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Posted by Stuart A. Bronstein on April 24, 2006, 10:35 am
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>> A gift vs. income case with, say, unusual facts :-)
> Also www.tinyurl.com/pyk5f
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> This is interesting and humorous. Payment from a doctor to
> his paramour's husband is income to the husband.
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> On what grounds was the husband going to sue?
In some states I imagine you can still sue for alienation of
affection.
> Reads more like extortion to me.
It could well be that, too. On the other hand the doc was
reported to the medical board in spite of the payment. So
it's unlikely there was a threat to report him unless
payment was made.
> How gullible could this guy be to believe a doctor didn't
> have the $150,000 he was going to sue him for?
If the guy was so busy seducing his patients, maybe he
didn't have enough time to earn big bucks.
Stu
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