Kwangdeuk Boo

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0487
  • F. +82-2-3404-7306
  • E. kwangdeuk.boo@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Kwangdeuk Boo is an expert in family litigation involving inheritance, guardianship, and divorce and provides advice thereon. Specifically, his practice covers from drawing up inheritance plans in a manner that prevents potential dispute and reduces tax payments to settling and advising on all kinds of disputes arising after inheritance, such as a dispute over the effect of a will, an adjudication on division of inherited property, and a claim for return of legal reserve of inheritance. He has experience in settling various complicated inheritance disputes including an inheritance dispute involving a leading domestic conglomerate. Based on such expertise, experience, and knowledge, he provides the best solutions for clients. Also, his practice focuses on various disputes involving guardianship and he has extensive experience in handling such disputes. His practice also covers divorce and he has achieved good results in many disputes involving division of property, custody of child, etc. which may arise in the course of divorce.

Representative Experience

2013-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2012 Law office HappyMaru
2010-2011 Lee Kim & Partners
2007-2010 Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice
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2022-Present Member, Korea Trust Association
2017-Present Professional guardian, Seoul Family Court
2017-Present Inheritance attorney registered with Korean Bar Association
2014-Present Member, Korean Society of Family Law

Representative Matters

Inheritance plans - Suggested inheritance plans based on various methods such as a will, a trust, and a gift, which best corresponded to clients’ intention and at the same time accomplished the purposes of preventing disputes after inheritance and saving taxes
Advice on discussion about division of inherited property - Advised inheritors on discussion about inherited property so that they could be given the best share of inheritance and contributory portion and the property could be divided in a way favorable to them
Settlement of various disputes arising after inheritance - Settled various inheritance disputes arising after inheritance, including a dispute related to the effect of a will, a gift, etc., an adjudication on division of inherited property, and a claim for return of legal reserve of inheritance
Advice on succession of family business - Suggested optimum tax-saving plans so that family business could be stably succeeded, and advised inheritors who succeeded to the family business so that they could stably secure their shares and manage the companies
Advice on foreign residents’ inheriting domestic property
Inheritance
Inheritance plans - Suggested inheritance plans based on various methods such as a will, a trust, and a gift, which best corresponded to clients’ intention and at the same time accomplished the purposes of preventing disputes after inheritance and saving taxes
Advice on discussion about division of inherited property - Advised inheritors on discussion about inherited property so that they could be given the best share of inheritance and contributory portion and the property could be divided in a way favorable to them
Settlement of various disputes arising after inheritance - Settled various inheritance disputes arising after inheritance, including a dispute related to the effect of a will, a gift, etc., an adjudication on division of inherited property, and a claim for return of legal reserve of inheritance
Advice on succession of family business - Suggested optimum tax-saving plans so that family business could be stably succeeded, and advised inheritors who succeeded to the family business so that they could stably secure their shares and manage the companies
Advice on foreign residents’ inheriting domestic property
Guardianship
Filed applications for commencement of guardianship and defended against applications for commencement of guardianship
Handled a change of scope of powers after commencement of guardianship
Handled matters related to voluntary guardianship
Divorce
Disputes involving divorce and involving the division of property, alimony, and custody of child incidental to divorce
Settled and advised on various legal disputes arising from annulment of de facto marriage relationship
Advised on prenuptial agreements, etc
Other disputes related to family law
Matters related to correction of family relation register
Matters related to confirmation of biological parental relation
Matters related to a claim for return of child under the Hague Convention

Education

2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2001 Korea University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Activity
Lecturer, Financial Institutions' VIP customers regarding adult guardianship and inheritance
Regular contributor of articles to numerous newspapers and journals regarding inheritance and divorce

Qualifications

2007 Korea