Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide basic information and implications for developing family education program aimed at improving family relationship of North Korean refugees. In order to do so, we collected qualitative data on family issues of North Korean refugees from field experts who deal with North Korean refugees in various settings.

Method: Seven field experts dealing with North Korean refugees participated in face-to-face in-depth interviews, and shared their view on family formation, marital relationship, and parent-child relationship of North Korean refugees. Interview results were analyzed using content analysis.

Results: Views of field experts on family formation of North Korean refugees were categorized into motivations for marriage, nationality union, marriage types, while issues related to marital relationship were categorized into causes of marital conflicts, response to such conflicts, and marital strengths. In parent-child relationship, what field experts shared with us were grouped into difficulties in raising children in South Korea, parent-child conflicts, and response to parent-child conflicts.

Conclusion: Based on the findings from content analysis, implications for timely and effective intervention to improve family relationship of North Korean refugees were suggested.