Divorced Man Wants Donated Kidney Back From Cheating Wife

I wanna see how the courts settle THIS case.

A doctor from Long Island who donated his kidney to his then ailing wife has filed for divorce alledging that his wife had cheated on him...and he wants the organ back, or the $1.5 million he says that it's worth.

"The main reason the doctor is doing this is because of how he's been treated in this case," said Dominic Barbara, Batista's lawyer. They are asking for the $1.5 million as part of the distribution of assets based on a medical expert's estimated value of the kidney. "In theory, we are asking for the return of the kidney," Barbara said. "Of course, he wouldn't really ask for that, but the value of it."

What do you think, folks...do you think he'll get part of a settlement, or is the judge gonna throw this claim out?

I'm with the doctor & man on this one. The wife cheated on her husband after he donated his freakin' Kidney to her, so she deserves to have some money ripped away from her one way or another.

Just because she cheated on him doesn't mean that the kidney doesn't fall under a gift or donation. He didn't loan it to her. It's hers now.DigitalExile

Just because she cheated on him doesn't mean that the kidney doesn't fall under a gift or donation. He didn't loan it to her. It's hers now.DigitalExile

What the man is requesting may be out of line, but how the woman acted to her own husband--who donated a Kidney to her--is unforgivable. I don't see any difference with this case compared to the settlements both sides are given during your normal divorce (one gets the car, the other gets the house, etc).

Just because she cheated on him doesn't mean that the kidney doesn't fall under a gift or donation. He didn't loan it to her. It's hers now.DigitalExile

Once you give something away it's no longer yours. So the kidney is hers. He shouldn't get a dime but have some court costs to pay. Time for him to grow up and move on.LJS9502_basic

What about moral compensation? Others have won millions in court for that? Why shouldn't he?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Once you give something away it's no longer yours. So the kidney is hers. He shouldn't get a dime but have some court costs to pay. Time for him to grow up and move on.leeveeu

What about moral compensation? Others have won millions in court for that? Why shouldn't he?

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Once you give something away it's no longer yours. So the kidney is hers. He shouldn't get a dime but have some court costs to pay. Time for him to grow up and move on.LJS9502_basic

What about moral compensation? Others have won millions in court for that? Why shouldn't he?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="leeveeu"]

What about moral compensation? Others have won millions in court for that? Why shouldn't he?

leeveeu

I'm with the doctor & man on this one. The wife cheated on her husband after he donated his freakin' Kidney to her, so she deserves to have some money ripped away from her one way or another.

-Jiggles-

[QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"] but there's no reason for him to get anything from a court for his kidney. He gave it up to his wife out of love, a gift more or less, as LJ. Just because the wife cheated on him, doesn't make the gift something other than a gift. He deserves nothing.leeveeu

It was a gift. Nothing more. The kidney was a gift when he gave it to her, and it's still a gift.

[QUOTE="leeveeu"][QUOTE="jointed"] One could argue that it was an investment into their relationship, something which she squandered.Ring_of_fire

It was a gift. Nothing more. The kidney was a gift when he gave it to her, and it's still a gift.

[QUOTE="leeveeu"][QUOTE="jointed"] One could argue that it was an investment into their relationship, something which she squandered.Ring_of_fire

It was a gift. Nothing more. The kidney was a gift when he gave it to her, and it's still a gift.

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

[QUOTE="leeveeu"] Yep, my point exactly.jointed

It was a gift. Nothing more. The kidney was a gift when he gave it to her, and it's still a gift.

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

[QUOTE="leeveeu"] Yep, my point exactly.leeveeu

It was a gift. Nothing more. The kidney was a gift when he gave it to her, and it's still a gift.

No, he deserves no compensation for the kidney. Even with the extreme circumstances, it really is more or less a gift. Ring_of_fire

You're sticking to the whole "gift" idea, which is completely wrong! It's not a box of chocolates, it's not a dress, it's not a GIFT! It's a HUGE SACRIFICE to save a family! It's an INVESTMENT in a FUTURE. Because the wife destroyed that future, he should receive what the LAW describes as MORAL COMPENSATION.

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

No, he deserves no compensation for the kidney. Even with the extreme circumstances, it really is more or less a gift. leeveeu

You're sticking to the whole "gift" idea, which is completely wrong! It's not a box of chocolates, it's not a dress, it's not a GIFT! It's a HUGE SACRIFICE to save a family! It's an INVESTMENT in a FUTURE. Because the wife destroyed that future, he should receive what the LAW describes as MORAL COMPENSATION.

[QUOTE="leeveeu"][QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

No, he deserves no compensation for the kidney. Even with the extreme circumstances, it really is more or less a gift. Ring_of_fire

You're sticking to the whole "gift" idea, which is completely wrong! It's not a box of chocolates, it's not a dress, it's not a GIFT! It's a HUGE SACRIFICE to save a family! It's an INVESTMENT in a FUTURE. Because the wife destroyed that future, he should receive what the LAW describes as MORAL COMPENSATION.

theres alot of people that have won that deserved ALOT less than this guy does. It would also be different if he could actually get it back.

how could she cheat on him after the kidney transplant. she could have ended it. freshgman

[QUOTE="freshgman"]how could she cheat on him after the kidney transplant. she could have ended it. 7ettus