1 00:00:06,967 --> 00:00:10,633 Your relationship started out as a sugar daddy arrangement. 2 00:00:11,500 --> 00:00:15,033 "He slid into my DMs," amongst other things. 3 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:16,934 "I couldn't turn it down." 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,867 How much sugar? What was the sugar like? 5 00:00:18,934 --> 00:00:22,000 I mean, when we would go out, he was paying for things. 6 00:00:22,066 --> 00:00:24,000 And then your wife finds out about her? 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,000 That was stupid. 8 00:00:26,066 --> 00:00:28,834 [announcer] Now on Tribunal Justice. 9 00:00:28,900 --> 00:00:32,266 ["Ride of the Valkyries" plays] 10 00:00:50,266 --> 00:00:53,900 [announcer] Today's case was filed in West Covina, California. 11 00:00:53,967 --> 00:00:57,000 [Byrd] Your Honor, this is case number 2055 12 00:00:57,066 --> 00:01:00,567 on the calendar in the matter of Valenzuela versus Arredondo. 13 00:01:00,633 --> 00:01:01,867 - Thank you, Byrd. - You're welcome, Judge. 14 00:01:01,934 --> 00:01:04,700 Parties have been sworn in. You may be seated. 15 00:01:04,766 --> 00:01:05,767 [Judge Acker] Ms. Valenzuela. 16 00:01:05,834 --> 00:01:08,800 You met the defendant online, 17 00:01:08,867 --> 00:01:10,633 and in your words, 18 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:14,333 your relationship started out as a sugar daddy arrangement. 19 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,967 And then, also in your words, feelings got involved. 20 00:01:19,033 --> 00:01:21,567 The defendant was separated from his wife 21 00:01:21,633 --> 00:01:23,567 and when she found out about you, 22 00:01:23,633 --> 00:01:25,900 she refused to let him see his children. 23 00:01:25,967 --> 00:01:28,400 You therefore loaned him money for a lawyer 24 00:01:28,467 --> 00:01:30,367 which he's refused to pay back. 25 00:01:30,433 --> 00:01:33,633 You also maintain that you paid the utilities 26 00:01:33,700 --> 00:01:36,834 in a home the two of you were intended to share together. 27 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:38,567 He lives there now on his own 28 00:01:38,633 --> 00:01:40,800 and he hasn't reimbursed you for those utilities, 29 00:01:40,866 --> 00:01:44,333 and you're suing the defendant for $6,500. 30 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,066 And that's for the money for the loan, 31 00:01:46,133 --> 00:01:48,433 for the lawyer, and also for the utilities. 32 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:51,166 Mr. Arredondo, you maintain you owe her nothing 33 00:01:51,233 --> 00:01:54,100 because over the course of your relationship with her, 34 00:01:54,166 --> 00:01:57,900 you say you gave her an excess of $17,000... 35 00:01:57,967 --> 00:01:58,967 Correct. 36 00:01:59,033 --> 00:02:00,667 [Judge Acker] ... so according to you, it's all even. 37 00:02:00,734 --> 00:02:01,734 Yes. 38 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,800 How did you find her? Were you just online... 39 00:02:03,867 --> 00:02:07,367 Mutual friends, just one of those recommendations 40 00:02:07,433 --> 00:02:09,133 where they pop up, and that was it, correct. 41 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:13,934 So it was an online, social media generated relationship. 42 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,033 - Yes. - [Judge Acker] Right about that? 43 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:16,100 - Yes. - [Judge Acker] In fact, 44 00:02:16,166 --> 00:02:18,900 in your answer, sir, I think you say, 45 00:02:18,966 --> 00:02:21,100 "When we first met, I was her sugar daddy." 46 00:02:21,166 --> 00:02:23,100 Tell me about that, Ms. Valenzuela. 47 00:02:23,166 --> 00:02:26,233 Because you say that he started offering you money 48 00:02:26,300 --> 00:02:30,133 to keep him company and that was just too good an offer to pass up. 49 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,033 Yes. It started as we were just texting 50 00:02:33,100 --> 00:02:35,734 and then it was phone calls here and there, 51 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,033 and then he explained to me 52 00:02:39,100 --> 00:02:41,367 that he was separated with his wife. 53 00:02:41,433 --> 00:02:42,500 [Judge Acker] Is that true? 54 00:02:42,567 --> 00:02:43,567 - Were you physically... - Yes. 55 00:02:43,633 --> 00:02:46,800 ... separated or were you just separated in your mind? 56 00:02:46,867 --> 00:02:48,533 No. Separated in my mind would probably... 57 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:49,867 - [Judge Acker] [laughs] That's... - ... be the best way to do it. 58 00:02:49,934 --> 00:02:50,934 - [Judge Acker] I think that's... - But we're--uh, 59 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,734 we were at the end of our relationship. 60 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,100 In fact, in your answer, you say you were married 61 00:02:55,166 --> 00:02:56,700 and you cheated on your ex-wife 62 00:02:56,767 --> 00:02:58,000 - with the plaintiff. - [Peter] Correct. 63 00:02:58,066 --> 00:03:02,266 [Judge Acker] But when your wife found out about the plaintiff, what did she do? 64 00:03:02,333 --> 00:03:04,500 She stopped allowing me to see the boys. 65 00:03:04,567 --> 00:03:06,133 Tell me, Ms. Valenzuela, 66 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,767 because a really key part of the defendant's defense 67 00:03:08,834 --> 00:03:11,900 is that he did so many nice things for you. 68 00:03:11,967 --> 00:03:13,734 You yourself said he was a sugar daddy. 69 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,834 Tell me about the sorts of things-- how much sugar? 70 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:17,600 - What was the sugar like? - [Victoria] I mean, 71 00:03:17,667 --> 00:03:20,200 when we would go out, he was paying for things. 72 00:03:20,266 --> 00:03:23,667 When we'd go out with friends, he paid the bill for everybody quickly. 73 00:03:23,734 --> 00:03:28,867 Over what period of time was it just sugar daddy, sugar baby? 74 00:03:28,934 --> 00:03:33,200 That was probably, I wanna say three months that it was like that. 75 00:03:33,266 --> 00:03:36,266 But pretty much, we were sitting at a bar one night 76 00:03:36,333 --> 00:03:38,133 and we both confessed our feelings, 77 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,834 and that's when the relationship took off. 78 00:03:41,900 --> 00:03:44,667 And then our children both met, so... 79 00:03:44,734 --> 00:03:45,867 Your kids and his kids? 80 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:46,934 - [Victoria] Yes. - [Peter] Uh-hmm. 81 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,266 And they all got along, I... 82 00:03:48,333 --> 00:03:50,033 - [Judge Acker] So it evolves, like... - Yes. 83 00:03:50,100 --> 00:03:53,000 ... he's paying for stuff, I like him paying for stuff, too. 84 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:57,567 - Maybe we have a substantive future? - Yes. 85 00:03:57,633 --> 00:04:00,767 Mr. Arredondo, a really critical point in the dynamic 86 00:04:00,834 --> 00:04:04,233 between the two of you seems to be the demise of your business, 87 00:04:04,300 --> 00:04:05,500 because we wouldn't be here 88 00:04:05,567 --> 00:04:07,867 if she hadn't had to give you the money for the lawyer, 89 00:04:07,934 --> 00:04:10,900 and if the issue with the utilities hadn't arisen 90 00:04:10,967 --> 00:04:12,567 because I know in your answer, 91 00:04:12,633 --> 00:04:16,332 you say that you lost almost $300,000 overnight. 92 00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:17,466 - What was your business, sir? - [Peter] Correct. 93 00:04:17,533 --> 00:04:19,100 Telecommunications construction. 94 00:04:19,166 --> 00:04:21,233 Um, we'd build fiber optics substructure, 95 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:24,500 the underground portion of the fiber optic network. 96 00:04:24,567 --> 00:04:25,700 And so what happened to it? 97 00:04:25,767 --> 00:04:28,066 Um, I had a manager who was running things for me, 98 00:04:28,133 --> 00:04:31,700 and he was billing-- putting in false invoicing, 99 00:04:31,767 --> 00:04:34,900 saying that we did X amount of production that we--wasn't done. 100 00:04:34,967 --> 00:04:38,600 So it was invoiced, so in accounting we were expecting it 101 00:04:38,667 --> 00:04:40,600 as, you know, accounts receivable. 102 00:04:40,667 --> 00:04:42,066 When it came to light, 103 00:04:42,133 --> 00:04:44,467 it was $300,000 in arrear, but it was never... 104 00:04:44,533 --> 00:04:45,533 - [Judge Acker] Oh, it was... - ... it was never actually... 105 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:46,633 [Judge Acker] ... money that you were supposed to receive... 106 00:04:46,700 --> 00:04:47,800 Correct. Correct. 107 00:04:47,867 --> 00:04:48,867 [Judge Acker] ... but you never got the money? 108 00:04:48,933 --> 00:04:50,700 - No. - And I think at this point, 109 00:04:50,767 --> 00:04:52,332 - you'd even bought a house... - Correct. 110 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,332 [Judge Acker] ... and you wanted her to help renovate 111 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:55,400 - because the two... - Correct. 112 00:04:55,467 --> 00:04:56,467 [Judge Acker] ... of you were gonna move in together? 113 00:04:56,533 --> 00:04:57,500 Yes, ma'am. 114 00:04:57,567 --> 00:04:59,000 [Judge Acker] And then you lose the business. 115 00:04:59,066 --> 00:05:00,133 Yes. 116 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,100 [Judge Acker] And then your wife finds out about her... 117 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:02,467 [Peter] Yes. 118 00:05:02,533 --> 00:05:03,567 [Judge Acker] ... and says you can no longer see the kids. 119 00:05:03,633 --> 00:05:04,633 Yes. 120 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:07,100 So tell me about the loan that you made to him. 121 00:05:07,166 --> 00:05:11,567 So the loan, uh, we were pretty much already in--deep in the relationship. 122 00:05:11,633 --> 00:05:15,200 I adored his children, so I just told him, 123 00:05:15,266 --> 00:05:17,467 "Hey, I'm gonna do this because I'm a mother. 124 00:05:17,533 --> 00:05:19,900 It's devastating you cannot see your children." 125 00:05:19,967 --> 00:05:21,166 - How many kids do you have? - [Victoria] I have two daughters. 126 00:05:21,233 --> 00:05:22,332 And how many do you have? 127 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,934 I have four sons total. 128 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,100 You found out also about the fact 129 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:28,834 that he'd have this problem with the business. 130 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:32,667 That was, um, I wanna say April, is when I discovered 131 00:05:32,734 --> 00:05:34,933 that he was having the financial hardship. 132 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,700 That's when I came to him and I said, "Look, 133 00:05:36,767 --> 00:05:39,967 I can pull from my retirement, I will loan you the money." 134 00:05:40,033 --> 00:05:42,767 And he agreed to pay me back. 135 00:05:42,834 --> 00:05:46,300 And we went to the lawyer's office, I handed over the check, 136 00:05:46,367 --> 00:05:49,400 and that's how he was able to see his children again. 137 00:05:49,467 --> 00:05:51,133 Did you know that she was getting this money 138 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,433 - from her retirement account? - Yes, I did. 139 00:05:53,500 --> 00:05:56,433 And we made an agreement I would give her $500 a month, 140 00:05:56,500 --> 00:05:57,867 which I was doing for... 141 00:05:57,933 --> 00:05:59,667 [Judge Acker] Let me just pause you right there. 142 00:05:59,734 --> 00:06:01,367 Can we please see on the screen? 143 00:06:01,433 --> 00:06:03,900 Uh, I believe that's plaintiff's exhibit one. 144 00:06:03,967 --> 00:06:06,367 So sir, tell me what happened. 145 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:08,934 [Peter] She never acknowledged that I even gave her the money that I did give her. 146 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Did he give you any money toward the debt? 147 00:06:11,266 --> 00:06:13,166 [Victoria] He gave $500 cash. 148 00:06:13,233 --> 00:06:15,367 He dropped it off at my parents' home. 149 00:06:15,433 --> 00:06:16,734 [Judge Acker] She just acknowledged it. 150 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:20,332 Did you include that $500 in the amount for which you're suing? 151 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:21,700 - [Victoria] I did not. - [Judge Acker] You did not? So... 152 00:06:21,767 --> 00:06:22,767 It was cash. 153 00:06:22,834 --> 00:06:24,533 [Judge Acker] ... automatically, right off the bat, 154 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:29,332 I'm going to amend your claim, from a claim for $6,500 to $6,000. 155 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,900 And now, you put the utilities for the house 156 00:06:31,967 --> 00:06:33,332 that he bought in your name. 157 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:34,600 Did you ever move into that house? 158 00:06:34,667 --> 00:06:35,700 No, we did not. 159 00:06:35,767 --> 00:06:37,967 - And you live there now. - Yes. And... 160 00:06:38,033 --> 00:06:39,467 [Judge Acker] But you haven't reimbursed her 161 00:06:39,533 --> 00:06:42,800 for the utilities that were paid when they were in her name. 162 00:06:42,867 --> 00:06:47,200 They--what was paid, I paid some of that, not all of it. 163 00:06:47,266 --> 00:06:49,467 And then the debt was transferred into my name. 164 00:06:49,533 --> 00:06:50,800 No, it was not. 165 00:06:50,867 --> 00:06:55,700 And I have an outstanding debt of a thousand dollars in the past, 166 00:06:55,767 --> 00:06:56,767 - but I've been... - [Judge Acker] So help me understand. 167 00:06:56,834 --> 00:06:57,900 ... making payments to it. 168 00:06:57,967 --> 00:06:59,633 So is it your position that you don't owe her any money 169 00:06:59,700 --> 00:07:01,934 for the utilities because you've now assumed 170 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,200 that bill from the utility department? 171 00:07:04,266 --> 00:07:05,533 I don't think that's right. 172 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,533 I think whatever was in her name they would assess against her. 173 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,166 I don't think they're gonna automatically just transfer the debt 174 00:07:11,233 --> 00:07:12,934 unless you have some evidence of that. 175 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,166 I don't. I was unable to obtain it, so, um... 176 00:07:15,233 --> 00:07:16,867 [Judge Acker] Are you still on the hook for that debt? 177 00:07:16,934 --> 00:07:18,066 Yes. 178 00:07:18,133 --> 00:07:19,767 [Judge Acker] And this is what was interesting. 179 00:07:19,834 --> 00:07:22,500 And at some point, your father was trying to mediate between the two... 180 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:23,567 Yes. 181 00:07:23,633 --> 00:07:24,633 - [Judge Acker] ... of you? - He was. 182 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:27,233 [Judge Acker] Can we put up exhibit 408? 183 00:07:27,300 --> 00:07:31,133 The deal that you made with her dad was, "Give me the money, 184 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,400 I'll give it to her, and then I will get you your property." 185 00:07:34,467 --> 00:07:35,467 [Peter] Correct. 186 00:07:35,533 --> 00:07:36,567 [Judge Acker] She doesn't wanna deal with you? 187 00:07:36,633 --> 00:07:38,367 By the way, does your father know 188 00:07:38,433 --> 00:07:40,533 "We met online, he used to be my sugar daddy"? 189 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,066 Yes. He knows. 190 00:07:42,133 --> 00:07:43,900 [Judge Acker] Your dad didn't wanna beat him up? 191 00:07:43,967 --> 00:07:45,066 - Dad... - [Judge Acker] You're a grown woman... 192 00:07:45,133 --> 00:07:46,300 - [Victoria] Dad did. - ... I guess. 193 00:07:46,367 --> 00:07:50,533 He just--he was upset, and he just said, "Never again." 194 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,166 Your father was trying to mediate, so how did we end up here? 195 00:07:54,233 --> 00:07:55,500 - She backed out... - Why didn't you give her the money? 196 00:07:55,567 --> 00:07:57,300 ... she backed out of that deal with her dad. 197 00:07:57,367 --> 00:07:59,567 Why didn't you wanna just get the money from him 198 00:07:59,633 --> 00:08:01,133 and then give him back the property? 199 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,900 He wasn't consistent with paying. He just paid that one time. 200 00:08:04,967 --> 00:08:08,500 And sad to say, I think the roles did reverse. 201 00:08:08,567 --> 00:08:09,967 I think I was the sugar momma and he was... 202 00:08:10,033 --> 00:08:11,033 - [laughs] - ... the sugar baby. 203 00:08:11,100 --> 00:08:12,100 - [Judge Acker] And so... - I turned into a sugar baby. 204 00:08:12,166 --> 00:08:13,800 [Judge Acker] ... which is where I'm going with you. 205 00:08:13,867 --> 00:08:17,066 Why shouldn't I just see this as, "Okay, we're together now, 206 00:08:17,133 --> 00:08:19,066 - you had money before, now I've got..." - [Victoria] Now my turn. 207 00:08:19,133 --> 00:08:20,300 "... some money, I'm gonna look out for you." 208 00:08:20,367 --> 00:08:24,233 Well, it was a sugar daddy gone wrong, so unfortunately, 209 00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:27,300 he was just, uh, drinking too much. 210 00:08:27,367 --> 00:08:31,400 And I just couldn't have that around my children so I just asked, 211 00:08:31,467 --> 00:08:33,533 "Hey, just pay me back and that's it." 212 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,366 The query for you is whether or not 213 00:08:35,433 --> 00:08:38,200 your expectation of repayment was reasonable. 214 00:08:38,265 --> 00:08:39,567 You knew he was broke. 215 00:08:39,633 --> 00:08:40,834 Judge DiMango? 216 00:08:40,900 --> 00:08:43,866 First of all, from your end, sugar daddies give gifts. 217 00:08:43,933 --> 00:08:46,934 That's the whole purpose. What were you looking for in return? 218 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,000 - Oh, no. I... - [Judge DiMango] Come on. 219 00:08:48,066 --> 00:08:49,333 ... found what I was looking for in return. 220 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,533 - Sex and company. Give me... - [Peter] Okay. 221 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,633 ... a break. Of course that's what you were looking for. 222 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,767 And you, that's prostitution. 223 00:08:55,834 --> 00:08:57,934 You were willing to get paid to give him sex. 224 00:08:59,567 --> 00:09:02,200 [announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice. 225 00:09:02,266 --> 00:09:04,066 You lied when you told the court that for one year 226 00:09:04,133 --> 00:09:07,800 before filing for bankruptcy, you were not a party to any other lawsuit. 227 00:09:07,867 --> 00:09:10,834 You have, like, 30 and you just lied to them. 228 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:13,233 You go to jail for 20 years for this! 229 00:09:13,300 --> 00:09:15,033 [dramatic musical sting] 230 00:09:16,734 --> 00:09:18,000 [theme music plays] 231 00:09:18,066 --> 00:09:23,233 [announcer] Victoria Valenzuela is suing her former sugar daddy, Peter Arredondo, 232 00:09:23,300 --> 00:09:27,333 for a $6,500 loan she gave him when his business collapsed. 233 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,834 Peter claims he spent thousands of dollars 234 00:09:29,900 --> 00:09:33,967 showering her with gifts and trips, so they're even. 235 00:09:34,033 --> 00:09:37,133 Your first sentence in your papers when you said to us early on, 236 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:41,400 "Peter and I met on social media. He slid into my DMs"-- 237 00:09:41,467 --> 00:09:43,800 amongst other things-- "to tell me that I was pretty." 238 00:09:43,867 --> 00:09:44,867 [laughs] 239 00:09:44,934 --> 00:09:48,100 [Judge DiMango] "I wasn't interested because he was married. 240 00:09:48,165 --> 00:09:52,700 But when he started offering me money to keep him company"-- 241 00:09:52,767 --> 00:09:56,900 therein lies the prostitution-- "I couldn't turn it down." 242 00:09:56,967 --> 00:09:59,300 It started like a sugar daddy arrangement. 243 00:09:59,367 --> 00:10:02,233 No, it was a sugar daddy arrangement. 244 00:10:02,300 --> 00:10:05,066 And after a while, you began dating. 245 00:10:05,133 --> 00:10:07,533 Now, that's not to say that you guys didn't get involved 246 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,800 and you couldn't get feelings or whatever, 247 00:10:09,867 --> 00:10:11,967 but it's like you're both surprised. 248 00:10:12,033 --> 00:10:15,300 You claim, "I gave her more than $17,000," right? 249 00:10:15,367 --> 00:10:16,800 - That's your position? - Yes. 250 00:10:16,867 --> 00:10:18,467 [Judge DiMango] And therefore this should be a wash. 251 00:10:18,533 --> 00:10:21,567 And you, on the other hand, you were willing to do all of this. 252 00:10:21,633 --> 00:10:25,734 You wanted him enough that you were willing to pay to have him 253 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,900 bring a lawsuit against his wife for visitation. 254 00:10:28,967 --> 00:10:31,133 Now--but let me ask you both a serious question. 255 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,533 You said, "I'm a mother," I quoted you on my papers, 256 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,934 "I'm a mother. That's why I gave him the money 257 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,000 - to get visitation..." - Loaned him... 258 00:10:37,066 --> 00:10:38,100 - [Judge DiMango] "... with his child." - ... the money. 259 00:10:38,165 --> 00:10:40,133 [Judge DiMango] The point I wanna make on that is, 260 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,266 you think his wife was wrong to not want her kids around you? 261 00:10:43,333 --> 00:10:44,333 Do I think she was wrong? 262 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:45,400 [Judge DiMango] No, you don't have to repeat it. 263 00:10:45,467 --> 00:10:46,467 - Just give me... - Yes... 264 00:10:46,533 --> 00:10:47,533 - ... the answer, you don't have to think. - ... she was wrong. 265 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:48,600 You think she was wrong? 266 00:10:48,667 --> 00:10:51,667 He's having a prostitution relationship with you, 267 00:10:51,734 --> 00:10:54,500 but do you really think she was wrong to say, 268 00:10:54,567 --> 00:10:57,633 "I don't want my kids around this woman because she doesn't have strong values?" 269 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,433 She didn't know of the arrangement. 270 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:02,567 How do you know what she knew? You don't know what she knew. 271 00:11:02,633 --> 00:11:04,567 You don't know how many lies he's told her. 272 00:11:04,633 --> 00:11:06,934 - You think you're the first and only? - No, I'm not. 273 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,367 [Judge DiMango] You make these arrangements with other women? 274 00:11:08,433 --> 00:11:10,667 - No, ma'am. No, ma'am. - [Judge DiMango] Yeah, you're full of it. 275 00:11:10,734 --> 00:11:11,834 - [laughs] - What about you? 276 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:13,967 No. This was my first time. 277 00:11:14,033 --> 00:11:16,300 - That you're the sugar baby? - [Victoria] Sugar baby and sugar momma. 278 00:11:16,367 --> 00:11:18,233 - [Peter laughs] - And the last time. 279 00:11:18,300 --> 00:11:19,567 [Judge DiMango] So what are you complaining about? 280 00:11:19,633 --> 00:11:22,300 You spent some time being the baby, then you grew up, you became the momma. 281 00:11:22,367 --> 00:11:23,600 - What do you about--complaining about? - Well... 282 00:11:23,667 --> 00:11:24,900 - [laughter] - And I'm here thinking, 283 00:11:24,967 --> 00:11:27,400 "Why would I wanna give either one of you anything?" 284 00:11:27,467 --> 00:11:30,333 Because you might have paid $10 more for her than she paid for you? 285 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:32,200 And now that you're mad at each other, 286 00:11:32,266 --> 00:11:35,600 you want us to come in and say, "Okay, fine. Okay, fine." 287 00:11:35,667 --> 00:11:39,266 But the fact that your children were brought into this 288 00:11:39,333 --> 00:11:43,367 is really extremely troubling to me because no matter how you feel, 289 00:11:43,433 --> 00:11:46,433 you may not love your wife and she may not love you anymore, 290 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:48,834 but the kids always love both of you, 291 00:11:48,900 --> 00:11:52,567 and you serve them no service by making them middlemen 292 00:11:52,633 --> 00:11:57,633 in a story like this, or making them feel that they're going to have to take a side. 293 00:11:57,700 --> 00:11:58,967 That's cruel. 294 00:11:59,033 --> 00:12:00,767 [Peter] No one put anything towards the kids. 295 00:12:00,834 --> 00:12:04,433 We never put them in the middle of it. They happened to be in the middle of it, 296 00:12:04,500 --> 00:12:08,266 but it wasn't that we, at any point, anyone put anything in their head. 297 00:12:08,333 --> 00:12:11,533 I'm sorry to say, but I can't imagine that on any occasion 298 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,367 that these children did not get the impression 299 00:12:13,433 --> 00:12:15,767 that somebody was doing something wrong, 300 00:12:15,834 --> 00:12:17,500 and that they were in the middle. 301 00:12:17,567 --> 00:12:19,934 They're children. They are in the middle just by virtue 302 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,066 of their place in the relationship. 303 00:12:22,133 --> 00:12:24,834 I mean, I think this is something you really have to own up to. 304 00:12:24,900 --> 00:12:26,300 Judge Levy. 305 00:12:26,367 --> 00:12:31,400 Ms. Valenzuela, do you dispute the figures that the defendant gives us, 306 00:12:31,467 --> 00:12:35,900 $17,000 approximately over the course of your relationship? 307 00:12:35,967 --> 00:12:38,867 I don't think it was the amount that he's saying. 308 00:12:38,934 --> 00:12:41,500 - How much do you think it was? - I think it was probably less than that. 309 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:44,533 [Judge Levy] Listen, I think you might have something going here. 310 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,400 You know, he gives you all this money 311 00:12:46,467 --> 00:12:49,934 and then it was only because of your relationship with each other 312 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,633 that he lost the right to see his kids according to his wife, right? 313 00:12:53,700 --> 00:12:55,300 - Yes, sir. - But that was--that was his choice. 314 00:12:55,367 --> 00:12:56,367 [Judge Levy] I get that. 315 00:12:56,433 --> 00:12:59,300 So I'm asking you during this eight-month period, 316 00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,200 how much would you say that he gave you? 317 00:13:01,266 --> 00:13:03,300 - I don't think that he really... - [Judge Levy] How much? 318 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:05,100 You can't really put a dollar amount to it. 319 00:13:05,166 --> 00:13:07,000 - He was giving--he was inviting... - So you can't? 320 00:13:07,066 --> 00:13:09,200 So you know what, she can't. It's on you. 321 00:13:09,266 --> 00:13:13,367 Do you have evidence of the monies that you claim to have given to her? 322 00:13:13,433 --> 00:13:16,133 Because if so, it's really important that you give them. 323 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,867 It was--no, it was just money spent. 324 00:13:17,934 --> 00:13:19,667 The majority of it was in cash. 325 00:13:19,734 --> 00:13:21,100 [Judge Levy] Like when you went out to restaurants? 326 00:13:21,166 --> 00:13:22,700 - Correct. - [Judge Levy] The check came, boom. 327 00:13:22,767 --> 00:13:24,667 - Cash, you paid it, done. - Always. 328 00:13:24,734 --> 00:13:25,934 [Judge Levy] Yeah. Always. 329 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,200 So let me ask you then, when you met her, 330 00:13:28,266 --> 00:13:29,800 you said in your answer 331 00:13:29,867 --> 00:13:32,100 that you were doing very well for yourself. 332 00:13:32,165 --> 00:13:34,533 How much did you make in 2021? 333 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,233 Because I wanna know whether or not you had the kind of income 334 00:13:37,300 --> 00:13:38,767 to spend on her. 335 00:13:38,834 --> 00:13:41,266 2021, I made 270,000. 336 00:13:41,333 --> 00:13:43,967 270,000. What about 2022? 337 00:13:44,033 --> 00:13:49,400 2022 was closer to 300,000. 338 00:13:49,467 --> 00:13:51,934 - 300,000 in '22. - Yes. Yes, Your Honor. 339 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,867 And then in '23, up until things went sideways. 340 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:59,667 Up until April, it was right around $90,000. 341 00:13:59,734 --> 00:14:02,166 Yeah. So we had the disposable income. 342 00:14:02,233 --> 00:14:03,800 Now you said that--Mr. Arredondo, 343 00:14:03,867 --> 00:14:06,133 you said that you lost $300,000 344 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,100 - almost overnight. - Correct. 345 00:14:08,166 --> 00:14:10,066 But you said you're not being sued for that. 346 00:14:10,133 --> 00:14:12,900 No. I was never paid for it. We invoiced for it. 347 00:14:12,967 --> 00:14:16,166 The manager was stating that the work was done and it wasn't done. 348 00:14:16,233 --> 00:14:17,333 - [Judge Levy] Got it. - [Peter] Things of that nature. 349 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:18,934 So you weren't paying for the lawsuits, 350 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,433 - nothing like that? - No. 351 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:23,867 And would you say that your business relationships were pretty good? 352 00:14:23,934 --> 00:14:25,200 You had no financial problems. 353 00:14:25,266 --> 00:14:26,266 Correct. 354 00:14:26,333 --> 00:14:27,333 [Victoria] He did. 355 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,867 I went through his phone. He owes a lot of people money. 356 00:14:29,934 --> 00:14:31,500 Did he give you permission to go through his phone? 357 00:14:31,567 --> 00:14:32,934 - [Victoria] Yes. - He gave you permission 358 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,066 - to go through his phone? - He gave me his passcode. 359 00:14:35,133 --> 00:14:36,800 - Well, that was stupid. - [Peter] Yes, sir. 360 00:14:36,867 --> 00:14:41,667 [Judge Levy] But it is true that despite what you just testified to under oath 361 00:14:41,734 --> 00:14:46,066 that your financial world since 2018 has been crumbling. 362 00:14:46,133 --> 00:14:47,533 - Yes. - [Judge Levy] Yeah. 363 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,767 2018, you're sued in small claims court in California. 364 00:14:50,834 --> 00:14:56,066 2019, two other small claims cases filed against you on the same day in California. 365 00:14:56,133 --> 00:14:58,767 November 2019, breach of contract. 366 00:14:58,834 --> 00:15:02,066 November 2019, breach of contract, debt collections. 367 00:15:02,133 --> 00:15:04,400 January 2020, breach of contract. 368 00:15:04,467 --> 00:15:07,734 January 2020, breach of contract, debt collection. 369 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,967 January 2020, breach of contract, warrant issued for your arrest. 370 00:15:12,033 --> 00:15:15,567 2021, debt collection. Tort action. 371 00:15:15,633 --> 00:15:17,333 Breach of contract in Michigan. 372 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,300 2021, contract, debt collection. 373 00:15:20,367 --> 00:15:21,400 Breach of contract. 374 00:15:21,467 --> 00:15:24,600 Small claims, small claims, breach of contract. 375 00:15:24,667 --> 00:15:26,934 And then in November of 2022, 376 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,033 you were sued by Ford Motor Company, and they took your wife's car. 377 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:33,000 That was the car that she used to drive the kids around with, 378 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:34,700 - right? - Correct. 379 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:38,433 [Judge Levy] And then November 16th, 2023, 380 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:41,266 you filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy court. 381 00:15:41,333 --> 00:15:44,300 - Federal court hearing California, right? - Yes. 382 00:15:44,367 --> 00:15:47,033 [Judge Levy] Hmm. That's your problem. 383 00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:48,133 You lied when you told the court 384 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,367 that for one year before filing for bankruptcy, 385 00:15:50,433 --> 00:15:52,667 you were not a party to any other lawsuits. 386 00:15:52,734 --> 00:15:54,834 They have to take that into consideration 387 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:57,700 when deciding whether to discharge your debt. 388 00:15:58,133 --> 00:16:01,300 You have like 30 and you just lied to them. 389 00:16:01,367 --> 00:16:03,800 You go to jail for 20 years for this. 390 00:16:03,867 --> 00:16:06,266 I didn't lie to them, no, because I didn't fill that paperwork out 391 00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:10,367 and the reason I filed the bankruptcy was to get the debt under control 392 00:16:10,433 --> 00:16:13,133 because it was--I have litigation-- or not litigations. 393 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,300 I have judgments against me. 394 00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:15,700 And on your bankruptcy petition, 395 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:18,934 you were supposed to list all of your creditors. 396 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,233 She was a creditor. She's claiming you owe her $6,500. 397 00:16:22,300 --> 00:16:25,200 You did not list her. Why? 398 00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:26,633 I didn't think I owed her the money. 399 00:16:26,700 --> 00:16:29,667 By not including her on there, you committed fraud. 400 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:33,233 [announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice. 401 00:16:33,567 --> 00:16:35,500 There was another reason why your wife didn't want you 402 00:16:35,567 --> 00:16:38,567 to see the kids unsupervised, right? Yup. 403 00:16:38,633 --> 00:16:40,200 - Yes. - [Judge Levy] Why don't you tell us now? 404 00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:41,767 [dramatic musical sting] 405 00:16:43,433 --> 00:16:45,165 [theme music plays] 406 00:16:45,233 --> 00:16:49,600 [announcer] Victoria Valenzuela is suing her former sugar daddy, Peter Arredondo, 407 00:16:49,667 --> 00:16:54,100 for a $6,500 loan she gave him when his business collapsed. 408 00:16:54,165 --> 00:16:59,033 Peter claims he spent thousands of dollars showering her with gifts and trips, 409 00:16:59,100 --> 00:17:00,633 so they're even. 410 00:17:00,700 --> 00:17:02,900 How come in that bankruptcy petition 411 00:17:02,967 --> 00:17:06,567 when they asked you where you lived during the last three years 412 00:17:06,633 --> 00:17:11,599 and whether or not you have lived anywhere other than West Street, you said, "No." 413 00:17:11,666 --> 00:17:14,032 That's the house that he was gonna move in with you, right? 414 00:17:14,099 --> 00:17:15,133 Yes, that's the house. 415 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,834 [Judge Levy] So you lied to the bankruptcy court 416 00:17:16,900 --> 00:17:18,633 when they asked you over the last eight years 417 00:17:18,700 --> 00:17:21,200 had you been living with your wife in California 418 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:23,433 which was a community property state. 419 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:25,266 Remember what you said to that question? 420 00:17:25,333 --> 00:17:26,666 - No, sir. - [Judge Levy] You said, "Nope." 421 00:17:26,733 --> 00:17:28,000 - I didn't fill that out, Your Honor. - Nope, 422 00:17:28,066 --> 00:17:29,433 because I don't have a wife 423 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:32,633 and I most certainly wasn't living with her in a community property state. 424 00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:37,400 And then, you lied when you told the judge that your gross income in 2022, 425 00:17:37,467 --> 00:17:41,166 when you told us that you made $300,000, 426 00:17:41,233 --> 00:17:44,100 you told the bankruptcy judge you made $60,000. 427 00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:47,433 And in 2022, you made $75,000. 428 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:51,033 That's what you wrote under the penalties of--listen, understand something. 429 00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:52,367 Federal bankruptcy court-- 430 00:17:52,433 --> 00:17:54,667 - they'll come after you. - Okay. 431 00:17:54,734 --> 00:17:56,800 [Judge Levy] Now, with respect to your claim 432 00:17:56,867 --> 00:18:01,934 that the only reason why you lost the right to see custody of your kids 433 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,934 was because of your relationship with her. 434 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,300 - You remember that? - [Peter] Yes. 435 00:18:05,367 --> 00:18:07,567 Well, there was another reason why your wife didn't want you 436 00:18:07,633 --> 00:18:10,300 to see the kids unsupervised, right? Yup. 437 00:18:10,367 --> 00:18:11,934 - Yes. - [Judge Levy] Why don't you tell us now? 438 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,166 - Go ahead. - [Peter] Yes. 439 00:18:13,233 --> 00:18:14,500 She made statements that I drank 440 00:18:14,567 --> 00:18:16,000 - and that I take drugs and... - [Judge Levy] Not only drank, 441 00:18:16,066 --> 00:18:17,333 you were a habitual drunk. 442 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,934 You know how many times she mentioned you in her petition? 443 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,066 Zero. 444 00:18:22,133 --> 00:18:26,266 What she said was that he would not say where he was taking the boys 445 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,767 when it was his time, 446 00:18:27,834 --> 00:18:30,934 and she needed to know where the boys were because he was a drunk 447 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,000 and he abused medication and illegal drugs. 448 00:18:34,066 --> 00:18:36,133 That's what she said. I don't know whether it's true or not, 449 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,300 but I most certainly know 450 00:18:37,367 --> 00:18:41,633 that what you said to us here in court is a big fat lie. 451 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:42,967 I'm done. 452 00:18:43,033 --> 00:18:45,567 Then we are going to retire to deliberate at this time. 453 00:18:45,633 --> 00:18:46,633 Thank you, both. 454 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:49,967 Court now stands in recess. Parties are excused. 455 00:18:50,033 --> 00:18:53,467 [dramatic musical sting] 456 00:18:53,533 --> 00:18:54,767 I think it's pretty clear 457 00:18:54,834 --> 00:18:58,467 that he gave her money with no expectation of repayment. 458 00:18:58,533 --> 00:19:01,367 And she had every expectation of repayment. 459 00:19:01,433 --> 00:19:04,600 In fact, he said, "I'm gonna give you this money back." 460 00:19:04,667 --> 00:19:06,734 He commits to giving her the money back. 461 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:11,100 She amended her request from $6,500 to $6,000. 462 00:19:11,166 --> 00:19:13,934 I'd award her all of that and what say you two? 463 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,433 You know, I know that he gave her the money 464 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:18,133 without an expectation of repayment, 465 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,433 but I think their expectations for what they did 466 00:19:20,500 --> 00:19:22,100 were always personal to them. 467 00:19:22,166 --> 00:19:24,066 And I just wanna let them go on their way 468 00:19:24,133 --> 00:19:27,533 and not reward her in any way for all of what occurred in here, 469 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,033 giving him money to bring an action against his wife. 470 00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:32,166 She had his phone--she said it in the end. 471 00:19:32,233 --> 00:19:33,300 "I went through his phone." 472 00:19:33,367 --> 00:19:36,667 She was looking to see whether or not he was probably cheating or lying on her. 473 00:19:36,734 --> 00:19:40,433 And I kind of feel like why are we interceding in this--in this situation? 474 00:19:40,834 --> 00:19:42,934 So I'm leaning towards not giving her anything. 475 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,800 I respectfully disagree. 476 00:19:44,867 --> 00:19:47,133 Everything that came out of his mouth is a lie. 477 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:51,200 And not for nothing, she should contact the bankruptcy court, the trustee, 478 00:19:51,266 --> 00:19:52,934 as well as his ex-wife 479 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,867 and let them know what he said here. 480 00:19:55,934 --> 00:19:58,867 I don't think she should contact his ex-wife at all. 481 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,033 I think she should stay away from that. 482 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:03,934 She's got no reason to reach out to that woman and deal with her. 483 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,066 - Not for nothing. - But by her testimony alone, 484 00:20:06,133 --> 00:20:08,300 she said, "Hey, in the beginning, he took me out. 485 00:20:08,367 --> 00:20:09,500 We went here, we went there. 486 00:20:09,567 --> 00:20:11,867 All my friends, he paid for all our dinners." 487 00:20:11,934 --> 00:20:13,934 So, you know, she didn't wanna put an amount on it. 488 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,700 But you could bet he was spending 489 00:20:15,767 --> 00:20:16,900 - more than $6,000 on her. - [Judge Levy] It makes absolutely-- 490 00:20:16,967 --> 00:20:19,166 listen, the only reason why I said all that in the beginning 491 00:20:19,233 --> 00:20:20,667 - was to set him up. - Oh, of course. 492 00:20:20,734 --> 00:20:23,233 Was to--was to show that he lied, 493 00:20:23,300 --> 00:20:25,667 perjured himself in a federal action 494 00:20:25,734 --> 00:20:27,367 - and a state action. - But that's a whole separate thing. 495 00:20:27,433 --> 00:20:29,066 - [Judge Levy] Hold on. - She said that he was playing out 496 00:20:29,133 --> 00:20:31,166 - all this money for her. - No, but she specifically-- 497 00:20:31,233 --> 00:20:35,166 listen, there are times when people say to each other, listen, this is good. 498 00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:36,734 I don't wanna expect anything back from this. 499 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,200 She could not have made it any more clear 500 00:20:39,266 --> 00:20:41,934 that that money for the lawyer was to be repaid. 501 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,533 That's why there was a promissory note. 502 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:48,200 Today, May 23rd, the defendant agreed to a personal loan 503 00:20:48,266 --> 00:20:50,400 from her in the amount of $4,500. 504 00:20:50,867 --> 00:20:55,533 This amount will be paid directly from her to the attorney, which she did. 505 00:20:55,600 --> 00:21:00,166 And he agreed to $500 per month payback until debt's paid in full. 506 00:21:00,233 --> 00:21:02,734 I mean, it cannot be any more clear that that was, 507 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,266 in my humble opinion, a loan and not a gift. 508 00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:10,567 Right. I think if I understand what may be your dissent 509 00:21:10,633 --> 00:21:14,667 that you think that they were kind of both in a messy business 510 00:21:14,734 --> 00:21:16,667 - with this arrangement. - Absolutely. 511 00:21:16,734 --> 00:21:18,400 She's, you know, here, let me give you the money. 512 00:21:18,467 --> 00:21:19,467 You'll get your kids. 513 00:21:19,533 --> 00:21:21,800 Everything will be great here and, you know, and so on. 514 00:21:21,867 --> 00:21:24,567 And she also created the risk and she assumed the risk. 515 00:21:24,633 --> 00:21:26,333 And I would bet any money if they didn't break up 516 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:27,600 and they--and he got the kids 517 00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:30,567 and everybody was moving along fine as a new family, 518 00:21:30,633 --> 00:21:33,100 I don't think she would've said give me back my $4,500 at all. 519 00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:34,700 So are you still dissenting? 520 00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:38,300 I'm just saying I don't wanna enforce that contract, 521 00:21:38,367 --> 00:21:41,400 that promissory note, based on the circumstances here 522 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:45,800 and what was exchanged in exchange for the money, for the services. 523 00:21:45,867 --> 00:21:48,734 Everything that they did was a quid pro quo 524 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,667 for something in their relationship, 525 00:21:50,734 --> 00:21:51,734 and that's what undid it. 526 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,300 Are you in favor of awarding her the full amount, 527 00:21:54,367 --> 00:21:55,800 - $6,000? - Every bit. 528 00:21:55,867 --> 00:21:59,300 So then Adam and I will deliver the majority opinion 529 00:21:59,367 --> 00:22:01,333 and you my friend are dissenting. 530 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,500 - [Judge DiMango] Thank you. - Very good. 531 00:22:03,567 --> 00:22:06,400 [dramatic musical sting] 532 00:22:06,467 --> 00:22:09,533 [Byrd] Court is back in session. I remind parties you're still under oath. 533 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:10,633 - Thank you, Byrd. - Uh-hmm. 534 00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:13,100 We've deliberated and we've reached a verdict. 535 00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:16,767 Our verdict, however, is not unanimous. 536 00:22:16,834 --> 00:22:19,900 Judge DiMango is the dissenting opinion in this case 537 00:22:19,967 --> 00:22:23,100 and she, ma'am, would dismiss your complaint in its entirety. 538 00:22:23,166 --> 00:22:25,800 She believes that under the circumstances 539 00:22:25,867 --> 00:22:29,100 under which you made the agreement with the defendant 540 00:22:29,166 --> 00:22:31,033 whereupon he was to repay you 541 00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:35,000 that you had no legitimate and realistic expectation of repayment. 542 00:22:35,066 --> 00:22:37,633 And her view on that is further confirmed 543 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:40,633 by some of the points that Judge Levy made in his examination, 544 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:43,567 that because of the defendant's financial circumstances, 545 00:22:43,633 --> 00:22:45,834 which you certainly must have been aware of 546 00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:47,333 that you did not think 547 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,433 that you really were gonna get the money back. 548 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,934 So she is not willing to enforce the agreement 549 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,200 between the two of you. 550 00:22:53,266 --> 00:22:54,934 Judge Levy and I have a different opinion. 551 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,400 We do believe that you are entitled 552 00:22:57,467 --> 00:23:00,433 to the full $6,000 that you've requested. 553 00:23:00,500 --> 00:23:02,133 Regardless of what those circumstances were, 554 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:06,033 you made commitments to her and you executed a promissory note 555 00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:08,734 that Judge Levy and I are very comfortable enforcing. 556 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,000 That's the judgment of the court. Good luck to you both. 557 00:23:11,066 --> 00:23:12,066 - [gavel bangs] - [Victoria] Thank you. 558 00:23:12,133 --> 00:23:13,734 [Byrd] This case has now concluded. 559 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,400 Parties are excused. You may step out. 560 00:23:16,467 --> 00:23:19,333 [theme music plays] 561 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,800 When the shoe is on the other foot, you know, true colors came out. 562 00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:23,400 It's a lesson learned for myself 563 00:23:23,467 --> 00:23:27,600 to never get involved with anyone on social media ever again. 564 00:23:27,667 --> 00:23:31,433 As soon as me and her stopped seeing each other, 565 00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:32,500 everything worked out. 566 00:23:32,567 --> 00:23:35,400 I get to see my kids regularly and, you know, life's okay. 567 00:23:35,467 --> 00:23:38,367 Unfortunately, I caught feelings and now we're here. 568 00:23:38,433 --> 00:23:39,533 Outta the sugar business. 569 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,133 [announcer] Got family drama? 570 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,300 Let Tribunal Justice decide your case. 571 00:23:44,367 --> 00:23:48,533 Find us on social media at Tribunal Justice. 572 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,867 ["Ride of the Valkryries" plays]