a bad system for families.

victorology · Joined: 10 Sep 2007

Both articles note she is a Korean citizen. One calls her a French TV personality and the other calls her French-born. I don't know what the big deal is.

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

The title says "Popular French TV Personality Ends Marriage" as does the first sentence in the Chosunilbo article.

우리 v. 그들

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Notice that the Korean guy doesn't want a divorce. This will be interesting. I wonder if the courts will give the kids to him because she's the one who wants to leave the marriage -- or at least use that excuse.

Troll_Bait · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:09 am Post subject: