Seasons & episodes

A boy's pet turtle, calls to the police and a controversial electric bill come into play when an engaged couple call it quits; the judge questions a woman's decision to wear high heels to court when she is disabled.

A woman says she was forced to euthanize her 7-week-old puppy and sues the man who sold it to her; the judge admonishes ex-lovers for using the judicial system to settle their financial iPhone battle; family members fight over a late man's golf cart.

After a mother witnesses her son's violent death, she and her husband struggle to pay a family member back for an alleged loan; a landlord gives away his tenant's property.

A woman accuses her estranged husband of using corporal punishment on their children; two mechanics are sued for emotional distress by dissatisfied customers.

A single father claims he had to use public property to protect his home from Hurricane Irma; two friends fight over who is responsible for a car accident.

A man claims he was attacked in a sober-living facility; after backing into a parked car, a woman is accused of quickly calling to get car insurance in the hope that she will not have to pay for damages.

An expectant mother allows her boyfriend to send risqué photos of them together to his ex-girlfriend, who allegedly punches the mother in the head.

A woman sues her ex-fiancé for an alleged loan to pay off his debt; allegations of cheating, and a home invasion come into play when ex-lovers call it quits.

A woman allegedly uses the family court system to evict a tenant by means of a questionable restraining order; a man is attacked by a pit bull.

A man denies having intimate relations with a woman who says he lived with her for two months and assaulted her daughter; a freelance process server's former boss admits he didn't pay her for her time on the job.

A girl suffers a fractured clavicle after colliding with a moving vehicle, and the driver sues for damages to her car; after a two-timing man pleads guilty to domestic violence charges, the woman who bailed him out faces tough love from the judge.

A model says her emotional-support dog was attacked by a German shepherd/husky at a fashion shoot; in a quick exchange with Judge Judy, a man misspeaks and accidentally admits that he rammed into a parked car on his way out of a barber shop.

Police buddies at the shooting range, accusations of stalking and slashed tire threats come into play when co-workers fight in the workplace.

After reportedly destroying property in a fit of rage, a woman breaks back into her former home, and her ex-boyfriend wants his dog back; a man with multiple arrests and many years served in prison is sued by his ex-lover for an unpaid loan for bail.

A woman charges at the father of her child, jumps on his back and beats him on the head, then sues him for a false arrest.

A teenager accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his grandmother's safety deposit box says his grandfather gave him the lock combination.

A nanny wants repayment for thousands of dollars she lent her employer to send her 8-year-old daughter to cheerleading camp; a dog breeder admits that a woman's puppy chewed on a dangerous plant in his yard.

Ex-girlfriends fight over commercialization of personal artwork intended to demonstrate acceptance and love during a major life transition; a woman makes a huge mistake when she forgoes a vet inspection of a horse she is buying for her teen daughter.

Two women with children by the same man go after each other in a fight over defamation and loss of income; a third potential baby mama comes into play.

A man accuses his ex of smashing out his car windows, but she claims it was his new girlfriend who did the deed; a woman sues her former landscapers for neglecting to complete work on her home, while they demand payment for what they did complete.

Accusations of drunken driving, a puppy custody battle and an hysterical fight to get out of a car come into play; the judge dresses down a young man who delays court proceedings with a reported family emergency.

A big dog reportedly comes flying out of his home and attacks a poodle and its owner, who sues over multiple, deep arm bites and vet bills; a teen says he was practicing parallel parking in the dark, not joyriding in a friend's car.

A woman claims she never hit a fellow motorist's vehicle but offered to get out of her Tesla and personally microfiber any scratches from it; a woman demands payment from her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend for baby-sitting fees to watch his two children.

When a woman sells her daughter a used car for profit, then repossesses it, her daughter reports it stolen; a woman reaches out for financial help from a co-worker and later claims it was a gift.