Divorce man 'wants kidney back'
 

Divorce man 'wants kidney back'


A US man divorcing his wife is demanding that she return the kidney he donated to her or pay him $1.5m (£1m) in compensation.

Dr Richard Batista told reporters that he decided to go public because he was frustrated at the slow pace of divorce negotiations with his estranged wife.

He said he had not only given his heart to his wife, Dawnell, but donated his kidney to save her life.

But divorce lawyers say a donated organ is not a marital asset to be divided.

Dr Batista married Dawnell in 1990 and donated the kidney to her in 2001. She filed for divorce in 2005 and a settlement has still not been reached.

'Betrayal'

He told reporters at his lawyer's office in Long Island, New York, that going public was a last resort.

"There is no deeper pain that you can ever express than betrayal from somebody who you love and devoted your life to," he said.

He said he had been prevented from seeing their three children for extended periods.

"I felt humiliated, betrayed, disrespected and disregarded for me as a person, as a man, as a husband, as a father."

Dr Batista's lawyer, Dominic Barbara, said his client was "asking for the value of the kidney" that he gave his wife.

A lawyer for Mrs Batista said: "The facts aren't as represented by Dr Batista. We will be addressing the issues before the judge within the next few days."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7818751.stm

He should have took it back before divorce, would have been cheaper.

how interesting. I would say "a piece of me will always remain in you". Would she ever feel comfortable with his kidney anyway?

Hmmmm, def. a little more complicated than fighting over a house, dog, etc!!!

What? Now women want all the $ and the organs? WTF? She should rip it out of herself and hand it back to him as she lay quivering on the floor... fucking scumbag cumtrap! She married him. He gave her his kidney BECAUSE they were married. Then she divorces him. She should give it back.

haha not really, more like

"Ok here is the deal, I get the house, dog, and cottage and you the kidney and the kids"

jokin of course, id take the kids too

Call that a grudge... LOL!

Shouldn't he only get half of it back?

wow, happy new year

I'm sure he'd agree to only half of it, yep, lmfao.

Wonder who gets the stones.

Being a doctor, doesn't that go against his code of ethics?

This is the kind of story you watch in a Ben Stiller movie...It's kind of stupid,no one will give him back the kidney...

It probably would if he was actually serious, sounds like he is mainly looking for publicity to speed up the three-year divorce settlement. That seems like a long time to me. Three years? That is a substantial amount of a child's life.

She was knowingly having an affair while receiving and accepting the kidney. It effects his life and his ability to make, so she in turn should receive less money.

Pretty sad to bail on the person who saved your fucking life. I bet he wishes he had let the bitch die now.

He is going about it all wrong though... What he needs to go for is a monthly fee for the use of his kidney.

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