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$1.5 million divorce settlement Submitted by
Amit Pathania on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 07:24
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In a one-of-its-kind divorce case, which medical ethicists already say is a nonstarter, a Long Island surgeon either wants the kidney - that the donated to his wife - back, or else is seeking a $1.5 million settlement for the donated organ!
Dr. Richard Batista, a surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center since 1992, donated his kidney to his wife, Dawnell Batista, in June
2001, in order to save her life after she had undergone two unsuccessful kidney transplants.
At a news conference in Garden City, Dr. Batista, 49, said that the second thing he looked forward to, after his kidney was transplanted to his wife, was turning around their marriage which had been rickety because of Dawnell's illness.
However, Dawnell Batista, a 44-year-old nurse, filed for divorce in July 2005, which her husband countersued the same year.
Dr. Batista's attorney, Dominic Barbara, said the demand for the kidney was not part of the original countersuit; it was the latest introduction, after Dawnell did not allow him the agreed-upon visitation with the couple's three children- who are aged 14, 11 and 8.
Dr. Batista said: "This is my last resort," adding that when he gave his kidney to his wife, he "did the right thing for her and to this day I would do it again." But, he claims that though Dawnell filed for divorce in 2005, she began having an extramarital affair within two years after receiving his kidney.
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