In September,
did he give you a check?
>> So what happened was,
on August 30th,
I was alerted by the bank
that my husband withdrew $1,472,
funds that were not
supposed to be touched.
Our lawyers said,
"Do not touch that money."
>> Judge Judy: Was that in
a joint account?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Stand up.
Did you withdraw $1,472
from a joint account in August?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> Because she was transferring
money, utilizing that money
for other things.
And before it --
it all disappeared, I said,
"I'm withdrawing half of
what was mine and half of the
money that was in there."
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Just a second.
You had an agreement
with your respective lawyers
not to touch a pool of money.
We're not going back, here,
years of separation.
So at the end of June, how much
was in that account, Mr. Cole?
>> The end of June?
>> Judge Judy: Yeah,
when you left.
>> Nothing.
>> Judge Judy: Zero?
>> Yeah. I don't think
there was anything.
>> Judge Judy: Zero. Okay.
And who put money
in there in July?
>> It was a tax refund,
tax refund.
>> Judge Judy: So a tax refund
came in.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: In what month?
>> August, I believe.
Yeah, August.
>> Judge Judy: So, in August,
tax refund
went directly into the account.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: In what amount?
>> Just under $6,000.
>> Judge Judy: So $6,000 went
into the bank in August.
Do you remember
what date in August?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Do you remember
what date in August, Mrs. Cole?
>> I think it was between
August 8th
and August 10th of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: And on what date
did you draw out $1,472?
>> Towards the end of the month.
>> Judge Judy: Now I want you
to think very,
very carefully, Mr. Cole.
During that 2-week period,
because you said you drew out
this $1,472
because your wife,
who has custody
of your three children,
was using that money
for other things,
I would like you to itemize
the other things
she was using the money for
so that you felt entitled
to take out $1,472.
>> Um, I don't know
exactly what it was for.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I mean,
was she using it for --
Just a second.
Did you see money coming out
for a spray tan or
for breast augmentation?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Then I'd like you
to tell me what other things
there were that you triggered
in your mind
an entitlement to remove funds
from an account that a judge
had said to you, "Don't touch."
>> It was the attorneys
that said, "Don't touch."
>> Judge Judy: Fine, attorneys.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Yours and hers.
>> And she was taking money
out of the account.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Just a second.
Well, so then,
you've changed your statement.
Your first statement is she was
taking out money
out of the account for things
that she shouldn't take money
out of the account for.
Okay?
So now you're not saying that
she shouldn't have taken money
out of the account
for frivolous things.
It could have been
for other things.
But you don't know
what they were.
So I'd like you to tell me
how much money
she took out of the account.
>> It was probably in the realm
of --
>> Judge Judy: No, no.
>> Hundreds of dollars.
>> Judge Judy: No. No, no, no.
You went against an agreement
with your attorney.
And you took out an odd number,
$1,472.
Now, she looks like
she's got everything written
down very, very carefully.
You are standing there
with your mother
with nothing in front of you.
Is it correct that,
in the month of July,
you didn't send $1,400
for the support
of your children?
You sent $800 for the support
of your children.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: How much did you
send for the support of your
children in the month of July?
>> I don't have that paperwork
in front of me.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
where did you think you were
coming today -- to the beach?
>> We were coming to --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Where did you think you were
coming?
You were coming to the beach?
No. This is all leading up
to what happened on the date
that your former wife --
And I'm not usually,
if you ever watch this program,
you understand,
I'm an ecumenical abuser.
If I think
that she did the wrong thing
by going to your mother's house
because something was wrong
with a check,
I'll let her have it.
But right now, I'm not getting
a good vibe from your side
because first, you tell me
that you touched money that
you weren't supposed to touch
because she was using it
for things she shouldn't have.
That triggers in my mind,
if I didn't ask
the next question, you know,
going to get gels on her nails
instead of supporting your three
children who are 15, 13, and 11.
Okay? And you can't support
three goldfish
on $1,400 a month.
Do you understand?
>> Yes.