Ms. Navarrete.
Do you want to show me
the paid bill for the trip?
>> Yes.
On the top, it shows
the remaining balance.
>> Judge Judy:
I see "Priceline vacation"
on May 25th...
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...for $827.
>> That was a refund
I got from the airlines, $800.
>> Judge Judy:
Would you please circle
the payment
that you made for the trip
and the airlines?
>> I made it over
several months.
I've made payments
over the months.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
I'd like you to show that to me.
>> That's just one statement.
I could circle a payment
that I made on that statement.
>> Judge Judy: No.
I tell you what you do.
You bought this
through Priceline?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like you
to get just a statement
from Priceline that that trip
has been paid for in full.
>> It's on the document.
The one that's stapled,
it's highlighted.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Could I have that, Byrd?
I may have missed it.
$3,240?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
How much of a check did you get,
Mr. Javid?
>> It was for $1,144.
>> Judge Judy: Well?
>> What happened was,
Your Honor, is at the time,
after we figured out we're
not going to go on the trip,
she was in the market --
>> Judge Judy: What do you mean
you "figured out you weren't
going to go on the trip"?
What does that mean,
you figured out you weren't
going to go on the trip?
>> When we realized our son
was sick and
he's not going to be able to go.
Around that time, she was in
the market to buy a new car,
and we came to an agreement
that if she drives the car
that I was paying for
and driving at the time,
then I won't have to pay her
that money back.
>> Judge Judy: Are you nuts?
[ Laughter ]
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You didn't pay
anything for the trip.
>> Yeah, I know,
but at the time, she was
driving an unreliable car,
and I suggested to her that,
you know, "Instead of me
paying you for that,
I'll go ahead and just pay
the car payment instead."
>> Judge Judy:
And what were you using
for a car?
>> I was commuting to work
with my brother.
>> Judge Judy:
You know, I don't believe a word
you're saying to me?
I just actually don't believe
a word you're saying to me.
>> That's fine, Your Honor,
but that's how it went down.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
You owe her $1,144.
By the way,
do you pay child support?
>> I have an order right now.
>> Judge Judy: I didn't ask you
whether you had an order.
>> Your Honor --
>> Judge Judy:
Listen to my mouth.
I said,
"Do you pay child support?"
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
How much did you pay last week?
>> I haven't paid any last week.
>> Judge Judy:
How much did you pay last month?
>> I haven't paid
any last month.
>> Judge Judy: Then you don't
pay child support.
>> I've paid child support
for ever since our son was born
for the first year of his life.
>> Judge Judy:
Well, but now he's 2.
And now you have
a family business,
and your family business
pays you in cash.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Uh-huh.
You have a child support order?
>> Yes.
>> Your Honor, I just wanted
to add in that she's --
>> Judge Judy: I didn't ask you
to add in anything.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy:
He works for his brother.
You haven't been able to collect
child support from him
for a while?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy:
What you have to do is you have
to report his brother
to the Internal Revenue Service
for paying an employee in cash
and not taking out withholding
because if he pays him by check,
then you can have
his wages garnished.
>> Your Honor, but when I was
getting served
with the child support papers,
I wasn't working at the time.
>> Judge Judy:
Now, you just told me
you were working
for your brother
and being paid in cash.
>> I just got hired --
>> Judge Judy:
And I'm saying to you --
>> I just got hired again,
like, two weeks ago.
I'm...I really did.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
If you got hired two weeks ago,
how much money
did you give her last week?
>> I haven't got paid
officially yet.
>> Judge Judy:
You've got a lot of excuses.
IRS!
>> Your Honor --
>> Judge Judy:
Do you know his brother's name?
IRS, because I don't know how
many other employees his brother
has or his family business has.
I guarantee you
they have several.
I don't know whether they
pay them all in cash or not.
The IRS will find out
because the IRS works
with child support.
They work like this.
They'll take away
his driver's license.
Then he won't need a car.
That's the first thing
that they do is they take away
your driver's license,
but perhaps the IRS
would like to look
into the family business.
Got it?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
Judgment for the plaintiff
in the amount of 1,144.
Thank you.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> She's actually being very
vindictive
towards, you know, this matter.
>> I feel like that's not
an excuse to not pay.
He needs to be held accountable
for his responsibilities.
>> She's went as far as to try
to change our son's name...
>> No, I didn't do that.
I don't know what
he's talking about.
>> ...because of this money
and she's actually
even went as far as to say...
>> Because he just didn't want
to pay me back.
>> ..."If you pay me the money,
I'll drop the petition
for name change."
>> I'm just expecting him
to start making payments
on his child support.
>> I see him quite often,
but she's went as far
as to withholding me
from seeing him as well.
>> So long as he does that,
then I won't
really go that far to do that.
>> I just hope we can
work things out, you know,
without any animosity
towards each other.
>>