a substantial amount of money,
which means that you sort of
built up an invoice over an
extended period of time.
How many days a week did you
watch these children?
>> I had the children five days
a week.
>> Judge Judy: From when to
when?
>> 8:30 in the morning
to 5:30 p.m. under two separate
entities.
>> Judge Judy: What does that
mean?
>> They were enrolled in my
school for a part of the day,
and then I watched them
privately the other portion
of the day.
>> Judge Judy: Did the state pay
for any part of that?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Who paid
for the school part?
>> One of the issues that I had
ongoing was unavailability to
receive a parenting plan.
I requested it several times,
and it was not given to me.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
That doesn't answer my question.
My question was a specific one.
Who paid for the school part?
>> No one.
>> Judge Judy: From when to
when?
>> September, when school
started, through December 16,
when the children stopped
attending school.
>> Judge Judy: Had they ever
attended school with you before?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: In the preceding
year.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Who paid for
that?
>> That was paid for by the
mother.
>> Judge Judy: The mother was in
rehab, so I don't know how she
was paying.
>> She wasn't in rehab at that
time.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of work
did she do?
>> She is a counselor.
>> Judge Judy: Is that how she
met Matthew?
>> I do not know how she met
Matthew.
>> Judge Judy: So in 2016, it
was paid for by the mother, who
then went into rehab.
>> She didn't go into rehab till
2017.
>> Judge Judy: Hmm?
>> Rehab started in 2017.
>> Rehab was after they were no
longer in my care.
>> Judge Judy: Well, if you go
into rehab, that means you have
a problem.
That means the likelihood of you
being employed on a regular
basis if you have the kind of
problem that requires rehab to
me is de minimis.
Was she working all throughout
2016 before she went into rehab?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: As a what?
>> I think in 2016 she was
working as a rehab counselor.
But I do have the agreement that
she made with Jackie regarding
the child care right here.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
Who paid her from September
until December?
>> I don't know the name of the
job, but it was a rehab
counselor.
I believe a subsidiary for the
state --
>> Judge Judy: Did you ever have
a contract with the mother to
pay you for services?
>> No.
>> Yes, it's right here.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
it.
>> This is...
Jackie sent me this e-mail.
It's an e-mail detailing her
contract with the mother.
>> Judge Judy: I just want to
see --
>> And that e-mail --
>> Judge Judy: I just want to
see...
No, this isn't --
>> It's on the back side.
Back side.
And I actually paid Jackie
$1,300 in October to cover the
child care that the mother was
supposed to pay.
>> Judge Judy: Did you attempt
anytime in the last 12 months to
get a loan, Ms. Dougherty?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Was there ever a
time that you wanted to move the
school that you currently have
that was in your own home to a
different facility?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When was that?
>> That was in 2016.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so in 2016,
you attempted to get the loan.
>> I did.
>> Judge Judy: And at that time,
did you have an outstanding
credit issue?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So the $3,820
that was deposited in your
account was, as the plaintiff
indicates, for that credit issue
because at that time, you were
being paid by the mother.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
That's what you just told me,
that the transfer of monies were
made because of this loan that
you wanted to get to resolve
your credit issues because in
2016 -- according to what you
told me -- you were being paid
by the mother.
>> That was at a different
school.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
whether it was on Pluto!
[ Laughter ]
I got it.
me like you have taken on some
tremendous responsibilities that
weren't your responsibility.
>> Yep.
>> Judge Judy: You took it on
because of a few people's lack
of good judgment, including the
state of -- what state is he in?
>> Washington.
>> Judge Judy: Washington state.
Judgment for the plaintiff in
the amount of $5,000.
That's my maximum.
Thank you very much.
>> Thank you.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> I think she treated the kids
well.
We really needed somebody that
we could trust that could take
the kids up there to visit their
father.
>> I loved the little kids.
They had known me for several
years and been in my care, and
I'd seen their family go through
many things.
>> I thought she did a good job.
We thought she'd be the perfect
person for that.
We really liked how the
agreement worked out.
It seemed like it would have
been a win-win.
>> And those kids needed some
stability in their life.
>> But she just didn't follow
through.
>> Well, for me personally,
it's just not to get involved in
other people's business.