Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, appeals court ends long dispute over Unification Church founder’s succession and Zug foundation fortune
By Gwen
Posted Nov 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia ended one of the longest disputes connected to the succession of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, also called the Moon sect. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its decision on July 3, 2025.
The dispute centered on the transfer of a fortune of several hundred million dollars to a foundation in Zug, Switzerland. According to the report, the funds remain in that foundation following the ruling. The source describes the matter as an unprecedented legal tug-of-war, but it does not detail the arguments of each side or the specific grounds of the court’s decision.
A long legal contest that ends in a formal ruling shows the need for a fair and honest hearing of the facts (Proverbs 18:17).
Source: Read the original report (translated from French)
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