and the defendant have a child
together, and you did live
together for a period of time.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: It is your claim
that the defendant removed your
property without your permission
from an apartment that you had
shared but he had vacated.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: The defendant
says that his name was on the
lease to the apartment, that you
had, in effect, left the
apartment, that you were being
evicted for nonpayment of
rent -- I assume.
He went into the apartment to
secure the property that
belonged to him and to his
daughter.
You have a daughter together.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: He has a
counterclaim, and his
counterclaim says that you filed
two applications for orders of
protection against him, both of
which were false, both of which
were dismissed, and caused him
to incur certain legal fees, all
in an attempt to have him
removed from his daughter's
life.
So that's what the case is
about.
He has a counterclaim.
>> And also daycare expenses,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I know that
you're suing for daycare
expenses.
You're suing for daycare
expenses for your child?
>> Her half. I paid all of it.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's all
right.
You could pay all of it.
[ Laughs ]
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You can pay all
of it.
It's your child.
If she takes the child out to a
restaurant and buys hamburger,
you think that she should be
able to charge you for half of
that for your child?
>> It depends on who's paying
for the dinner that night.
>> Judge Judy: That's why we
don't get messed up in those
things.
I would assume that right now...
How old is your daughter?
>> 18 months.
>> Judge Judy: ...that your
daughter is living with her
mother.
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: She's living with
you?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Is there an order
of custody that gives you --
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
that.
And along with the order of
custody, did the court make an
order of support against her
mother?
>> Not yet, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: The court should,
and I assume that the court will
make an order of support against
the noncustodial parent.
And if you're gonna be the
custodial parent, Ms. Leftwich
will pay support for her
daughter.
>> Ms. -- Your Honor --
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> He's actually gonna pay me
support, and --
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> It's 50/50 custody in the
state of Florida.
>> Judge Judy: Well, if it's
50/50 custody, why is he paying
you support?
>> Because I make less than him.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
the order.
Was there an order entered
subsequently to the 2nd of
August, 2016?
>> There is another final order.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I'd like to
take a look at it.
>> We had the final judgment
August 10th.
>> Judge Judy: August 10th.
I'd like to see that.
>> And Mr. Fand, even though
we've had the final judgment for
50/50 custody, he refuses to
actually let me have my half
with the child so...
>> Judge Judy: Did you remove
the child from the jurisdiction
of Florida?
>> Um...
>> Judge Judy: Did you attempt
to remove the child from the
jurisdiction of Florida?
>> [ Hesitantly ] No.
>> Judge Judy: The two of you
were living in Florida.
>> [ Normal voice ] Yes.
Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, let's get
down to the issue.
Two of you were living in
Florida.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: The child was
born in Florida.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: And there came a
time when you left the state of
Florida.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: On what date did
you leave the state of Florida?
>> I left April 19th on the bus.
>> Judge Judy: April 19, 2016.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You left to go to
what state?
>> Virginia.
>> Judge Judy: When you arrived
in Virginia, you had family in
Virginia.
>> That's correct. Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Who was in
Virginia?
>> My parents, my siblings, my
grandmother.
>> Judge Judy: Parents,
siblings, grandmother.
Did you at that time, when you
were visiting with your
family -- 'Cause that's what you
say you were doing, correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Did you file any
legal action in the state of
Virginia?
>> Not at that time.
>> Judge Judy: Between
April 19, 2016 and August 2nd,
did you file any action in the
state of...
of Virginia?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me what you
filed and on what date.
>> I filed an injunction, a
protective-order injunction.
>> Judge Judy: You filed for a
protective order.
On what date?
>> That would've been the end of
June -- June 29th.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So, were you in Virginia the
months of April, May, and June?
Pay careful attention.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So you never came
back to the state of Florida in
the months of April, May, and
June.
>> No, that's incorrect.
>> Judge Judy: Well, did you
come back?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: On what date?
>> We had a court date on
May 20th.
>> Judge Judy: May 20th.
And that was an action in the
state of Florida...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...brought by?
>> Casey.
>> Judge Judy: Brought by the
defendant.
And that was for the return of
the child from the state of
Virginia to the state of
Florida, to the home state.
Listen, I did family court-work
for a long time.