hearing, and after a hearing,
you told the judge your side of
the story.
He told the judge.
The judge, I'm sure, conducted
an investigation.
Did the child have a lawyer?
>> She was appointed a --
>> Judge Judy: A law guardian?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: And the judge
issued an order.
And what kind of an order did
the judge issue in 2012,
Miss Rosado?
>> We went into mediation,
and we agreed upon a parenting
plan.
>> Judge Judy: And what was that
parenting plan?
>> That Mr. Aragon got Serenity
from Friday at 3:00 until Monday
at 3:00.
>> Judge Judy: And how did that
work out?
>> It worked really well.
>> Judge Judy: Until when?
>> Until almost a year ago.
>> Judge Judy: So from 2012 to
2016?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And what happened
in 2016?
>> Mr. Aragon wanted Serenity
for more of the school time,
during the weekday.
>> Judge Judy: Did he go back to
court?
>> We went back into mediation.
>> Judge Judy: And what happened
in mediation?
>> We just changed our days
around from Friday to Monday
to Thursday till Sunday.
>> Judge Judy: And when did that
start?
>> In June of 2016, I believe.
>> Judge Judy: Did it start in
June of 2016, Mr. Aragon, that
you saw your daughter from
Thursday to Sunday?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: For how long?
>> I'm sorry, Your Honor.
What do you...?
>> Judge Judy: Did you see your
child June, July, August,
September...?
>> Yes, I seen her all those
months.
>> Judge Judy: When did that
change?
>> Well, it started to change
maybe like a year into our
parenting plan.
>> Judge Judy: Well, this is
June 2016.
It couldn't have been a year.
When did that change,
Miss Rosado?
>> January 2017.
>> Judge Judy: And what happened
in January of 2017?
>> Serenity had come home from
Mr. Aragon's home,
and she was telling me
that she hadn't eaten all day.
>> Judge Judy: What time did she
come home on Sunday?
>> 6:00 p.m.
So it wasn't, like, an early
morning thing where,
understandable, if she hadn't
eaten yet.
It was an all-day thing.
And when I asked her why not,
she said Mr. Aragon and his
girlfriend were fighting all
day.
And I asked why she didn't eat,
still, and she said they didn't
feed her.
>> Judge Judy: How old is your
daughter?
>> She is 8 years old.
>> Judge Judy: Did you call Mr.
Aragon?
>> I did not, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Why not?
>> I figured it would be
a big confrontation between us.
Me and Mr. Aragon
do not communicate well at all.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. Well, did
you go back to the family court?
>> I did.
I tried and --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So, your daughter comes home at
6:00 on Sunday and tells you she
hadn't eaten all day,
and then you went to the family
court to try to get
the order modified?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: On what date did
you do that?
>> I tried all week, but the day
was Wednesday the 11th,
I believe, when I finally
went back into the courtroom
for the restraining order.
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no.
We're not talking
about restraining order.
We're talking about going back
to family court and seeking
to modify the custody order...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...to change it
and to have a hearing about it.
>> And that did not happen.
>> Judge Judy: Why not?
>> I had figured out no way in
order to modify the parenting
plan that we had in order.
>> Judge Judy: What do you mean,
you found no way --
I don't understand that.
What you're saying is he
neglected his child on Sunday
and didn't feed her all day.
That, if it's true, would've
been grounds for a judge to hear
a modification of the parenting
order.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You did not do
that.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Instead, you
chose to file a protective order
against him.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So that when
he went to pick up his daughter
on Thursday from school,
they said, "You can't take her
because there's a restraining
order against you."
That's what happened, and that's
why we're here.
By the way, when the child
came home on Sunday at
6:00 p.m., that was the time
that the child should've been
home, 6:00?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So he brought her
home on time?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And I assume you
did not take her to a hospital,
a doctor, on Sunday or Monday
or Tuesday.
Otherwise, you would have
records of that. Correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So there was
nothing wrong with her that
would cause you to go to a
doctor.
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So I'm still
confused as to why you didn't
seek -- since the two of you
can't communicate -- why you
didn't go back into
Jefferson County where you were
and say, "I want to reopen this
issue of custody because I don't
think that he's taking adequate
care of my daughter."
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Why didn't you do
th I tried.
>> Judge Judy: And what
happened?
>> And there was no way for me
to.
>> Judge Judy: What do you mean,
there was no way?
I don't understand there was no
way for you.
The same way there was for
Mr. Aragon to go in to try
to get custody of his daughter,
that's the same way you go in.
>> Yeah, the route he went was
to call Child Services on me.
>> Judge Judy: So let me ask you
this question.
If the route he went,
because you had actually taken
his child away from him...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...like you were
concerned that he was going to
do to you, he called
Child Protective --
Why didn't you call Child
Protective Services and say,
"This is what my daughter
is telling me, and
I'd like you to look into it."
Why didn't you do that?
>> I didn't want to go that
route.
>> Judge Judy: It was easier to
go the route of getting a
protective order without anybody
interviewing the child, because
when you went in for a
protective order, nobody
interviewed the child, right?
>> No.