because you have no claim.
He has a counterclaim.
His counterclaim
is you destroyed his property.
>> I have never touched
his property.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
He says you destroyed his truck.
>> He doesn't even have a truck.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Want to tell me about it?
>> That's why I have my witness
here.
On that day
that she's talking about...
>> Judge Judy: What date?
>> I think that was...
>> Judge Judy: The 20th?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When she tried
to get the child back from you?
>> Yes.
Yes, on that day.
Well, first, that morning,
the police came because
she was calling the police
saying that Alex was in danger.
The reason I got Alex,
and I did follow her around,
when she went to the hospital
to pick up her other daughter,
she had Alex with her,
and they asked, "Who is that?"
"Oh, this is my sister's kid,"
so they didn't even know
about Alexandria,
and that's when they told
that you have a temporary order
where you can't be around kids
until this is resolved.
And once I got off work
and found out what was going on,
"Where are you?"
And me and my son drove around,
and I saw her, and that's when
I got behind and I called her.
"You're not even supposed to be
with kids.
You can get her taken
from both of us.
If you don't pull over,
I'll call the police."
>> Judge Judy: Did you have
an order at that time not to...
>> No, ma'am.
No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Okay.
>> So on this day, like I said,
I had her that day.
The next day, I'm trying to...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Do you have any proof that there
was an order that she was
not to be around children?
>> Yes.
I have a voice mail
from when I took my daughter.
They said that she...
>> Judge Judy: No.
A voice mail from whom?
>> From Children's Hospital,
and I also have a letter
from Children's Hospital.
>> Judge Judy: May I see it?
>> Yes.
Can I approach?
>> Judge Judy: No.
Byrd will take them.
Byrd will take it from you.
>> I also have a voice mail
from the hospital
because, like I said,
we were there, and they were
trying to contact D...
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
I see what it says
from Children's Services.
I'll listen to your report.
>> Judge Judy: Got it.
>> And, Your Honor, if you heard
what she said, she says
"Because of the hotline..."
>> She said...
>> He hotlined his daughter.
He hotlined his daughter.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
That's okay.
Listen to me.
That's okay.
>> In order to keep her,
he hotlined her...
>> Judge Judy: That's okay!
>> ...which was personal,
out of spite...
>> Judge Judy: That's okay.
That's...No. Not out of --
>> ...to keep her away
from me...
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
>> ...from personal reasons.
>> Judge Judy: Listen.
How long has it been
since you and Mr. Jones
haven't lived together?
>> Years.
>> Judge Judy: Years?
>> It's not true.
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
So the last time you lived
with him was well
before the baby was born?
>> Well, no.
She was about 6 months.
>> Judge Judy: And she's 2 now?
>> You're right.
>> Judge Judy:
So that's not years.
That's a year and a half.
>> Okay, but we weren't
even together.
>> Judge Judy: Just...Great.
You weren't together,
so she was living with you
all of that time?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
Just...
>> Sorry.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
>> Judge Judy: She was living
with you that time.
And from ages 1 to 2,
how many times did Mr. Jones
take you to court
for custody of her?
>> Never because I had
an open door with him.
>> Judge Judy: No.
No.
>> He was allowed to see her.
>> Judge Judy: Listen.
Just a second.
Not see, not allowed,
he's a parent.
He's a parent.
You don't allow anything.
>> We were parenting together.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
You mean living in the same
house, parenting together?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So then you
weren't living together,
parenting together.
>> I allowed him to pop up
when he felt like it.
He did that.
He always came over to see her.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
That's your version
of parenting.
That's fine.
>> That's what he did.
>> Judge Judy: Just...
Just a minute.
That's fine,
and he was perfectly satisfied,
apparently,
based upon what you tell me,
perfectly satisfied with that
because he did not seek a change
in that custody arrangement
so that the child
would be living with him,
and you could come over with
an open-door policy
and see her when he let you.
It wasn't until there was an
allegation
that one of your boyfriends
sexually abused your child...
>> Not a boyfriend.
>> Judge Judy: ...that that
changed.