The judge reads a mother the riot act when a daughter's disability checks, an apartment lease and an unborn child come into play; a teen and her mom say a cat breeder sold them a sick animal.
A man admits to calling his roommate's probation officer to speed up his eviction; a woman accuses her sister of defrauding her in the sale of a hair salon; a woman says a tiny dog bit her.
A man resists repaying his ex-girlfriend's mother for a loan, rent and a new cell phone; a teen, who received money in an accident settlement, sues his father for repayment of loans; a woman says her ex-husband stole her mother's appliances.
A neighbor injured while breaking up a dog fight winds up getting blamed rather than thanked; the judge chides an irresponsible young woman for ripping off her grandmother and being improperly groomed for court.
After pit bulls kill a neighbor's dog, their owners say they are not responsible for yet another attack and sue for pain and suffering; the judge personally intervenes to find a loving home for a dog whose owners kept it in a kennel for five months.
A man sues a single mother for repayment of a loan; a woman accuses her landlord of stealing a check; former friends fight over a veterinary bill and a new dog; a woman sues her ex for repayment of a loan.
A woman angry with her child's father is accused of damaging her own vehicle with a bat; a woman claims her disabled father bought housewarming gifts for her to make up for his past.
A man accuses his neighbor of beating him with a toy because she thought he intimidated her toddler; women have video to prove that the room they were about to rent was covered in cockroaches.
Two pit bulls' owners blame a small dog for digging the hole their dogs used to get into its yard and attack it; unwed parents, a new boyfriend and a grandmother feud over a repossessed car.
A man sues his ex-landlord for a false restraining order, lost wages and emotional distress; a pet owner accuses a kennel owner of starving and killing animals.
A woman sues a friend who was busted for marijuana possession, causing her car to be impounded by police; a man says his ex-lover's generous gifts turned into loans when they broke up.
A woman regrets co-signing on an apartment lease for her teen daughter and friends; a former friend of 50 years sues a jackpot winner for assault and the cost to replace her personal belongings.
A woman sues her cousin's husband for the value of a bounce house he failed to return; a man accuses two roommates he found online of evicting him illegally and keeping his rent; a man denies owing his ex's brother for a large loan to save his home.
A young man brings his mom to court when he goes up against the man who repossessed his car; a pit bull rips the skin off a smaller dog, causing it to need more than 100 stitches.
A woman sues the owner of dogs who attacked her miniature dachshund; a mother says her adult son had a temper tantrum and caused extensive damage to her property after she told him to move out.
An erratically behaved woman accuses a former friend of illegally repossessing her car; a teen accuses her ex-stepfather of stealing money from her trust fund.
A woman accuses her ex when a lawn mower and a check go missing; a day laborer sues his former employer for unpaid wages; a man accused of vandalizing a car at a party says he drank too much to remember any details.
An elderly man says his tooth was knocked out during an argument over a parking space; an ex-lover accuses a mother of six of false arrest and destroying his property, which she says is still in her front yard.
Parents of a 7-year-old girl sue their neighbor over two vicious dog-attacks; an uninsured driver denies being responsible for damages after rear-ending another vehicle at an intersection.
A father sues his son for damaging property; a seller accused of rolling back a car's odometer says he has no idea where the missing 25,000 miles went.
Perceived disrespect by a Little League coach leads to a vicious fight on the playing field; a badly planned spring-break trip ends in a shoving match when a man comes between former girlfriends.
Staff of a care facility for disabled people take polygraph tests when a brutal assault comes to light; a new pet owner accuses a breeder of selling her a puppy with parvovirus.
Ex-lovers feud over eight restraining orders, accusations of assault and a missing engagement ring; Judge Judy tells a story about her upbringing in an effort to settle a silly dispute.
A pit bull who attacked a smaller dog gets beaten with a stick; a woman says her mother ruined her credit by opening a cable account in her name without her permission; a woman blames her roommate when her heirloom bracelet goes missing.
A young widow wants payback for more than $10,000 she lent to her new boyfriend from her husband's life-insurance payout; a woman denies ownership of a pit bull involved in a vicious attack on another dog.
A horse's owners take him back, saying a family did not care for him properly; a man wants repayment of $5,000 he says he lent a friend to start a business.
Teens accused of stealing from their grandmother point the finger at another family member; bus-camera footage captures a brutal collision between a car and a cyclist, revealing who is at fault.
A disgruntled poker player denies breaking into the host's home and stealing property, despite incriminating evidence; a man accuses his former roommate of stealing wine and bedding and disrespecting the household.
A jealous ex-boyfriend admits to vandalizing a car; a man accuses his ex-fiancee of damaging his car and motorcycle after learning he spent all night at another woman's house.
An animal rescue worker says a little dog's foster mother threatened to have him euthanized; a man who won a car-accident settlement resists paying his chiropractor because his back still hurts.
A man says his mother promised to give him her house in exchange for help with bills and saving it from foreclosure; a man admits to having no insurance on the van with which he crashed into another vehicle.
The judge is in disbelief as she hears a young woman's story of falling for an Internet scam; a woman whose son was allergic to their puppy sues the animal's new owner for the unpaid balance on the pet.
A couple invests thousands of dollars in a business idea only to sue their partners for the return of money lent; a dry cleaner says a customer harassed him for giving a comforter to the wrong customer.
An ugly breakup leaves a woman and her ex-con baby-daddy fighting over a vehicle; longtime friends air dirty laundry in their feud over property destruction.