this young lady
is the former girlfriend
of your nephew.
I must assume
this is the nephew.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
Is that your sister's child
or your brother's child?
>> Actually, cousin.
>> Judge Judy:
Okay, so he's not a nephew.
He's a cousin.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: How is
he your cousin?
>> I think he's
the third cousin.
>> Judge Judy: So it's not
a relationship
that's actually --
>> But we're closer than that.
We are --
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
>> A family.
>> Judge Judy: I just like
to keep things straight.
So he's not a nephew.
He's not related
to you by blood.
He is, at best, a third cousin,
a cousin
of a cousin of a cousin.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: But you're
a close group.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Great, I got it.
I just wanted to see
whether this was accurate.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: It says
"my nephew's ex-girlfriend."
>> His mother and I
are best friends.
I've known their --
their family since I was --
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
>> Forever.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like
to know --
>> What the relationship is.
>> Judge Judy:
What the relationship is,
especially when you swear
that he's your nephew.
Now he's your best friend's son
so almost like a nephew to you.
Okay, well, whatever he is,
he didn't have enough money
to rent an apartment
with his girlfriend,
who either had
or was having a baby.
When did that take place?
>> I had Xander
June 30th of 2015.
>> Judge Judy: And when did you
move into an apartment
with the cousin,
friends, whatever?
>> January 25th of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: While you were
pregnant, you lived at home.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And, about
6 months after you had the baby,
you decided to move in
with the baby's father.
That would be him.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: But neither
of you had enough money
to qualify
for a lease on an apartment.
So you cosigned for them.
>> I did.
>> Judge Judy: And then it
sort of didn't work out.
And you moved out
in November of 2016.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you moved
back home.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you want --
since -- her half of the rent,
the idea was they were
supposed to split the rent.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: The idea
is you want her half of the rent
for those two months.
>> November, December
and the prorated part of January
because she never did
leave the apartment.
>> Judge Judy: Well, she left
the apartment.
She may have left
some stuff there.
But she left the apartment,
according to you.
According to you.
You said she left stuff there.
She left.
And then they entered
into a custody battle.
>> She has things there.
She did not leave the apartment.
She comes and goes, still.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's not
what you actually say
in your complaint.
What you say
in your complaint is,
"In November of 2016, Destyni
and Zach broke up,
which started a custody battle.
Destyni left her belongings
at the apartment
but refused to pay the rent."
>> She broke up with him.
She declared that she was
not gonna pay any more rent
in the middle of November
and that she was moving back
to her mother's.
But that didn't happen
exactly that way.
She came and went.
And it wasn't until
beginning of January --
>> Judge Judy: Do you live
with them?
>> No, I do not.
>> Judge Judy: So then you don't
know any of this
from your firsthand knowledge.
You only know it
from your cousin,
maybe girlfriend's son, Zach.
You don't know any of this
from your firsthand knowledge.
>> I do know --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Were you in the apartment
when she came back?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Then you don't
know any of it
from your firsthand knowledge.
You do. Stand up. You're Zach.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, in January
of 2016, where were you working?
>> Degree -- that is
a landscaping company, miss.
>> Judge Judy: In January?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: And how long
were you there?
>> I worked there
for about six months.
>> Judge Judy: So you worked
there from January until June?
>> No, when we first got this
apartment,
miss, I detailed cars.
From then, which was,
like, midway through the lease,
uh --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> My --
>> Judge Judy: I wanna talk
to him.
In January,
you detailed cars for whom?
>> For Shine 'n' Ride
on East Galbraith
in Reading, Ohio.
>> Judge Judy: Were you paid
by the hour?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: By the week?
By the hour.
You were paid in check --
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
Which you deposited.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And how much was
the check
that you deposited each week?
>> Uh, maybe 400 up?
>> Judge Judy: And what was
the rent on the apartment?
>> 615.
>> Judge Judy: And where were
you working, Miss Roseberry?
>> I was bartending
at a nightclub,
New York, New York Cabaret.
>> Judge Judy: And that's when
you moved in?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, and
your arrangement was you were
supposed to split the expenses?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Did you continuously have
this job detailing until June?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And after June?
>> Uh, I hooked up
with one of my buddies
and started landscaping.
>> Judge Judy: You mean
you hooked up
with one of your buddies
and started your own company?
Or --
>> No, no, no, no, no.
He works with a previous company
that he got me in through.
>> Judge Judy:
And that was in June?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
detailing cars up until June.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And then
you started to work
for a landscaping company.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Are you still
working there?
>> I am. I'm unemployed.
I do shop hours, miss.
>> Judge Judy: What does
that mean?
>> That means, like, I --
I don't get a check weekly.
But I can still come there
and do shop hours
throughout the week
and be paid under the table.
>> Judge Judy: So how many hours
a day do you get paid
for under the table?
>> To be honest, Your Honor,
because I'm laid off
through them right now,
I haven't been
called back to --
>> Judge Judy:
So you were laid off.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: When were you
laid off?
>> The beginning of January is
when I was laid off.
>> Judge Judy: Of this year?
>> Yes, ma'am.