It’s frustrating seeing so many children suffer because of their parents’ poor choices. That’s why the judge was so harsh to the defendant.

The plaintiff is too involved in the defendant's life. She didn't pay her bills in Florida. She definitely ain't gonna pay bills in NY.

How do you expect repayment from someone with 5 kids living in a shelter?? Smdh! 🤦🏼‍♀️🙄

My God, the defendant is just one horrible decision after another!! Her poor, poor, children. Now, she’s selling her best friend on National television for $517.30. Just wow 😳

I am not understanding. Why have someone move from shelter to shelter, in different states? She shouldn’t have moved unless she was improving her life.

If she was going to a shelter, she obviously can’t afford the money..

She has 5 kids and had to go to a shelter. How did she expect to get paid back?

I think the plaintiff intended to help the defendant out, but then after realizing what an entitled attitude she has, the plaintiff said hell no and took her to court for the money.. some people can't be helped with all the money in the world. Money doesn't fix stupid

I cant believe she laughed at not bringing the address and being homesless in a NYC Greyhound Bus Station...

Where was she supposed to get the money from? She got evicted for a reason🙄

Haven't finished watching yet, but one thing I learned is you don't lend family money, you give without expectation or don't give at all

The plantiff isn't making sense... 1. Come down to my state's shelter 2. Pay me $400, even though you and my nieces and nephews are living in a shelter. Just weird, either help her or don't. 😒🤦🏾‍♀️

I hope the mother got herself back stable, and I hope she stays stable. It is necessary for her and her children.

The defendant seems very self entitled if you have children that's your responsibility not everyone's else. If you not able to take care of children stop having them .

5 kids with 3 different fathers and homeless? Wth is wrong with these type of people. Don’t bring children to this world when you can’t support them. I hope for the best that these kids.

Don’t loan money you can’t afford to lose.

I love the accent from island people eg, Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua. They sound so elegant

The plaintiff knew her dire situation. From the very beginning, it would have been high risk and trying to squeeze blood from a turnip.

If you can’t afford them don’t have them

So wierd...I would have picked her and the kids up, stay the night, feed them, get them cozy BEFORE giving them to a shelter?????WHY😪

The plaintiff made a big mistake in lending money to her sister-in-law who was experiencing hardship.

Never loan money to anyone you wouldn't give it to. Because chances are that's how it's gonna end up anyway. If you get it back consider it a bonus.

The plaintiff is ridiculous!! Who sues someone living in a shelter with 5 damn kids for a $500? 🙄

Judge Judy would’ve dismissed this case on the grounds of “how were you going to expect her to pay you back if she was living in a shelter with five kids”. I think Milian was trying to make defendant learn a lesson. Judy would’ve dismissed case.

Her accent is beautiful

Total sidebar: I LOVE Trinidadian food. About to heat up leftovers from yesterday for dinner, from my favorite Trini restaurant. Curry salmon and vegetables (their curry sauce is sooo good), rice and peas, and roti flatbread with the ground yellow dahl peas all crumbly inside the layers. Good eating!

If you're trying to "help" someone why set them up to be indebted to you?

Wow what a country 🇺🇸 you can move around with no money five children three fathers …find shelter food school and clothing … then get on television and talk about it… just wow 😯 Only in America 😳

I'm surprised jm. Didn't tell her to go get some child support or some help for those kids ijs. Ladies be aware men can walk out of everything and leave you with the burden .at the end the kids suffer more stop making babies you can't afford to feed ijs.

Defendant doesn't have enough sense to stop having children! 🙄🙄

I have 5 kids .. someone needs to take responsibility for them not meee

How can you be so nonchalant about being in a Greyhound Station with 5 children all day?

Suing a homeless woman and 5 kids? Heartless smh

The fact that the plaintiff was really looking out for her and her children says something. The defendant should count her blessings.

The defendant said children come first lol I can’t tell

The SIL should eat the cost. She recommended the move, and I believe God would want her to help the mom, whether it was a loan initially or not. It makes a person feel great inside to help.

People always tell people to come and then treat them badly with five children. She did not have a desire to help her better herself

Bernadette yuh really stand up dey an tell de whole world you is ah Trini-DAY-dian? Nah man! Come down from there Bernadette.

The only reason she asked for the refund is because the plaintiff told her she’d give her the $400. The tickets were $500+ dollars. She was willing to take $400. The defendant is clueless and careless.

The plaintiff was never trying to help this lady. I hope the defendant get her situation together and stop depending on people. We all need help every now and then.💯

It's the not caring about her circumstances that's bothering me. Is this how Island women are? It just lacks common sense. Obviously she came to New York seeking a better situation so for the plaintiff to expect the defendant to immediately give her everything she's managed to save is really fucked up.

I wish the defendants and her children all the best. Hope their life improves and they blessed exponentially!!

Harvey can be such a douche bag sometimes when he’s asking those questions on the street. It was very clear that it English isn’t homeboys first language, he caught himself & fixed his slip up almost immediately yet Harvey insisted on embarrassing him about it. While yes, it was a hilarious mix for sure & I understand laughing about it at first, but the fact he continued to force that fake ass laugh out for so long after the fact & then make the comment of “never screw your sister in law” at the very end was a bit much in my personal opinion. Gonna get that poor man in trouble with his wife if he has one haha.

I don't understand a word what these two ladies are saying....

The defendant has a very lackadaisical attitude, considering she has five other lives depending on her! Reminds me of individuals I know that never grew up, cannot hold a job, go from one relationship to the next, which is fine if you are single, but to possess a 'Fly By The Seat Of My Pants' attitude wuth five children, is just irresponsible.

What is funny being homeless with nowhere to go with your children

My sister sure used me along with her son and her daughter it cost me 8,250 $ I didn't take her to court. Out of fear, her kids are ruff people. When her husband came by. I told him why I was upset. ( he knocked on my door asked ) I told him to tell her never call or speak to me again !!!!!! That I count her as not my sister. It was like that for 5 yrs. After about 4 1/2 yrs she called my husband's phone and wanted to know how I was during. I said tell her it's none of her damn business. ( it was in June 2021) In October 2021 she had passed away. I learned never to loan money to anyone never. And with that I trust nobody. My whole family were toxic.

Both of them made no sense and made horrible decisions. There was zero point in going to NYC. She could have easily found a shelter in FL that would have put her and her children into a home and gave her benefits so she can bounce back within a year. During this airing, NY was way more expensive and way too crowded. And why would she go to NYC only for the friend and family to not help her out? The plaintiff just wanted her friend close, yet refuse to answer the phone when they got to NY?? And then she expected her to give her the 500 the second she got there (I believe she did ask right when she got to NY). It's obvious with 5 kids she would need any spare money she had. It would have made way more sense to give her at least a year to pay and ask for small payments of $50-100 a month. If it was me, I would have told her to keep it, bc those babies need every dime people could give them.

Defendant should get child support from the two non-paying baby daddies through state and then get herself a job instead of making more babies.

It was a bad decision from jump. If the lady was being evicted how the hell is she suppose to give you the money living in a shelter?

First I want to say why would she expect to be repaid from someone that clearly has no money!? I do not think this was a loan. I think something happened that made the plaintiff angry and that's when she decided she wanted her money back out of spite. Second, I think it's disgraceful to put the defendant down for being in a shelter with her children. Because as a married woman myself, with 4 children and having a husband that is the sole provider I almost ended up in a shelter with my kids when we separated for about a year. Thankfully my mom let us stay but at any time if she had told us to go we would have no where to live. It was not easy finding a job because my youngest needed childcare and it was too expensive. I was not approved for assistance because I was still legally married and had to claim his income. Nothing was easy but I pushed through for my kids. I can't imagine poking fun, like the judge did, at a woman that's struggling, at anyone that's struggling. Do you think staying in a shelter is what anyone wants? Especially with your children? You're there because you have no one and no where. And it takes a lot of time to save the money needed to find a home, especially with providing for children during that time. My heart aches for the defendant because she thought someone was helping her, that's the only reason she relocated. And then this. It's cheaper to live in Florida than New York, so I highly doubt she would have chosen to move to a more expensive state unless she was promised help. This case really upset me.

I don't think that she knows what stability means. Those poor kids. Need to be with someone who knows how to provide. The other girl is never going to see the money. Sue all you want. If they don't have it! This girl hasn't been taught how to provide. Those poor kids.

The whole plaintiff knew she didn’t have the money

The Plaintiff could have tried to work with the Defendant in creating a payment plan.I feel bad for both women because now their relationship is ruined all because of money... Money is definitely the root of all EVIL!!!!!

I don’t understand coming from one shelter in one state to another shelter in another state.

The thing about lying (defendant), is that you have to be sure your story matches every single time you tell it lol. Your complaint said one thing and your testimony in court says another smh.

Ridiculous! She should have gifted her that money. if you live in a shelter, you can't pay anything back.

0:42 it's the "come on sis" for me🤣🤣🤣

I’m incredibly thankful and grateful for my sister-in-law (more a sister to me than the 2 that my parents had) anyway I still owe her and it’s taken me way to long to pay her back BUT with that said I WILL pay her back. I’m so grateful she hasn’t sued me

Why didn’t she stay with the brother

If she needed help and has those kids just think about the children and call it a day damn ! She seems very irresponsible, so someone has to step in and be a voice of reason!

Lol him laughing was great

Y'all watch the video but don't listen. The tickets were $517+ the defendant told her, she had $400 saved up and would give it to her went she got there... Smh

I appreciate the tough love from the judge people need to be challenged about being a mature grown up

Any would the defendant travel across the country just to move into another shelter? She should’ve saved the money she used for the bus f& spent it on something more practical 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️

It the defendant smiling like she accomplished everything in life

Trinidad accent is like wow, I'm sure the judge is like ok.

Lady, what?! U uproot all those children and don’t even have the wherewithal to bring the address with u?? Smh. I hope those children have other adults besides their reckless, irresponsible parents to look to for guidance.

Why would she even want to money back?! She has five kids and little to no income!! The whole case is a mess!

Why keep having kids when you're not stable enough? I know shit happens but a kid is a whole person, a responsibility.

Harvey has the sense of humor of a 12 yr old boy 🙄😅

If the defendant didn't eat for 2 instead of one she might have the money to pay back her loans.

What kind of a person has 5 kids they can't afford to raise????!!!! Un-bel-ieveable. She has a 2 year old?!???! LEARN YOUR LESSON!!!

This whole situation is bad…but I’m happy seeing my fellow Trinidadians 💖

She deserves her money back, but it seems as though the plaintiff is on a power trip trying to get it back. Going to court was the only she would've gotten repaid.

It's so frustrating that incompetent and irresponsible people like defendant have so many kids. They are incapable parents. Five kids by three men, only one of whom is paying child support. Why not the other two? They should be taking care of their children, not the taxpayers. Those poor kids.

I cannot stand the way some people explain themselves. They are all over the place and make no sense. Also the plaintiff really thought coming to New York would be better? New York is exceedingly expensive.

Judge Milan: "No, it's not funny..." Defendant came on TV because the show will pay for it.

Pretty stupid to pay for her to go to a shelter in New York while she can just go to a shelter in Florida

I feel so bad for all the innocent children out there in these type of situations..

Why would her sister expect money back when she clearly can’t afford it

The plaintiff ascent is giving me a headache

to get any housing help, you have to go into the shelter system.

That’s why the lord says to give with out expectation of something back. For this crap. Do it as charity. Or don’t do it at all. Also you set yourself up because people can’t pay you back, and now your family has drama.

Am i the only person who thinks it’s despicable the plaintiff dragged this woman to court from a NY SHELTER WITH 5 KIDS for money!?!? And it’s her family to boot! She gave her SIL money knowing she was basically homeless so she could get to a shelter. Is there really a reasonable expectation that she would be paid back?Judge Judy would have ruled totally different.

Man y’all b having all dese kids wit nowhere to stay smh

I don't understand how many comments are saying the plaintiff didn't expect to get paid back because the mom & 78 kids were in a shelter. So, you guys all think that living in a shelter with 5 kids with 3 baby daddies means she can't lie? She could easily do what everyone else does on here- "I'll pay you when I get (taxes/child support/insurance claim)" Maybe the welfare system is better from where she was to where she wanted to go? Maybe a baby daddy wanted the kids and she wanted to leave town? Maybe CPS was looking at her? People are far too lenient in trying to allow people like this lady to get away with anything...

Poor Judge trying to understand the Trini talk😂

This woman seems like she expects everything to be free in her world. Free transportation free housing...And she's responsible for 5 human beings.. I think she meant she was gonna help the kids with clothing. . Absolutely criminal

where is Doug Llewlyn the other hallway commentator? He is hilarious.

You tell her to come to where you are stated that you will pay for the tickets then when she gets there you ask for the money back ma'am she having it hard time as it is why had more to her plate and why take her last bit of money she has as soon as she gets there

the woman is in a shelter with 5 kids. WHY would the other woman think that the mom...who was in a shelter with 5 kids....would have $400?? And why would she make this woman and her kids move to New York anyways.???

The defendant has money for fashionable clothes, earrings, purse, make up, hairstyle and not for rent, bus ticket or taxi ?

She Is Leeching Of Of Everyone ! WTF!😏😏😏

She knew the lady was homeless , that's jacked , if she wasn't helping the lady she could've just stayed where she was.

Thanks for the advice Harv.

Some Commonwealth countries people really be pronouncing ma’am like mum

It doesn’t make ANY since to expect 500 from someone In à homeless shelter with 5 kids.🤦🏽‍♀️ come on now.

The defendant was laughing the whole time that's a shame

People, people, condoms are cheap! She should have one to hand out.