is this person?
>> My son.
>> Judge Judy: How old is he?
>> 21.
>> Judge Judy: You have other
children?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you have
other children, and their father
is her son?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And how old are
those children?
>> 3 and 8.
>> Judge Judy: And I gather that
you and Ms. Norton's son are
currently in a custody dispute?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: In what state?
>> New Haven, Connecticut.
>> Judge Judy: Just for my
information, what's the nature
of the dispute?
>> He has custody of my son
right now, and I'm trying to get
my son back.
>> Judge Judy: He has custody of
the son who is 8 or 3?
>> 3.
>> Judge Judy: For how long?
>> It's been about a year right
now.
>> Judge Judy: Did he get
custody from the court, or did
he get custody because you gave
him custody?
>> Through the court.
>> Judge Judy: Was the
8-year-old always with you?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: But he's the
father of both of those
children.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: But he only
wanted one of the children.
Is that right?
>> Yes, my daughter is not with
us right now because we had a
case going on, and she was
removed.
>> Judge Judy: So she was
removed by the state.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Where is she now?
>> In a foster family.
>> Judge Judy: How long has
she been with a foster family?
>> About 2 years.
>> Judge Judy: So the only child
that lives with you is this
child, who's 21.
>> And my other son.
>> Judge Judy: How old is he?
>> 18.
>> Judge Judy: It got too
complicated to figure out why
the 8-year-old is in foster care
instead of being with a
biological parent.
Was the child removed from both
of you or just from you?
>> From both.
>> Judge Judy: You and her son
were living together at the
time?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Is that true?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And there came
a time recently, Ms. Thomas,
that the defendant called you
from one jurisdiction
and asked you if she could come
and stay with you.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Where were you
living, and where is she living?
>> I was down in Florida.
>> Judge Judy: And she's in
Connecticut.
>> Right.
My son lives in Connecticut,
too.
>> Judge Judy: But you went to
stay with her?
>> I went to Florida.
I came back. I asked for help.
My mother is sick.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: You also met
a guy online.
>> No.
Well, we just met on Facebook.
>> Judge Judy: Online is
Facebook.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You met a guy
on Facebook.
>> A gentleman, yes.
>> Judge Judy: The gentleman
that you met on Facebook lives
in Connecticut?
>> New York.
>> Judge Judy: New York, closer
to Connecticut than Florida.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: So when you came
up to Connecticut, you also were
meeting the guy in New York.
>> No, I have not met the guy in
New York, no.
I came to see my mom.
>> Judge Judy: Mm-hmm.
And you came, and you didn't
stay with your mom.
>> My mother was 98 years old.
Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So the answer is,
you didn't stay with her.
>> I didn't stay with her,
but we did 24-hour care
for five siblings.
>> Judge Judy: And you stayed
with the plaintiff.
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: For a month.
>> Three weeks.
>> Judge Judy: Three weeks?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you want
rent.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Get out of here.
You also -- Put your hand down.
You also say you made a loan to
her.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> She asked me for a loan so
she can go to New York to be
with the guy.
>> Judge Judy: How much?
>> It was $300.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of work
do you do?
>> I'm not working right now.
>> Judge Judy: Where'd you get
$300 from?
>> I took it out of my bank.
My son works, and he pays for
everything.
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
We're finished.
This is not a case.
It's a ridiculous.
I mean, I can actually hardly
believe that you flew across the
country for $300 --
$300 that you didn't earn.
[ Laughs ]
>> I'm not suing --
>> Judge Judy: $300 that you
didn't earn.
>> I wasn't suing for her $300,
Your Honor.
I was suing for the loan and the
rent because she stayed with me.
>> Judge Judy: Just a sec.
She stayed with you for 3 weeks,
and I just told you,
"Forget about it."
So she stayed with you for 3
weeks.
Where did she sleep?
>> In my living room.
I had just moved in, so we were
setting up the house.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Just a second.
You just moved in, so she was
staying in the living room,
sleeping on the what?
>> On blankets and pillows
because we were just --
we're still unpacking.
We're unpacking, and I told her
this.
>> Judge Judy: Goodbye.
Go. Go.
Take it and go. Go.
>> I slept on a wooden floor.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
Spend your time trying to figure
out what to do with an
8-year-old child who's in foster
care.
Do you understand?
>> No, I'm dealing with that.
>> Judge Judy: Deal with it.
Spend all your time dealing with
it and not 2 days flying to one
end of the country for nonsense!
>> It's not nonsense.
She borrowed money and she needs
to learn to pay it back.
>> Judge Judy: Well, to me --
to me -- to me, it's nonsense.
Goodbye.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> It's completely wrong.
She borrowed money,
and she's staying in my house,
and if she stayed anywhere else,
she would have to pay.
>> You don't sue me to stay
at your house for 3 weeks.
>> So why didn't she pay me?
She borrowed money from me, and
she doesn't have to pay it back?
>> And you want me to pay you
$930 rent on a wooden floor?
That's not right.
>> She said she was going
to pay it, and she had
messages back and forth,
and she said she was
going to pay me my money.
I don't have money just to give
out for free.
>> We'll get through it.
She always going to call me up
and say, "Grandma, come and help
me."
>> There's nothing gonna happen.
I don't want anything to do with
her.
She needs to pay me my money,
and th