This one is a bit bizarre, but then again, when is the plastic surgery world ever normal?
A couple divorcing in North Dakota is engaged in a bitter battle over the woman’s breast implants. The husband claims that his estranged wife’s implants should be considered as part of the marital assets to be split up during the divorce.
He’s not asking her to remove an implant so that he can place the little silicone pouch on his mantle as a reminder of a marriage gone awry. Fortunately, the man is not quite that insane. He is simply arguing that the medical expenses associated with her breast augmentation should be considered marital assets since the surgery was cosmetic, elective, and unnecessary. Since the procedure was paid for with marital assets, the husband would like half of that money back.
I know, I know, it doesn’t get much more absurd than this. Unfortunately, this guy’s divorce lawyer didn’t have the integrity to tell him he was crossing the line of decency. However, the judge presiding over the case had no problems calling the man out on his outrageous request. He found the claim to be “absolutely nonsense,” adding that he “can’t imagine people would actually waste time thinking that breast implants are marital assets. It just defies common sense.”
Request denied. Better luck next time.
I suppose there is a moral to our story. If you are going to use marital assets to pay for your breast augmentation, make sure your marriage is on solid ground first. Otherwise, your crazy husband may try to use your breast implants as an excuse to make your ugly divorce even uglier.
I wonder how this kind of argument would work with liposuction. Would the husband demand a pouch filled with half the removed fat as a memento? A pretty disgusting thought. Sorry to put it in your mind.
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