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YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HE TOLD JUDGE JUDY!
A Mother's Loan for Grandchildren
Imagine a mother's desire for grandchildren.
Now imagine that desire leading to a courtroom.
Ms. Davenport, the plaintiff, is suing Mr. Batista Carter.
He was her daughter's former fiancé.
She claims she loaned him money for a vasectomy reversal.
The goal was for him and her daughter to have children.
They broke up, and now she wants her money back.
The Defendant's Side of the Story
Mr. Batista Carter, the defendant, has a different view.
He claims the money was not a loan.
He says Ms. Davenport insisted on the surgery.
She wanted grandchildren.
He states there was no discussion of repayment.
Judge Judy Sets the Scene
Judge Judy summarizes the unusual claim.
Mr. Batista Carter had a vasectomy at a young age.
He was unable to father children.
He met Ms. Davenport's daughter.
They intended to marry and wanted a family.
Ms. Davenport supported this.
Mr. Carter did not have money for the reversal surgery.
Ms. Davenport says she loaned him the money.
They broke up.
He had the surgery, but it no longer benefits Ms. Davenport or her daughter.
She wants the money back.
Mr. Carter's defense is that he was happy as he was.
He claims Ms. Davenport insisted on the surgery.
He says there was no talk of repayment.
Judge Judy's Initial Questions
Judge Judy asks Mr. Carter about his vasectomy.
He says it was in May of 1998.
He was 21 at the time.
He is now 38.
The reversal surgery was in March of 2014.
His relationship with Ms. Davenport's daughter ended in May of 2014.
Judge Judy notes that it's ten months later.
She asks if he had another vasectomy.
He says no.
He doesn't want to undergo the knife again.
Ms. Davenport Explains the Loan
Ms. Davenport describes the conversations.
Her daughter and Mr. Carter wanted to get married.
They both wanted children.
Mr. Carter's health insurance would not cover the reversal.
It took almost a year for everything to reconnect.
They wanted to get it done early.
This would allow them to make plans by the end of the year.
Since his medical insurance didn't cover it, and he was between jobs, she offered to loan him the money.
He had job offers coming in.
He would be able to pay it back.
Where Was He Living?
Judge Judy asks if he had a job when she paid the money.
Ms. Davenport says he was living in her daughter's house.
Her daughter lives independently.
She owns her own home.
Ms. Davenport's daughter had a daughter who passed away.
So it was just her and Mr. Batista Carter living there.
Who Asked for the Money?
Judge Judy asks who asked for the money.
Ms. Davenport says it's hard to say.
She offered to loan him the money for the medical procedure.
He was okay with that.
Judge Judy says she can visualize the scene.
Two people in love, wanting a family.
The mother with money offers to help.
She expects repayment.
Mr. Carter's Version of Events
Mr. Carter states that having children is not a light decision for him.
He has two grown children already.
Judge Judy asks his age when they were born.
He adopted his son when he married.
He had a daughter with his ex-wife when he was 21.
He has one biological child.
He dated Ms. Davenport's daughter off and on for three years.
He says he wouldn't agree to a vasectomy reversal without intending to marry.