Actor Jung Woo Sung, who went into hiding after discovering he had an illegitimate child, suddenly reveals surprising news

Actor Jung Woo-sung (52) has already made it clear that he will fulfill his fatherly responsibilities regarding the child born out of wedlock to model Moon Ga-bi (36). What then would be the extent of the inheritance that Jung Woo-sung's child would be entitled to receive?

　The YouTube channel of divorce lawyer Yang Nare recently posted an article titled “How much does the public have the right to know about a celebrity's private life? | A video titled “This Month's Geumjung Dong-joo” was uploaded, interpreting the relevant laws.

　Lawyer Yang commented on the son born to Jung Woo-seon and Moon Ga-bi, saying, “There are cases where legal and moral judgments differ." He clarified, “If you ask the legal question, a child born out of wedlock has the same legal status as a child born out of a legal marriage. This means that a child born out of wedlock does not necessarily have to be born to a (legal) couple to have the status of heir to the throne."

　However, “when a child born out of wedlock becomes the heir to the throne, he or she must go through the process of 'recognition'. Just because a child is born out of wedlock does not mean that he or she will naturally be included in the certificate of family relations."

　He further explained, “If a genetic test is conducted, recognition is requested, and the child is legally registered as a child, then when the certificate of family relations is issued, the child will have the same status as the child of the original wife and the heir to the family."

　When attorney Seo Dong-joo said that this was a situation where they would have to somehow make a request for recognition, Attorney Yang immediately told him that he thought there was a high probability that they would do so.

　Cultural critic Ha Jae-geun commented, “Mr. Jung Woo-seong is talking about a child born out of wedlock, saying that he will ‘fulfill his duty as a father. The meaning of that phrase is to legally recognize them as his child,” he surmised.

　Attorney Yang said, “Actually, in the eyes of the law, when you say, ‘I will fulfill the role of a father,’ the first thing that comes to mind is the provision of child support. However, I can voluntarily give you child support as a father without requesting recognition. I don't know the internal situation of the two of you, so I can't be precise, but if you are legally obligated to pay, then you must make a request for recognition,” he said.

　Lawyer Seo also threw in, “How to interpret the meaning of the term ‘fulfill the responsibility’ and how to interpret it legally is another question."

　Meanwhile, the fact that Jung Woo-seong is the father of the son that Moon Gabi gave birth to last March was made known a step later. Moon Gabi informed Jung Woo-seong of the pregnancy in June of last year, and Jung Woo-seong promised to take responsibility for raising the child, but clarified that he had no plans to get married.