1 00:00:00,166 --> 00:00:03,066 It got to be nasty between two sisters. 2 00:00:04,867 --> 00:00:06,233 [Vincent] They just started screaming at each other. 3 00:00:06,567 --> 00:00:07,500 Aunt? 4 00:00:07,567 --> 00:00:08,567 I heard my aunt. 5 00:00:08,633 --> 00:00:11,700 She was gonna send her dogs on her cats so that they could kill them. 6 00:00:12,367 --> 00:00:15,834 I didn't see anything. 'Cause I was in my room trying to avoid it. 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,467 Sounds like a holy uncivilized way to live. 8 00:00:22,166 --> 00:00:24,467 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 9 00:00:25,767 --> 00:00:28,767 [theme music playing] 10 00:00:41,233 --> 00:00:43,633 [announcer] Latisha Nichols is suing her sister, 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,934 Lilia Rubio, for the destruction of her property 12 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:49,233 and the return of rent. 13 00:00:50,633 --> 00:00:51,667 [Kevin] All rise. 14 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:55,900 Be seated, please. 15 00:00:57,433 --> 00:00:59,667 [Kevin] Hello, Judge. We have case number 1004, 16 00:00:59,734 --> 00:01:01,934 - Nichols versus Rubio. - Thank you, Kevin. 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:02,900 Thank you. 18 00:01:03,367 --> 00:01:05,834 Ms. Nichols, I've read your complaint. This is your sister. 19 00:01:05,934 --> 00:01:07,867 - Yes, it is. - [Judge Judy] And there came a time 20 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:11,467 when you and your family moved in with your sister. 21 00:01:11,567 --> 00:01:12,567 Uh-hmm. 22 00:01:12,633 --> 00:01:14,033 [Judge Judy] Can you tell me when that was? 23 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:16,166 - That was in October. - [Judge Judy] Of what year? 24 00:01:16,233 --> 00:01:17,367 Of 2020. 25 00:01:17,433 --> 00:01:19,265 And how many were there in your family? 26 00:01:19,333 --> 00:01:20,467 There were seven of us. 27 00:01:20,633 --> 00:01:22,600 - You, your husband, and children? - Uh-hmm. 28 00:01:22,834 --> 00:01:25,800 [Judge Judy] Where had you been living prior to moving in with your sister? 29 00:01:25,867 --> 00:01:27,800 Uh we lived in our own home in Barstow. 30 00:01:27,867 --> 00:01:29,533 Is it a home that you rented or owned? 31 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,166 - We rented. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 32 00:01:31,233 --> 00:01:33,900 So tell me what was the reason 33 00:01:33,967 --> 00:01:35,866 that you and your family moved in with your sister? 34 00:01:35,934 --> 00:01:38,467 You're gonna give it to me from your perspective. 35 00:01:38,533 --> 00:01:41,333 I know, but tell me your perspective 36 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,467 on why your sister welcomed you 37 00:01:43,533 --> 00:01:45,033 and five children into her house. 38 00:01:45,100 --> 00:01:48,900 We were asked to move in or she was gonna lose her house. 39 00:01:48,967 --> 00:01:50,400 She could not afford it on her own 40 00:01:50,467 --> 00:01:53,033 since she was about to go through a divorce. 41 00:01:53,100 --> 00:01:55,900 She came to us and she asked us to move in. 42 00:01:55,967 --> 00:01:58,433 She said her income was only $1,400. 43 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,567 Her mortgage was $1,900, 44 00:02:00,633 --> 00:02:02,867 and she wouldn't be able to keep the house. 45 00:02:02,934 --> 00:02:03,967 Okay. 46 00:02:04,033 --> 00:02:07,700 Ms. Rubio, is that your understanding of the reason 47 00:02:07,934 --> 00:02:11,333 that your sister and her family moved in with you in October? 48 00:02:11,834 --> 00:02:14,333 - Yes, it is. - [Judge Judy] How large is your home? 49 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,966 It's a five-bedroom, three bath. It has two masters. 50 00:02:18,033 --> 00:02:20,900 - Who in your family was living there? - Myself and my two children. 51 00:02:20,966 --> 00:02:24,166 And I assume your sister is correct when she said, at the time, 52 00:02:24,567 --> 00:02:27,233 around October, you were going through a divorce. 53 00:02:27,633 --> 00:02:29,667 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] And prior to that, 54 00:02:29,734 --> 00:02:31,633 your husband lived with you? He was employed? 55 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,867 - Correct. - Are you still in that house? 56 00:02:34,934 --> 00:02:36,800 - Yes, ma'am. - And it's a house that you own. 57 00:02:36,867 --> 00:02:38,000 Yes, ma'am. 58 00:02:38,166 --> 00:02:39,934 It is your claim, Ms. Nichols, 59 00:02:40,266 --> 00:02:43,667 that at some point, your sister evicted you from the house. 60 00:02:43,734 --> 00:02:45,300 She harassed us. 61 00:02:45,466 --> 00:02:47,834 You say she harassed you but your claim 62 00:02:48,133 --> 00:02:50,333 is that she really evicted you from the house 63 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,466 and as a result of that eviction, you suffered certain losses. 64 00:02:53,834 --> 00:02:55,433 You had to go to a hotel. 65 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:56,867 Your children was separated. 66 00:02:56,934 --> 00:02:59,400 Uh, those were all things that flow from that. 67 00:02:59,567 --> 00:03:02,500 She did not bring eviction proceedings against you. 68 00:03:02,567 --> 00:03:03,800 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 69 00:03:03,867 --> 00:03:05,800 - You lived there in October. - [Laticia] Uh-hmm. 70 00:03:05,867 --> 00:03:07,266 - Paid rent. - [Laticia] Uh-hmm. 71 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:08,934 - What was your rent? - It was $1,500. 72 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,333 And are you employed? 73 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,400 I receive disability. I'm about to be cut off. 74 00:03:13,467 --> 00:03:16,767 I had some surgeries and gonna be going back to work. 75 00:03:17,066 --> 00:03:19,500 - [Judge Judy] Okay. - And I also receive--my children 76 00:03:19,567 --> 00:03:21,333 have survivor benefits from their father. 77 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:22,667 - Who is this? - This is my son. 78 00:03:22,767 --> 00:03:25,367 - Where is your husband? - My husband's at work. 79 00:03:25,433 --> 00:03:27,066 Are any of the five children, 80 00:03:27,133 --> 00:03:29,567 the children of your current husband? 81 00:03:29,633 --> 00:03:31,734 I don't have many children with him but his daughter 82 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,233 was residing in the home. 83 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:35,600 - Okay. So you have four children? - Me? Oh, I have... 84 00:03:35,667 --> 00:03:36,966 - [Judge Judy] You... - I have four children. 85 00:03:37,033 --> 00:03:39,367 [Judge Judy] You have four children with your now deceased husband. 86 00:03:39,433 --> 00:03:41,567 - [chuckles] Yes. - [Judge Judy] Got that? 87 00:03:41,667 --> 00:03:43,300 - Yup. - Okay. And they receive 88 00:03:43,367 --> 00:03:45,600 survivor benefits. And how much does each child receive 89 00:03:45,667 --> 00:03:47,500 - from survivor benefits? - Eight hundred. 90 00:03:47,567 --> 00:03:48,900 - [Judge Judy] Eight hundred a month? - [Laticia] Uh-hmm. 91 00:03:48,966 --> 00:03:52,834 So there was a period of time you were receiving $3,200 a month from... 92 00:03:52,934 --> 00:03:54,934 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] ...survivor benefits. 93 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,133 - And you were receiving disability. - [Laticia] Uh-hmm. 94 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,333 - How much did you receive? - A thousand thirty-two, currently. 95 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,633 - And your husband was working. - Correct. 96 00:04:02,700 --> 00:04:06,166 [Judge Judy] This is what I gather from your complaint 97 00:04:06,233 --> 00:04:10,200 is the gravamen of your case for eviction. 98 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:14,367 There came a time, some time in December of 2020, 99 00:04:14,433 --> 00:04:16,065 because you lived there, paid rent in October. 100 00:04:16,132 --> 00:04:17,399 - Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] I assume 101 00:04:17,466 --> 00:04:20,200 if I asked you the same question, you live with your sister 102 00:04:20,266 --> 00:04:21,667 - and paid rent in November. - Correct. 103 00:04:21,733 --> 00:04:23,700 [Judge Judy] An incident occurred in December 104 00:04:23,834 --> 00:04:26,400 between your sister and your husband. 105 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:28,967 First, between me and her. 106 00:04:29,033 --> 00:04:30,200 About what? 107 00:04:30,266 --> 00:04:32,667 I moved in, I wasn't told that her income 108 00:04:32,734 --> 00:04:34,600 was gonna be $1,400 a month. 109 00:04:34,667 --> 00:04:37,700 And then I see that she's breeding dogs on the side as a side hustle, 110 00:04:37,767 --> 00:04:39,700 making thousands of dollars, 111 00:04:40,266 --> 00:04:41,734 so I questioned this, 112 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,400 "Why am I paying $1,500 of your mortgage 113 00:04:44,467 --> 00:04:47,166 and you're only paying $400 when you just made all this money?" 114 00:04:47,233 --> 00:04:48,800 And so it became an attack. 115 00:04:48,867 --> 00:04:51,667 "You're just jealous and insecure, looking to see what I have." 116 00:04:51,900 --> 00:04:55,367 And it just escalated from there. There was tension in the home. Um I 117 00:04:55,933 --> 00:04:59,133 - paid her the money, regardless, but... - [Judge Judy] Well, Ms. Nichols, 118 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:03,300 my question to you is, you had an arrangement with your sister... 119 00:05:03,367 --> 00:05:05,734 - Uh-hmm. - [Judge Judy] ...that you were going 120 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,433 to pay $1,500 a month... 121 00:05:08,533 --> 00:05:11,734 [Laticia] Based on the 1,400 that I knew was her income. 122 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,633 I don't care what you knew. You had an agreement with her 123 00:05:14,700 --> 00:05:16,367 to pay $1,500 a month. 124 00:05:16,433 --> 00:05:21,166 And if she hit the lottery and got a million dollars, 125 00:05:21,533 --> 00:05:25,367 (chuckles) you're still obligated to pay $1,500 a month for yourself... 126 00:05:25,433 --> 00:05:26,667 - [Laticia] Yes. - ...your husband, 127 00:05:26,767 --> 00:05:29,367 and five children, four of your own and one of his. 128 00:05:29,433 --> 00:05:31,200 - That's your obligation. - And I did. 129 00:05:31,266 --> 00:05:33,467 [Judge Judy] So if she's making money 130 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:36,633 because she's breeding puppies and selling them, 131 00:05:36,734 --> 00:05:37,734 that has nothing to do with you. 132 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,834 I mean, you said that it began with the two of you over money, 133 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:44,300 but I'm just letting you know that that's not a sympathetic argument, 134 00:05:44,367 --> 00:05:47,000 because it wouldn't be a sympathetic argument 135 00:05:47,133 --> 00:05:50,033 if you were getting a thousand forty-five dollars 136 00:05:50,100 --> 00:05:53,266 in disability and then you went back to work 137 00:05:53,332 --> 00:05:56,600 and you were earning $3,000 a month. 138 00:05:56,667 --> 00:05:59,332 And she said, "Well, now that you're earning $3,000 a month, 139 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,734 you have to pay me $2,000 a month for rent." 140 00:06:02,867 --> 00:06:05,100 You had an agreement, and the agreement was $1,500. 141 00:06:05,166 --> 00:06:07,066 [Laticia] Yes. And I understand that. It was just supposed-- 142 00:06:07,133 --> 00:06:09,900 - meant to be a conversation. - I mean, it was my understanding 143 00:06:09,967 --> 00:06:13,967 that the difficulty arose with your husband and the defendant, 144 00:06:14,066 --> 00:06:16,200 and you who indicated, 145 00:06:16,266 --> 00:06:18,200 "You know, between the two of us, we had a problem first." 146 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:20,834 Yeah. I think we're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves, 147 00:06:20,900 --> 00:06:23,100 because there was some incidents that happened that same day, 148 00:06:23,166 --> 00:06:24,600 - earlier that day... - [Judge Judy] What day? 149 00:06:24,667 --> 00:06:26,967 - ...that led up--December 8th. - Were you at home? 150 00:06:27,033 --> 00:06:29,233 Me and my children were home and they witnessed it. 151 00:06:29,300 --> 00:06:32,567 I was out that morning to go get everybody in the home breakfast. 152 00:06:32,633 --> 00:06:34,266 So you didn't witness any incident on December 8th? 153 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,700 With my belongings? With my things? 154 00:06:36,767 --> 00:06:38,933 - Well, is that what started this... - [Laticia] Yes. 155 00:06:39,033 --> 00:06:40,467 Okay. Did you witness it? 156 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:42,400 I have text messages of her. 157 00:06:42,467 --> 00:06:44,834 I don't--I didn't witness with my eyes but I have the threats 158 00:06:44,900 --> 00:06:47,033 - and the follow--through pictures. - Did you--do you have a witness? 159 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:49,233 - Yes. - Is that your son? 160 00:06:49,300 --> 00:06:51,633 - [Laticia] Yes. - Okay. Tell me his first name. 161 00:06:51,700 --> 00:06:52,933 Vincent. 162 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,600 [Judge Judy] Vincent, could you step up, please? 163 00:06:59,133 --> 00:07:01,433 Vincent, you were home on December 8th? 164 00:07:01,767 --> 00:07:03,834 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] About what time 165 00:07:03,900 --> 00:07:07,100 did you witness an incident that you felt was disturbing? 166 00:07:07,166 --> 00:07:10,567 I don't remember what exact time but it was early in the morning. 167 00:07:10,967 --> 00:07:12,200 Okay. Where was your mother? 168 00:07:12,266 --> 00:07:14,100 She was out getting food for everyone. 169 00:07:14,166 --> 00:07:15,667 Okay. And tell me what you witnessed. 170 00:07:16,033 --> 00:07:18,734 I was gonna go to my mom's room, but then I saw all of-- 171 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,367 like our Christmas stuff were just shoved in front of her door. 172 00:07:21,934 --> 00:07:23,533 - And that was on December 8th? - Yes. 173 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,900 [Judge Judy] So when you say Christmas stuff, 174 00:07:26,066 --> 00:07:27,800 tell me what you're talking about. 175 00:07:27,867 --> 00:07:31,367 Like decorations to put outside or like around the house. 176 00:07:31,433 --> 00:07:34,400 Okay. And it was put in front of your mom's door. 177 00:07:34,467 --> 00:07:35,600 - Yeah. - [Judge Judy] And? 178 00:07:35,667 --> 00:07:39,100 Well, I mean, I kind of-- that was it until um she came home. 179 00:07:39,233 --> 00:07:42,332 [Judge Judy] Okay. So what you saw were Christmas decorations 180 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,133 that were supposed to be-- 181 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,300 that you thought was supposed to be put around the house 182 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:48,400 - and they were... - They were thrown. 183 00:07:48,467 --> 00:07:49,967 - They weren't like neatly put down. - Yeah. 184 00:07:50,033 --> 00:07:52,967 [Judge Judy] Just a--just a second. They were in front of your mother's door. 185 00:07:55,233 --> 00:07:56,367 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 186 00:07:56,433 --> 00:07:57,500 Now, you can sit down, Vincent. 187 00:07:57,567 --> 00:08:00,900 Okay. So the Christmas decorations are in front of your door. 188 00:08:01,033 --> 00:08:03,667 Now, let's move on with this, 189 00:08:03,734 --> 00:08:05,667 'cause this really doesn't have much to do 190 00:08:05,734 --> 00:08:08,433 with why you're not in your sister's house anymore. 191 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:12,467 Well, after that, she comes out of her room-- 192 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:13,734 and they witnessed this. 193 00:08:13,834 --> 00:08:15,900 - All my children witnessed it. - [Judge Judy] No. No. Don't. 194 00:08:15,967 --> 00:08:17,900 You can't tell me what all your children witnessed. 195 00:08:17,967 --> 00:08:20,867 - Am I not finished with Vincent yet? - Okay. 196 00:08:20,967 --> 00:08:24,934 [Judge Judy] Vincent, after you went to your mother's room, 197 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,533 and I forgotten why you went to your mother's room. 198 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,300 Well, I was just wondering where she was. 199 00:08:29,367 --> 00:08:31,200 You said, "She was out getting us food." That's what you-- 200 00:08:31,266 --> 00:08:34,133 Well I didn't know that at the time until she came back with food. 201 00:08:34,467 --> 00:08:36,767 [Judge Judy] Okay. You went to look for your mother. 202 00:08:36,834 --> 00:08:37,767 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] And when you went 203 00:08:37,834 --> 00:08:38,799 to look for your mother, 204 00:08:38,866 --> 00:08:41,133 you saw the Christmas decorations in front of the door. 205 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:42,366 What did you do next? 206 00:08:42,533 --> 00:08:45,934 I think I just went back to my room and then told my brother about it. 207 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Okay. And what happened next? 208 00:08:49,066 --> 00:08:52,165 - We kind of just wait until she-- - [Judge Judy] No. What did you do? 209 00:08:52,233 --> 00:08:53,867 You just waited until your mother got home? 210 00:08:53,934 --> 00:08:55,533 - Yeah. - Okay. 211 00:08:55,667 --> 00:08:56,800 So you didn't witness anything else. 212 00:08:56,867 --> 00:08:59,300 You waited with your brother until your mother got home. 213 00:08:59,367 --> 00:09:01,567 - Yeah. - Okay. See anything else that day? 214 00:09:01,633 --> 00:09:04,600 I mean, a lot of stuff happened whenever she did get home. 215 00:09:06,567 --> 00:09:08,400 I grabbed my phone to call the police. 216 00:09:08,467 --> 00:09:11,834 He took it out of my hand, threw it, breaking the pantry door. 217 00:09:11,900 --> 00:09:15,166 - Did you finally get to the police? - I did call the police. 218 00:09:15,734 --> 00:09:19,367 As a result of that incident, were you granted an order of protection? 219 00:09:19,700 --> 00:09:21,166 Yes, ma'am. 220 00:09:24,433 --> 00:09:27,166 [theme music playing] 221 00:09:30,867 --> 00:09:33,633 [announcer] Laticia Nichols claims her sister, Lilia Rubio, 222 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:37,165 wrongfully evicted her and destroyed her property. 223 00:09:37,867 --> 00:09:42,100 Lilia is countersuing for utility bills and property damage. 224 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:43,800 Well, what happened when she got home? 225 00:09:43,867 --> 00:09:46,300 Well, when she came home, me and my brother, 226 00:09:46,367 --> 00:09:50,233 we were trying to point out to her that her Christmas decorations 227 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:51,533 had been thrown in front of her door. 228 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,567 And then Lilly came out, she just started arguing. 229 00:09:54,633 --> 00:09:55,500 [Judge Judy] And? 230 00:09:55,567 --> 00:09:57,333 They just started screaming at each other. 231 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,266 Vincent, was your mother's husband home? 232 00:09:59,333 --> 00:10:01,133 - Not at the time. - When did he come home? 233 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,700 Sometime around 5:00. 234 00:10:02,767 --> 00:10:04,166 Were you at home when he came home? 235 00:10:04,233 --> 00:10:06,100 - Yeah. - [Judge Judy] Did an incident happen 236 00:10:06,667 --> 00:10:10,367 between your aunt and your stepfather? 237 00:10:10,433 --> 00:10:13,100 - Well, I believe there was at one point. - Don't tell me what you believe. 238 00:10:13,567 --> 00:10:16,166 - I only wanna know what you saw. - I didn't see anything. 239 00:10:16,233 --> 00:10:18,834 I heard it, 'cause I was in my room trying to avoid it. 240 00:10:19,033 --> 00:10:20,633 [Judge Judy] Okay. Tell me what you heard. 241 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:21,834 [Vincent] I heard Lilly say that she was... 242 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:23,600 - [Judge Judy] That's your aunt. - Yeah. My aunt. 243 00:10:23,667 --> 00:10:26,233 I heard her say she was gonna send her dogs on our cats 244 00:10:26,333 --> 00:10:27,400 so that they could kill them. 245 00:10:27,467 --> 00:10:29,600 That doesn't sound like a good situation. 246 00:10:29,667 --> 00:10:30,600 Does not. 247 00:10:30,667 --> 00:10:34,165 [Judge Judy] Prior to moving in with your aunt, 248 00:10:34,233 --> 00:10:36,667 were your mother and stepfather getting along? 249 00:10:36,734 --> 00:10:38,700 [Vincent] Yeah. There wasn't any problems I was aware of. 250 00:10:38,767 --> 00:10:43,033 Ms. Nichols, prior to you moving in with your sister, 251 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:45,734 were you and your husband in any sort of counseling? 252 00:10:46,133 --> 00:10:48,266 - We were in marital counseling, yes. - Okay. 253 00:10:48,333 --> 00:10:50,133 And that martial counseling 254 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,266 was because of a couple of incidents that occurred. 255 00:10:53,433 --> 00:10:55,033 It was due to communication. 256 00:10:55,100 --> 00:10:56,900 Helping us communicate better with each other. 257 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,767 How long had you been in counseling? 258 00:10:58,834 --> 00:11:01,700 I would say probably three, four months at the time. 259 00:11:01,767 --> 00:11:05,500 What incident precipitated you and your husband going to counseling? 260 00:11:05,567 --> 00:11:07,233 I want you to think carefully. 261 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:12,800 What incident precipitated you and your husband going to counseling? 262 00:11:12,867 --> 00:11:15,333 I don't think there was a specific incident. 263 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,400 I think it was just the way that we talk to each other, 264 00:11:17,467 --> 00:11:19,967 learning how to use the tone, how to say things. 265 00:11:20,100 --> 00:11:22,767 And we were both communicating, getting frustration. 266 00:11:23,233 --> 00:11:26,233 And so we both decided to do something to better that. 267 00:11:26,300 --> 00:11:29,433 Was there ever a time that the police were called to your house? 268 00:11:29,767 --> 00:11:31,667 - No. - [Judge Judy] Did you and your sister 269 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:35,066 have a discussion about she had dogs, you had cats? 270 00:11:35,165 --> 00:11:36,066 How many cats did you have? 271 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,600 We had two. We did have a discussion about that. 272 00:11:38,667 --> 00:11:39,934 - [Judge Judy] When? - Before we moved in. 273 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,700 How many dogs does your sister have? 274 00:11:41,767 --> 00:11:44,165 Uh well, different ones at different times, depending on what... 275 00:11:44,233 --> 00:11:45,667 [Judge Judy] In December of 2020. 276 00:11:45,767 --> 00:11:48,266 [Laticia] Um, I think she had two or three. 277 00:11:48,333 --> 00:11:51,233 Okay. So now let's get back to December the 8th. 278 00:11:51,367 --> 00:11:52,667 You could sit down now. 279 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,165 Was that the date that you moved out of the house? 280 00:11:56,233 --> 00:11:57,100 No. 281 00:11:57,165 --> 00:11:58,667 [Judge Judy] On what date did you move out of the house? 282 00:11:58,734 --> 00:12:00,400 I was back and forth in the home. 283 00:12:00,467 --> 00:12:02,834 As long as you had clothes there, you were there? 284 00:12:02,900 --> 00:12:03,800 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] On what date 285 00:12:03,867 --> 00:12:05,500 did you move your property out? 286 00:12:05,567 --> 00:12:09,600 We came for the first--the U-Haul load was December 21st. 287 00:12:09,667 --> 00:12:11,767 And then the last of it was the last day of the month. 288 00:12:11,834 --> 00:12:14,266 - And was your rent paid for that time? - It was. 289 00:12:14,333 --> 00:12:19,066 [Judge Judy] So there was an argument between your sister and your husband. 290 00:12:19,166 --> 00:12:21,867 And that argument escalated, and the police were called. 291 00:12:21,934 --> 00:12:24,033 - Were you at home? - I was in the laundry room 292 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:27,033 - so I didn't witness anything. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 293 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,133 You wanna tell me what happened with your brother-in-law? 294 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:31,934 Do you want me to tell you from the beginning on that day? 295 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:32,900 - Yes. - [Lilia] Okay. 296 00:12:32,967 --> 00:12:37,467 So all this time, my sister, she would complain constantly by texts, 297 00:12:37,533 --> 00:12:38,767 "Do this, do that." 298 00:12:38,867 --> 00:12:40,333 And I'm going through depression, going through divorce. 299 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,266 I'm grieving. I'm angry. 300 00:12:43,333 --> 00:12:45,567 I'm just going through a lot of emotions. 301 00:12:45,633 --> 00:12:47,233 And I lay in bed a lot. 302 00:12:47,333 --> 00:12:49,133 I'm not doing well, mentally. 303 00:12:49,233 --> 00:12:51,900 So I wake up to the messages, 304 00:12:51,967 --> 00:12:54,200 "Turn off the heater. I'm not going to pay for a high bill." 305 00:12:54,266 --> 00:12:56,767 And previously to that, on December 2nd, 306 00:12:56,834 --> 00:12:59,900 she had decided to take the Christmas decorations off of the tree 307 00:13:00,133 --> 00:13:02,700 which was petty, and I didn't--I just laughed it off, 308 00:13:02,767 --> 00:13:04,467 but then by that day, I was fed up. 309 00:13:04,533 --> 00:13:06,500 She had put them on the tree? 310 00:13:06,633 --> 00:13:08,934 [Lilia] She put--she decorated before Thanksgiving. 311 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,567 And then on December 2nd, 312 00:13:10,700 --> 00:13:13,200 she decided to take the decorations off of the Christmas tree. 313 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:15,266 - Just the tree. - Was the tree inside or outside? 314 00:13:15,333 --> 00:13:16,934 [Lilia] Inside. In the living room. 315 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:19,900 [Judge Judy] So you had a tree set up in the house. 316 00:13:19,967 --> 00:13:22,233 She, she and her husband had set it up. 317 00:13:22,300 --> 00:13:24,367 They decorated the whole house inside out. 318 00:13:24,433 --> 00:13:26,166 And she took down the decorations? 319 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:27,967 - Correct. - Where did she put them? 320 00:13:28,233 --> 00:13:30,233 In her room, on her own Christmas tree? 321 00:13:30,300 --> 00:13:32,633 Was there ever a time that you took decorations 322 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:33,867 and put them in front of her door? 323 00:13:33,934 --> 00:13:35,266 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Tell me. 324 00:13:35,333 --> 00:13:37,467 Where did you get those decorations? 325 00:13:37,633 --> 00:13:40,000 So I got up. It was about 11:00 AM. 326 00:13:40,066 --> 00:13:41,633 And I wanted to go talk to her, 327 00:13:41,700 --> 00:13:43,433 because she always decided she wanted a text, 328 00:13:43,500 --> 00:13:44,834 never actually talked to me. 329 00:13:44,900 --> 00:13:46,667 So she wasn't there. 330 00:13:47,066 --> 00:13:49,967 I'd had enough, and I got the rest of her Christmas decorations 331 00:13:50,033 --> 00:13:52,867 from--in the living room and I put them in front of her door. 332 00:13:52,934 --> 00:13:54,800 I went outside and got her Christmas decorations 333 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:56,100 that were hers in the front 334 00:13:56,165 --> 00:13:58,567 and I put them next to her boat on the side of the house. 335 00:13:58,633 --> 00:14:00,600 You did have a Christmas tree in your room? 336 00:14:00,667 --> 00:14:01,834 - I did. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 337 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:04,367 Did there come a time on the 8th of December 338 00:14:04,467 --> 00:14:07,000 or before the 8th of December that you decided 339 00:14:07,066 --> 00:14:10,800 to take some of those decorations off the family Christmas tree 340 00:14:10,867 --> 00:14:12,033 which was in the living room, 341 00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:14,533 put them on your Christmas tree in your room? 342 00:14:14,734 --> 00:14:16,633 - That's either a yes or no? - Okay. Yeah. 343 00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:17,800 I took them off and put them in my room. 344 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:19,200 Okay. That's all. Okay. 345 00:14:19,266 --> 00:14:22,500 So on the 8th, you took the rest of the decorations that she had put on. 346 00:14:22,567 --> 00:14:25,867 It sounds like a holy uncivilized way to live. 347 00:14:25,967 --> 00:14:28,667 All right. Get to what happened with your brother-in-law. 348 00:14:28,734 --> 00:14:31,633 So she came home, saw that I had moved her decorations. 349 00:14:31,967 --> 00:14:34,800 When she had her children or anyone else around, 350 00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:37,066 - then she wants to... - [Judge Judy] No, no, no. 351 00:14:37,133 --> 00:14:39,734 - ...argue. Okay. - I recognize 352 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:44,200 from listening to the two of you, that this was not a good situation. 353 00:14:44,266 --> 00:14:47,767 I could have told you that that it's hard to live with anybody else. 354 00:14:47,834 --> 00:14:49,867 How long had it been since you lived with your sister? 355 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,367 - Years. - [Judge Judy] Years. 356 00:14:51,567 --> 00:14:54,233 And it was a stressful situation for you 357 00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:57,867 without five other children and your sister 358 00:14:57,934 --> 00:15:01,367 who is not happy that you're selling puppies, whatever. 359 00:15:01,433 --> 00:15:04,734 But I want you to tell me, what happened with your brother-in-law? 360 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,066 Okay. I decided that instead of always locking in myself in my room 361 00:15:08,133 --> 00:15:11,633 to distance myself, I was gonna enjoy my house, my home. 362 00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:14,533 So I sat in the living room watching TV with my dog. 363 00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:17,166 He has a collar on. He's sitting next to me on the couch. 364 00:15:17,567 --> 00:15:20,667 And she's walking back and forth. It's about 7:00 PM. 365 00:15:20,734 --> 00:15:22,867 She's walking back and forth, telling the kids 366 00:15:22,934 --> 00:15:26,266 how I need to get on my feet, how I need to be taught a lesson. 367 00:15:26,667 --> 00:15:30,000 And then someone opened the front door and one of the cats came in, 368 00:15:30,066 --> 00:15:31,967 and I grabbed my dog by his collar and I said, 369 00:15:32,033 --> 00:15:34,400 "Come and get your cat before my dog gets it." 370 00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:36,700 So she's walking in and out still. 371 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,200 She goes, comes out of her bedroom, 372 00:15:39,266 --> 00:15:40,867 and she comes behind me on the couch. 373 00:15:40,934 --> 00:15:43,967 It's an open kitchen. She's in the kitchen area. 374 00:15:44,266 --> 00:15:46,934 And her husband's like walking five steps behind her. 375 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,033 and he walks very closely to me. 376 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,400 And I just freeze. 377 00:15:52,066 --> 00:15:54,033 I grabbed my phone to call the police. 378 00:15:54,133 --> 00:15:57,300 He took it out of my hand, threw it, breaking the pantry door. 379 00:15:57,367 --> 00:15:59,165 Did you finally get to the police? 380 00:15:59,233 --> 00:16:00,433 I did call the police. 381 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:04,467 [Judge Judy] As a result of that incident, were you granted an order of protection? 382 00:16:04,533 --> 00:16:07,066 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Was there a trial 383 00:16:07,133 --> 00:16:10,533 or did the plaintiff's husband consent to the order of protection? 384 00:16:11,367 --> 00:16:13,767 He showed up and requested a continuance 385 00:16:13,834 --> 00:16:16,500 which was granted and then he did not show up. 386 00:16:17,233 --> 00:16:21,367 So the order of protection is, according to you for two years, 387 00:16:21,433 --> 00:16:23,133 and it was granted on default? 388 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,667 It is for until 2024. 389 00:16:26,166 --> 00:16:27,500 [Judge Judy] Okay. May I see that please? 390 00:16:28,934 --> 00:16:34,066 You didn't want your kids to be involved in the nastiness 391 00:16:34,133 --> 00:16:35,433 that was going on in that house 392 00:16:35,967 --> 00:16:38,867 and she didn't want her kids to be involved in the nastiness 393 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,100 that was going on between the two of you 394 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:43,333 for whatever reason. 395 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,133 [theme music playing] 396 00:16:55,367 --> 00:16:59,200 [announcer] Leticia Nichols accuses her sister, Lilia Rubio, 397 00:16:59,266 --> 00:17:02,400 of wrongfully evicting her and destroying her property. 398 00:17:02,467 --> 00:17:04,599 So I am correct that the only person 399 00:17:04,666 --> 00:17:06,834 who was the subject of that protective order 400 00:17:07,133 --> 00:17:09,000 is your husband, is that right? 401 00:17:09,066 --> 00:17:11,000 I guess so. He never received anything but... 402 00:17:11,066 --> 00:17:13,233 I don't know whether he received anything or not. 403 00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:16,433 He absolutely received something because he showed up in court. 404 00:17:16,500 --> 00:17:19,500 Was he removed from the house on that date? 405 00:17:19,567 --> 00:17:21,733 He was served at his job. 406 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,032 No. Was he removed from the house when the police came? 407 00:17:24,099 --> 00:17:25,165 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 408 00:17:25,233 --> 00:17:28,165 No. The day the police came, he was not removed from the house. 409 00:17:28,233 --> 00:17:30,100 On what date was he removed from the house? 410 00:17:30,266 --> 00:17:32,467 [Laticia] Two days later, after she filed a restraining order. 411 00:17:32,533 --> 00:17:35,400 - I had shown the police... - Just--don't. Just a second. 412 00:17:35,467 --> 00:17:37,367 - He was removed two days later. - [Laticia] Uh-hmm. 413 00:17:37,433 --> 00:17:39,700 - [Judge Judy] Where did he go? - To a motel. 414 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:41,633 You were not served with a protective order? 415 00:17:41,700 --> 00:17:43,800 - No, I was not. - He's the... 416 00:17:43,867 --> 00:17:45,834 Her children are on the protective order as well. 417 00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:47,533 [Judge Judy] Are they? Can I see it? 418 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:48,900 [Sarah] Yeah. Subsection three. 419 00:17:48,967 --> 00:17:50,166 Thank you. 420 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,266 You have a 13 and 14... your children? 421 00:17:54,333 --> 00:17:56,567 - [Lilia] Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Thirteen, fourteen? 422 00:17:56,633 --> 00:17:57,600 Thank you. 423 00:17:57,667 --> 00:18:01,633 After your husband was removed from the home two days later, 424 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:04,000 so that would be December 10th 425 00:18:04,066 --> 00:18:06,867 you and the five children, including your four 426 00:18:06,934 --> 00:18:10,066 and your husband's one was still in the house? 427 00:18:10,133 --> 00:18:12,000 Yes. We were still in the house. 428 00:18:12,066 --> 00:18:14,600 I was going back and forth, you know, between the house 429 00:18:14,667 --> 00:18:16,967 and where he was at the hotel-- or the motel. 430 00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:19,433 When you say you were going back and forth, 431 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:20,400 what does that mean? 432 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:25,266 Between the house that we lived in that we paid for and at the room. 433 00:18:25,333 --> 00:18:28,734 - [Judge Judy] Okay. - And then she moved six people in 434 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,934 on top of our kids and they were on their stuff, 435 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,300 sleep in the beds that she said that they could sleep on. 436 00:18:34,367 --> 00:18:37,600 It was my parental duty to remove them from a traumatic-- 437 00:18:37,667 --> 00:18:38,867 just everything that was going on. 438 00:18:38,934 --> 00:18:40,467 Let me understand this, Ms. Nichols. 439 00:18:40,533 --> 00:18:44,433 You felt because it was a tumultuous relationship 440 00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:46,033 - that you had with your sister... - Uh-hmm. Uh-hmm. 441 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,266 [Judge Judy] ...and you didn't feel as if your children 442 00:18:48,333 --> 00:18:51,100 should be involved in that tumultuous relationship 443 00:18:51,166 --> 00:18:52,934 and in that atmosphere, 444 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,600 you removed yourself and the children from the house? 445 00:18:56,667 --> 00:18:59,900 After a few days of going back and forth 446 00:18:59,967 --> 00:19:02,567 and still having to hear her say something to me, 447 00:19:02,633 --> 00:19:04,266 "You need to move this. You need to do this. 448 00:19:04,333 --> 00:19:06,400 You need to do that," it-it was just getting to be too much. 449 00:19:06,467 --> 00:19:08,900 So they went to a friend's house for a few days. 450 00:19:08,967 --> 00:19:11,066 And they couldn't stay there forever 451 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,467 so we ended up having to rent two motel rooms. 452 00:19:13,533 --> 00:19:16,300 I had two adult children who were still in the home 453 00:19:16,367 --> 00:19:18,400 dealing with all this mess 454 00:19:18,467 --> 00:19:21,100 and all the people in the house that she moved in, 455 00:19:21,166 --> 00:19:24,600 and it just wasn't getting any better. 456 00:19:24,667 --> 00:19:26,967 And they, they didn't wanna be there either. 457 00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:28,166 - And they're 22 and 21. - [Judge Judy] Yeah. 458 00:19:28,233 --> 00:19:30,467 I don't--you can't tell me-- you can't tell me what they wanted. 459 00:19:30,533 --> 00:19:31,600 They were, in fact, there. 460 00:19:31,667 --> 00:19:33,934 The last of your stuff was out on December 31st. 461 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,567 You did in fact live, you and your children, 462 00:19:36,633 --> 00:19:38,934 lived in the house until December 31st. 463 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:40,867 You weren't removed from the house. 464 00:19:40,934 --> 00:19:43,300 Your husband was removed from the house 465 00:19:43,367 --> 00:19:46,734 because the court found that the defendant 466 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,433 was entitled to an order of protection against him to vacate the house. 467 00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:53,667 So a court granted that order of protection. 468 00:19:53,734 --> 00:19:58,433 Your case is what you describe as constructive eviction. 469 00:19:58,500 --> 00:20:01,533 She never forced you out of the house or locked you out of the house. 470 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:06,200 I have text messages and I was--I contacted a lawyer. 471 00:20:06,266 --> 00:20:08,066 [Judge Judy] No. No. You contacted a lawyer. 472 00:20:08,133 --> 00:20:09,333 - You're here. - [Laticia] To get advice. 473 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,700 To get--to get legal advice, because she--you-- 474 00:20:11,867 --> 00:20:14,567 I'm entitled to have a quiet-- um I was her tenant. 475 00:20:14,633 --> 00:20:16,033 - I should have peace... - No. You're--no. 476 00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:17,600 You are her sister. 477 00:20:17,667 --> 00:20:21,433 And it got to be nasty between two sisters. 478 00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:25,200 And it got to be nasty between your husband and your sister. 479 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:28,567 And you had kids. And she had kids. 480 00:20:28,633 --> 00:20:34,066 And you didn't want your kids to be involved in the nastiness 481 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:35,734 that was going on in that house. 482 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:40,000 And she didn't want her kids to be involved in the nastiness 483 00:20:40,066 --> 00:20:42,333 that was going on between the two of you 484 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:43,367 for whatever reason. 485 00:20:43,433 --> 00:20:46,967 Why do you think courts have to be involved in this? 486 00:20:47,033 --> 00:20:52,834 You moved with five children and you moved with your husband. 487 00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:54,867 I assume the two of you are still together. 488 00:20:54,934 --> 00:20:56,333 - Uh-hmm. - Is that an uh-huh? 489 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:57,700 - Yes or no? - Yes. Yes. 490 00:20:57,767 --> 00:21:01,033 [Judge Judy] Okay. And I assume that you're happier 491 00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:03,600 than you were living in your sister's house? 492 00:21:03,667 --> 00:21:05,734 Were we happier living with her? 493 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,433 I said are you happier now living-- that you're all living-- 494 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:09,066 [Laticia] Oh, we're happier now, yes. Absolutely. 495 00:21:09,133 --> 00:21:13,767 [Judge Judy] Great. So why are you annoying all of us? 496 00:21:13,834 --> 00:21:15,834 Why did you contact a lawyer? 497 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:20,734 I mean, I do--I'm not following why you think everything-- 498 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:24,400 why some people think that everything involves a legal case? 499 00:21:24,467 --> 00:21:26,467 You didn't get along with your sister. 500 00:21:26,533 --> 00:21:29,233 Happens to be that you had five kids, she had two. 501 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:31,600 You have cats. She has dogs. 502 00:21:31,667 --> 00:21:33,734 It was a disaster looking to happen. 503 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,633 And it was a mistake. It lasted October, November, December. 504 00:21:36,734 --> 00:21:40,000 You were gone. Over. 505 00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:40,967 Tell me what brings you to court. 506 00:21:41,033 --> 00:21:44,033 What brings me to court is the fact that she was told-- 507 00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:46,367 I have police reports of them telling her not to touch my things 508 00:21:46,433 --> 00:21:47,934 and she did so anyways. 509 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,033 We sold our furniture because she's like, 510 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,967 "Oh, I have these extra beds that were her husband's kid's beds." 511 00:21:53,033 --> 00:21:57,200 And just sell your washer and do--and your couches, and we... 512 00:21:57,333 --> 00:21:58,734 [Judge Judy] Well, you're a grown-up lady. 513 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,900 You had four children. 514 00:22:00,967 --> 00:22:02,800 She doesn't tell you what to do. 515 00:22:02,867 --> 00:22:04,100 You're a grown-up lady. 516 00:22:04,166 --> 00:22:06,233 You wanna move in with her and you see her how it works out. 517 00:22:06,300 --> 00:22:08,133 You haven't lived together in years. 518 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,800 Put your stuff in storage for a month or so and see how it's working out. 519 00:22:13,433 --> 00:22:15,567 Had I known she was gonna make all this money on the side, 520 00:22:15,633 --> 00:22:17,166 I would never agree to move in with her. 521 00:22:17,233 --> 00:22:19,166 Yeah. You know, but that comes 522 00:22:19,233 --> 00:22:20,900 under the category of shoulda, woulda, coulda. 523 00:22:20,967 --> 00:22:23,033 You moved in. You knew she had dogs. 524 00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:26,433 You moved in. She knew you had cats or vice versa. 525 00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:30,633 I still don't understand why you think everything involves a court case. 526 00:22:30,700 --> 00:22:34,333 Look up the term constructive eviction would you please for me, Sarah? 527 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:38,633 I know that that's what it says here that she constructively evicted you 528 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:43,367 which is a term that-- did the lawyer say constructive eviction? 529 00:22:43,433 --> 00:22:44,333 - Is that... - No. 530 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,767 They told me that the landlord could not harass you. 531 00:22:47,834 --> 00:22:49,467 They're not allowed to touch your property, 532 00:22:49,533 --> 00:22:52,233 to make it an unenjoyable-- you should be quiet... 533 00:22:52,300 --> 00:22:55,166 [Judge Judy] Yeah. Yeah. Quiet enjoyment. 534 00:22:55,233 --> 00:22:58,133 [Sarah] So a situation where a landlord does not do something 535 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,867 that they must do by law, 536 00:22:59,934 --> 00:23:02,567 causing the property to be labeled uninhabitable. 537 00:23:02,633 --> 00:23:04,967 For example, shutting off the heat or water, 538 00:23:05,033 --> 00:23:07,567 then a tenant has a claim against their landlord. 539 00:23:08,433 --> 00:23:09,433 Okay. 540 00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:14,333 She changed the password to the Wi-Fi and she--she didn't shut off the water, 541 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:19,000 but um we paid half the--of all the bills, including, including the Wi-Fi. 542 00:23:19,066 --> 00:23:20,567 Are you happy your sister is gone? 543 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:21,834 Yes, Your Honor. 544 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:22,934 [Judge Judy] Are you happy that you're gone? 545 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,100 Yeah? Are you in a house now? 546 00:23:25,166 --> 00:23:26,800 - Of course. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 547 00:23:26,867 --> 00:23:29,100 Your case is dismissed, Ms. Nichols. We have no case. 548 00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:32,233 Listen, you, you have a counterclaim. That's nonsense. 549 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:34,734 For half the utilities for the two months 550 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:36,700 which she didn't pay you, a couple of hundred dollars. 551 00:23:36,767 --> 00:23:37,700 Are you happy she's gone? 552 00:23:37,767 --> 00:23:38,934 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] We're done here. 553 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,266 Thank you. 554 00:23:40,333 --> 00:23:41,433 [Kevin] Court is adjourned. 555 00:23:43,133 --> 00:23:45,767 When I was growing up and I went into the system, 556 00:23:45,834 --> 00:23:47,000 she was the only one that was there for me. 557 00:23:47,066 --> 00:23:49,433 She's money-hungry. She's looking for a way to get money. 558 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:51,100 It takes two people and it takes admitting. 559 00:23:51,166 --> 00:23:54,333 She's really jealous about whatever I had that she didn't. 560 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,166 And I have apologized for the things that I've done. 561 00:23:56,500 --> 00:23:57,934 There's no future for us. 562 00:23:59,166 --> 00:24:02,200 [Judge Judy] Sarah, you have a sister who's younger than you are. 563 00:24:02,266 --> 00:24:03,633 - I do. - She is cute as a bug's ear. 564 00:24:03,700 --> 00:24:06,166 Could you imagine living with her on a full-time basis? 565 00:24:06,233 --> 00:24:07,734 It'd be tough. It'd be tough. 566 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,333 It's hard to live with somebody that you love. 567 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,633 With anybody. Let alone someone you love. 568 00:24:13,367 --> 00:24:18,367 And these are two sisters, certainly the defendant 569 00:24:18,433 --> 00:24:21,300 didn't love her sister's husband. (chuckles) 570 00:24:21,367 --> 00:24:24,700 The fact that they were living together for economics 571 00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:28,133 made it even more difficult for somebody who's already under stress. 572 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,233 The only lesson to take away from that is 573 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:33,934 before you put kids in a situation 574 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,934 where they are gonna be involved in domestic disputes, 575 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:39,767 - you really have to think twice. - [Sarah] Uh-hmm. 576 00:24:39,834 --> 00:24:43,633 You have to say, "I'd rather live in a-- in a studio apartment alone 577 00:24:43,700 --> 00:24:46,000 than with ten people in a four-bedroom." 578 00:24:46,066 --> 00:24:49,066 Anyway, sad. I hope they get back together again. 579 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:52,934 [announcer] Are you having a family dispute? 580 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,800 Go to JudyJustice.tv. 581 00:24:59,133 --> 00:25:02,400 [theme music playing]