The%20South%20China%20Morning%20Post%20reported%20that%20the%20store%20worker%20informed%20local%20police%20that%20Xiang%20told%20her%20she%20was%20the%20Belgian%20ambassador's%20wife%20and%20%22she%20could%20get%20away%20with%20it%20because%20of%20diplomatic%20immunity. %22%0AThe%20video%20of%20the%20incident%20spread%20on%20social%20media%20that%20week, %20infuriating%20South%20Koreans%20who%20demanded%20an%20apology%20from%20the%20Belgian%20embassy. %0AMany%20women%20manage%20the%20family%20finances, %20and%20a%20large%20number%20join%20kye, %20informal%20private%20short-term%20credit%20associations%20that%20give%20them%20access%20to%20funds%20that%20might%20not%20be%20obtainable%20from%20a%20conventional%20bank. %0AMost likely%20the%20most%20important%20responsibility%20of%20married%20women%20is%20the%20management%20of%20their%20children's%20education. %0AIf, %20however, %20your%20spouse%20entered%20the%20U. S. %20without%20inspection%20or%20by%20using%20a%20fake%20visa, %20or%20you%20are%20a%20permanent%20resident%20rather%20than%20a%20citizen%20and%20your%20spouse%20is%20in%20the%20U. S., %20your%20situation%20is%20more%20complicated%20than%20this%20article%20can%20address. %0AYou%20could%20have%20difficulty%20acquiring%20a%20green%20card%20for%20your%20spouse, %20though%20it%20is%20not%20necessarily%20impossible. %0ASee%20an%20immigration%20attorney%20for%20details%20or%20if%20you%20have%20any%20questions%20about%20whether%20you%20qualify%20to%20adjust%20status. %0AThe%20wife%20of%20Belgium's%20ambassador%20to%20South%20Korea%20is%20claiming%20diplomatic%20immunity%20to%20avoid%20charges%20after%20she%20was%20accused%20of%20slapping%20a%20store%20employee%20in%20the%20face. %0AAs%20the%20wife%20of%20an%20ambassador, %20she%20enjoys%20diplomatic%20immunity%20but%20the%20embassy%20said%20she%20would%20cooperate%20with%20police. %0AThe%20incident%20caused%20widespread%20anger%20in%20highly%20law-abiding%20South%20Korea, %20with%20Yonhap%20news%20agency%20reporting%20that%20a%20foreign%20ministry%20official%20had%20urged%20the%20Belgian%20embassy%20to%20cooperate%20with%20police. %0AA%20foreign%20judgment, %20the substance%20of%20which%20is%20not%20compatible%20with%20fundamental%20principles%20of%20Korean%20law, %20cannot%20be%20recognized%20in%20Korea. %0AIn%20determining%20compatibility%20with%20public%20policy, %20the%20factual%20basis%20of%20a%20judgment, %20as%20well%20as%20its%20text, %20must%20be%20taken%20into%20consideration. %0AFor%20example, %20a%20judgment%20ordering%20the%20defendant%20to%20deliver%20contraband%20goods, %20or%20a%20judgment%20confirming%20the%20legality%20of%20a%20concubine%20is%20not%20recognizable%20in%20Korea. %0AGenerally, %20a%20foreign%20judgment%20in%20rem%20would%20be%20recognized%20and/%20or%20enforced%20in%20Korea%20when%20the%20judgment%20concerns%20immovable%20or%20movable%20property%20that%20was%20within%20the%20jurisdiction%20of%20the%20foreign%20court%20at%20the%20time%20of%20the%20proceeding. %0AThe%20second%20opinion, %20which%20is%20totally%20contradictory, %20is%20that%20a%20marital%20agreement%20should%20not%20include%20provisions%20concerning%20the%20division%20of%20assets%20upon%20a%20divorce%20and%20that%20any%20such%20provisions%20would%20be%20invalid. %0AAs%20the%20wife%20of%20an%20ambassador, %20she%20has%20diplomatic%20immunity, %20but%20the%20embassy%20said%20it%20would%20cooperate%20with%20the%20police. %0AThe%20growing%20number%20of%20women%20receiving%20a%20college%20education%20has%20meant%20that%20their%20sex%20role%20differs%20from%20that%20of%20their%20mothers%20and%20grandmothers. %0AMany%20college-educated%20women%20plan%20independent%20careers%20and%20challenge%20the%20right%20of%20parents%20to%20choose%20a%20marriage%20partner. %0AThe%20often%20fierce%20battles%20between%20university%20students%20and%20police%20during%20the%20late%201980s%20included%20female%20participants. %0AThe%20number%20of%20employed%20married%20women, %20however, %20increased%20by%20approximately%2012. 6%20percent%20annually%20in%20the%20years%20since%201977. %0AIf%20you%20are%20a%20U. H. %20citizen%20and%20already%20married%20or%20soon%20to%20be, %20your%20new%20spouse%20is%20your%20%22immediate%20relative%22%20in%20the%20language%20of%20U. S. %20immigration%20law. %0AHe%20or%20she%20may%20receive%20a%20green card%20as%20soon%20as%20the%20two%20of%20you%20successfully%20complete%20the%20application%20process. %0ADespite%20the%20apology%20from%20the%20store%20worker, %20the%20ambassador's%20wife%20became%20angry%20over%20the%20accusations%20and%20returned%20to%20the%20store, %20which%20is%20when%20the%20video%20captured%20her%20pushing%20and%20slapping%20the%20store%20employee. %0ABelgian%20Ambassador%20to%20Korea%E2%80%99s%20wife%20exercises%20diplomatic%20immunity%20to%20avoid%20criminal%20accusations%20Allegations%20that%20she%20attacked%20two%20boutique%20staff%20Continuing%20over%20shoplifting, %20the%20police%20said. %0AThe%20footage%20%E2%80%93%20provided%20by%20the%20family%20of%20an%20alleged%20victim%20%E2%80%93%20was%20widely%20reported%20by%20local%20media%20and%20circulated%20online%20and%20turned%20public%20opinion%20sharply%20against%20the%20ambassador's%20family. %0APublic%20policy%20or%20good%20morals%20in%20Section%20217%20are%20judged%20by%20Korean%20standards. %0AThe%20requirement%20has%20a%20broad%20meaning, %20which%20may%20range%20from%20substantive%20contents%20of%20the%20foreign%20judgment%20to%20procedural%20fundamentals. %0AThe%20reasons%20leading%20to%20the%20conclusion%20as%20well%20as%20the%20conclusion%20of%20the%20foreign%20judgment%20itself%20should%20be%20examined%20in%20deciding%20whether%20or%20not%20the%20content%20of%20the%20foreign%20judgment%20is%20contrary%20to%20public%20policy%20or%20good%20morals. %0AIt%20is%20clear%20that%20a%20Korean%20court%20will%20not%20enforce%20a%20judgment%20of%20a%20foreign%20court%20concerning%20a%20dispute%20that%20is%20subject%20to%20the%20exclusive%20jurisdiction%20of%20Korea%20or%20a%20third%20country. %0AFor%20example, %20in%20an%20action%20concerning%20rights%20in%20Korean%20real%20estate%20Korean%20courts%20have%20exclusive%20jurisdiction. %0AThe%20courts%20consider%20such%20factors%20as%20the%20parties'%20ages, %20occupations, %20the%20reason%20why%20they%20came%20to%20a%20divorce, %20and%20their%20contribution%20to%20the%20property%20in%20deciding%20the%20proportion. %0AThe%20house%20that%20can%20be%20divided%20is%20property%20that%20was%20acquired%20during%20marriage through%20the%20cooperation%20of%20both%20spouses. %0AProperty%20that%20was%20acquired%20solely%20through%20the%20individual%20effort%20of%20one%20spouse%20even%20during%20the%20marriage%20is%20treated%20as%20the%20individual%20property%20of%20that%20party. %0ATherefore, %20the%20court%20has%20a%20very%20broad%20discretion%20to%20determine%20what%20property%20is%20divisible, %20based%20on%20the%20extent%20to%20which%20the%20parties%20%22cooperated%22%20in%20the%20creation%20of%20any%20particular%20asset. %0AAn%20interesting%20regional%20variation%20on%20traditional%20female%20roles%20continued%20in%20the%20late%201980s. %0AIn%20the%20coastal%20villages%20of%20Cheju%20Island, %20women%20divers%20swam%20in%20search%20of%20seaweed, %20oysters, %20and%20other%20marine%20products%20and%20were%20economically%20self-sufficient. %0AOften%20they%20provided%20the%20main%20economic%20support%20for%20the%20family%20while%20the%20husband%20did%20subsidiary%20work--took%20care%20of%20the%20children%20and%20did%20household%20chores--in%20sharp%20contrast%20to%20the%20Confucian%20norm. %0AThe%20number%20of%20women%20divers%20was%20dwindling, %20however, %20and%20men%20were%20increasingly%20performing%20jobs%20in%20service%20industries. %0AConfucian%20ancestor%20worship%20was%20rarely%20practiced%20while%20female-%20centered%20shamanistic%20rites%20were%20widespread. %0AOr, %20you%20can%20choose%20to%20get%20married%20first%20in%20South%20Korea%20or%20in%20another%20country, %20and%20then%20apply%20for%20an%20immigrant%20visa%20with%20which%20to%20enter%20the%20U. S.; %20the%20equivalent%20of%20a%20green%20card. %0AIf%20you%20have%20not%20yet%20gotten%20married%20and%20your%20fianc%C3%A9%20is%20still%20living%20in%20South%20Korea, %20you%20can, %20if%20you%20are%20a%20U. S....
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