balance of the loan?
>> $3,012.
>> Judge Judy: That you forgave
the balance of these two loans,
which were $3,012.
And she did that because you
allowed her son to live on a
trailer -- her son, who was your
ex-husband -- to live on a
trailer on a property that
you owned.
And she said to you that if you
let him live on that trailer,
then she would forgive the
balance of the loans she made to
you.
That's your answer.
>> Can I explain?
>> Judge Judy: Yes, I'm gonna
let you explain.
Now, when were you divorced from
her son?
>> We're still going through the
divorce, but --
>> Judge Judy: So you're still
married?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And this property
that you own --
>> No. We rent. Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: You both rent?
>> Yes.
He left us.
We have three kids together.
>> Judge Judy: He left when?
>> In June 2016.
We were together for 17 years,
but he left us.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. He left.
And when did he want to come
back and live in the trailer?
>> Two weeks later, he asked me
to forgive him for his second
affair.
>> Judge Judy: So, two weeks
later, he asked to come back.
>> No, he did not ask to live in
the trailer.
He came back wanting me to
forgive him again...
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And you said no.
>> ...and move back in.
>> Judge Judy: Whatever.
>> But I told -- He wasn't
allowed to set foot back in my
house ever again.
>> Judge Judy: Well, it's not
your house.
If you live together and you're
still married, the house, even
if you rent it, is both of
yours.
>> He was not coming back in
that house.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I
understand that you say that.
I understand that you say that,
Ms. Scott.
What I'm telling you is, unless
a court excludes him from the
house, he has a right to be
there.
>> I understand that.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Now, what you say
is interesting.
You are still married to her
son.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you had been
married for 17 years.
>> We were together for 17
years, married for 11.
>> Judge Judy: Now, I'm gonna
come back to Ms. Draper at this
point.
When did you make this loan?
>> March 2nd of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> Nicole ran a daycare
business, and she was being sued
by the county of Orange and
needed to buy -- to get an
attorney, and I lent her $5,000
for attorney fees.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
She was running a daycare out of
her house that she rents with
your son?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And she needed an
attorney for that business.
>> She was being sued.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
She needed an attorney for that
business.
At the time she was running the
daycare out of the house -- just
my own curiosity -- who was your
son working for?
>> He was working for a company
called Response One.
>> Judge Judy: What is that?
>> It's mold and water and fire
damage.
>> Judge Judy: How long had he
worked for them?
>> About 12, 13 years.
>> Judge Judy: Still works
there?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, this debt was
a debt that was incurred during
the course of the marriage.
>> Yes. For her business.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
whose business it's for.
It was a debt that was incurred
during the course of the
marriage.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And what was the
second loan for?
>> She called me in September
and said her electricity had
been turned off and if I would
loan her the money to turn her
electricity back on.
And so I did.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
They're still married in
September.
Is that right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What marital
debts do you have, Ms. Scott,
and do you have an attorney in
the divorce proceeding?
>> I don't have one, but my
husband does.
>> Judge Judy: He has one?
>> He has -- I can't afford one.
He doesn't pay me child support
every month.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> And he lost his job,
actually.
>> Judge Judy: May I...
>> Yeah, sorry.
>> Judge Judy: ...finish my
questions?
What debt did you have up until
the time he left?
>> It was just our car loans.
>> Judge Judy: Car loan.
>> Yeah. So, he took the truck.
And I took the Tahoe.
So we just split that because I
took on my own car, and he took
on his own truck.
We basically didn't have any
other debt -- I mean, credit
cards, but they were just either
in my name or just in his name,
and so we just said, "Okay,
we're gonna take both of our,
you know, own credit cards."
>> Judge Judy: You have three
children together.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: How much money
were you making from the
daycare business?
>> The last time I filed was
1/14, but all of that stuff
was -- I have so many
deductions, like rent and food,
so I don't know how --
>> Judge Judy: What are you --
>> I'm basically, like,
negative.
Like, I have carryovers.
>> Judge Judy: You took off part
of the house as a deduction?
>> Yeah, 'cause I run the day
care 11 hours of the day.
>> Judge Judy: I suggest that
you count this $3,000 as a
marital debt, and when your son
and his wife go through the
divorce process, he should list
your money as a marital debt.
Do you understand?
>> She was sued as under
Parents View Childcare.
>> Judge Judy: Just a sec--
Listen to me very carefully.
She supported the household
based upon this business that
was run out of the household
where your son lived.
I suggest that you list this
money as a marital debt.
Tell your son, who has a lawyer,
that I said that he should list
it as a marital debt.
He should pay half.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
Your case is dismissed, without
prejudice, to re-filing it with
the domestic-relations courts
that's handling your son's
divorce.
Got it?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect.