Each of you has children
with this guy.
Is that right?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And for some
reason, each of you think that
he's important enough for you
to get on each other's
last nerve, which is
what this case is all about.
You claim, Ms. Grant,
that the defendant,
because you pursued James
for child support
and finally were successful
in having his wages garnished,
that the defendant embarked
on a course of conduct designed
to damage you and your business.
She wrote things on the Internet
that were not true about you,
and she wrote them maliciously.
That's what you're claiming.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Smith,
on the other hand, says,
"Well, I did write those things,
but everything that I wrote
about her
and her business was true."
That's what you said
in your answer.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And she has a
counterclaim.
She says, well,
she had a new baby with him,
and baby
was not even 2 months old,
and you called Child Protective
Services and reported that
she was neglecting the child,
and they came to her house,
and it created an unpleasant
experience for her.
That's what she says.
That's her counterclaim,
among other things that you
posted nasty things about her.
Whatever.
So the first thing I have
to find out is,
who is this prized package that
two women are fighting over,
which is why I actually asked
James to stand up.
So, James, how old are you?
>> I'm 27.
>> Judge Judy: And what do you
do for a living?
>> I'm an installer.
>> Judge Judy: Installer of
what?
>> At a billiards --
>> Judge Judy: I know you're an
installer.
>> Yeah, I'm an installer at
a billiards pool-table company.
>> Judge Judy: And how long
have you been working for them?
>> About a year.
>> Judge Judy: How many children
do you
and the plaintiff have together?
>> One.
>> Judge Judy: How many children
do you
and the defendant have together?
>> One.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have any
other children?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You had to think
about that for a second.
I mean, I know that
there was a hesitation.
>> Yeah, well, there's one that
I'm going through some issues
with right now that --
>> Judge Judy: What does that
mean?
>> It's not 100% sure
if I'm actually the father
of the first one or not.
>> Judge Judy: And how old is
that child?
>> She's 7.
>> Judge Judy: You earn enough
money
to have all these children?
>> Not exactly, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You know,
there are things
that you can do to prevent that.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How old is the
child
that you two have together?
>> Two and a half, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Did you and James
ever live together?
>> Partially.
>> Judge Judy: You have to
hesitate.
>> Partially.
>> Judge Judy: If I had to
hesitate
if somebody asked me did I ever
live with the father
of one of my children,
I would say no or yes.
Did you ever live together?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: From when to
when?
>> November 2014, probably about
until 6 months after that,
and he moved with his mom
during my pregnancy,
so he would just come on his off
days
and the other days and weekends.
>> Judge Judy: And after he
moved in with his mother,
after 6 months,
did he stay with his mother?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And he would come
and visit you, and did you
have a daughter or a son?
>> With him, I have a son.
>> Judge Judy: And until when
did he come back and forth
to visit you that you
still thought you were a couple,
until what month?
>> We got out of a relationship
December 2016.
>> Judge Judy: And when did you
meet him?
>> I met him...
I've known him
since middle school,
so I've known him...
>> Judge Judy: Well, when did
you start
to have a relationship with him?
>> I would say we didn't really
have a full-on relationship
until January 2016.
>> Judge Judy: January of 2016?
>> That's when the relationship
actually fully started,
but we were talking before that.
>> Judge Judy: And when did
you become pregnant?
>> I became pregnant,
I would say, in March 2017.
>> Judge Judy: Did you know
that he had a girlfriend at
the time you started to see him?
>> No.
Well, I was
under the impression that --
>> Judge Judy: He was living
with
his mother, and he had nobody.
>> And that they were no longer
involved at the point in time.
>> Judge Judy: You must live
closer to his mother.
>> I do.
About 5 minutes away.
>> Judge Judy: We used to call
that, when we were young...
Do you remember
what we used to call that, Byrd?
Geographically suitable.
[ Laughter ]
It's true.
I grew up in Brooklyn,
and if you met a young man
in Queens, they would say,
"Well, it's really
geographically unsuitable.
You know, I could probably have
the same kind of girl
from Queens.
I didn't have to travel
from Queens to Brooklyn."
You understand?
>> Rig