first time
did you give him notice,
sent him a bill,
sent him an invoice,
sent him a communication
that the children
had the following sports costs?
Month and year?
Careful of my question.
I said, "When for the..."
>> Yes.
I understand
what your question is.
I'm just looking at my...
>> Judge Judy: You have
to show me, not your notes,
but from an e-mail,
a letter, a communication,
these are the boys...
And they're two boys?
>> A boy and a girl.
>> One boy and a girl.
>> Judge Judy: Boy and a girl.
"These are the children's sports
costs for this year coming up.
When can I expect your half?"
or whatever language it was.
>> The first text went out
March 17, 2014.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Can I see that, please, Byrd?
>> It was in regards
to my daughter's fastpitch team
that she was on.
>> Judge Judy: Hold on.
>> Oh, I'm sorry.
Here is the second part
of the text messages.
I'm sorry, sir.
>> Judge Judy: I have to see
more of what this is,
"I just found out on Friday.
Make the checks payable
to Venom.
That's all I'm going to say."
What does that mean?
>> That was the name
of her fastpitch team
that she was on at the time.
That was the first time.
And the second half of the text
just talked about the other half
of the sports that...
>> Judge Judy: It's the same.
It's all the $327.50.
>> That was the first part of
how much was owed at that time.
>> Judge Judy: I can't
make heads or tails of this.
Next?
>> I sent him another text
on August 30th of 2014.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I'd like to see it.
I don't understand what
this starts out with.
"You will not be
allowed in there. That's..."
>> That's when he had sent me
a text message asking
if he could come onto
my property
and go through the shop
and get the tools out,
and I had asked him specifically
what the tools were
so I could have them...
We were having a conversation,
and the first part
was just saying that
I don't want you to go in there,
and then it talked about him
owing
the 50 percent of the sports.
>> Judge Judy: I want anything
that you have in the last year.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy:
Do you understand?
I think you were being
unreasonable because he moved
out of your mother's
into your girlfriend's house.
Now let's move on.
Last year
you go back to family court
to enforce '14, '15, '16.
Show me in this past year
what he didn't pay.
>> Okay.
I have...
>> Judge Judy:
Do you understand?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You didn't go
to family court, did you?
>> No.
That's scheduled for...
>> Judge Judy: No.
>> ...next year.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, so you
have a date?
>> Well, the kids will turn 18
in March, and so I have to do it
before they graduate
from high school.
>> Judge Judy:
You have to do what?
>> Go back to court
to get money for college.
>> Judge Judy: Is that pursuant
to your judgment of divorce?
You have to go back to...
>> Yes.
The judgment of child support
was only good through
until the kids
have finished school.
>> Judge Judy: You mean finished
high school?
>> Well, finished high school.
Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
And it says nothing
about college?
>> No, ma'am.
It doesn't.
>> Judge Judy: Doesn't say
he'll pay for
half of college if he's able to?
>> No.
It doesn't.
>> Judge Judy: Hmm.
Interesting.
I don't know how you're going
to get back to court.
Do you pay child support, sir?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How much?
>> Two hundred and
ninety-six dollars every 2
weeks.
>> Judge Judy: Are you current?
>> Yes, ma'am.
It's taken out of my paycheck
every 2 weeks.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
the judgment of divorce
as it pertains to the sports.
And then I want you to show me,
please...
Then I want you to show me
what bills do you have for 2017.
Oh, it does say the right
to request
post-secondary support
is reserved.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
So she does have the right
to go back to the family court.
It doesn't say you shall pay
for it,
but the rights are reserved.
Okay.
Is everybody represented
by counsel in this proceeding?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
Are you represented by counsel?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
2017, let me have the bills.
>> All I have is copies
of checks, Your Honor,
from my son's baseball team
that he was...
plays in it this summer.
I don't have the statement
because his half was...
>> Judge Judy:
Show me the notices
that you sent to him.
>> I did not send him...
He received e-mails
from the association himself.
>> Judge Judy: I don't know
that.
You're supposed to give him
notice of what the bills are,
not in the kind of thing,
"You're not allowed in there.
And by the way, this is what you
owe me for something.
You're not allowed in there
to get the tools,
and by the way,
this is what you owe me,"
after he moved out
of your mother's house.
So what I have to see
are the notifications
that you made to him
and said the two children,
who he was clearly very involved
with over a long period
of time in their lives,
"The two children
have the following expenses.
You're supposed to pay half."
You have none of that?
>> I did not send anything
in 2017.
>> Judge Judy: Very good.
Then we're done.
And within 5 days, he's going to
pick up his tools.
Everything else is dismissed.
We're done.