Support Court- Child support and a deceased parent

Maternal grandmother wants custody of her granddaughter after her daughter passes away. The child lives with dad, has been living with dad for the past year, but grandmother wants child and for dad to pay her child support. How do you think the Court is going to rule?

[@earnold9099]

To all who do not know she has now become an actual judge. Although these are all reenactments for our educational purposes. She is an official judge as of the end of 2022

[@billyduffany3387]

I am sure she will be a great judge

[@pamelasmith514]

I did not know they were reenactments. An eye-opener.

[@erik1836]

@@pamelasmith514 BUT, very well acted re-enactments - I too didn't realize until I knew! LOL

[@nikkibaker7885]

She deserves it she is an excellent judge and very very fair without taking sides she listens to both sides and makes her decisions on facts rather than the angry entitled mums ....don't see many entitled dads on here

[@naomiemoore5725]

Thank you, yes this is correct. She is wonderful. We need more like her.

[@dylanmorgan5589]

At the risk of sounding racist I'm going to say it, I've seen a lot of black female judges and every single one has been the absolute best. I hope this trend inspires a generation. We could use more fair judges.

[@idkpeerpressure2854]

Edit: If you don't believe what I'm about to say, please pause at 8 minutes 14 seconds in this video. 8:14 . Original post: She's not an actual judge though... she's an attourney. These "cases," though realistic are not real according to the disclaimer at the end.

[@contractkilla11]

Not racist at all

[@bigbardvods]

You had me in the first half ngl

[@busymom8007]

Agreed

[@mistydenslow846]

@@idkpeerpressure2854 in order to be a judge you need to be an attorney and You need to pass a certain BAR exam to become a judge. So yes she is a judge.

[@moniquejefferson5676]

That might be his girlfriend not a babysitter. Which maybe the real reason she wants the child.

[@james64468]

Or the grandma is idiot. It could be either way.

[@arachnid638]

or dad might work and needs a babysitter everyday. i dont have kids but i work 9 hours a day 6 days a week and that is my scheduled time not the extra hours i put in throughout the week. (im one of the chefs in a resturant)

[@nashia23]

Great point.

[@darlenekay8712]

There's plenty of couples, single people that have sitters more than 8-10 hours a day, some gasp! even have live in Sitters, get free room and board and some cash for being a sitter, cooking, cleaning. it literally goes on ALL the time. They also split up BEFORE she got sick. He isn't allowed to move on?

[@paiget6200]

I thought the same

[@carguy4658]

Grandma wants the money, not the child. VERY smart Judge. Still, I sense this case is far from over. Grandma has blood in her eyes.

[@patriciahernadez1717]

Exactly because of grand daughter is with dad why does he needs to pay retroactive child support Is he as a bad parent and she got custody from that day on he should pay but not for the yr before kid was taken

[@brendamarrerobrugueras2080]

If your sick child was abandoned by her husband, would that make you happy? Put yourselves in the other person’s shoes before judging. She has no right to the money, all right but she has all the right to be upset with him and his abilities to run after the first trouble arises.

[@nanrobbins2916]

They were separated before she got sick and he supported her until the end. He then took custody of the girl. Grandma is grieving and looking for someone to blame.@@brendamarrerobrugueras2080

[@jillrhodry1139]

I completely disagree. The Grandmother was raising her grandchild while caring for her dying daughter - her daughter died and she lost her grandchild at the same time, she's grieving, you can't blame her for wanting to with her daughter's daughter.

[@brucewelty7684]

She will have someone file an anonymous report that he is viewing porn and the kid will be kidnapped by the State and dumped with Granny.

[@marilynraines2301]

Stop questioning the child about what her dad is doing, grandma.

[@sg7392]

She trying to get ammo against him from the kid.

[@erik1836]

@@sg7392 Which, by doing so, she only drove home to the judge how conniving and desperate she is to get her selfish way.

[@pennyford1358]

The grand daughter will tell whatever just to please her, and unfortunately, that's the problem

[@awakenedblackheterosexual5609]

The grandmother tried to fabricate an unfit parent case against the father, but she didn't have any proof or evidence to substantiate her case.

[@Hellwendogggy11]

She brought it too the wrong court.

[@I__Love_Lamp]

@@Hellwendogggy11 , short of calling child services on him all she had was accusations of him going out alot! I would have then informed grandma if one more call is made to CPS then consider ramifications of never seeing her grandchildren again when he leaves the state! Bet grandma would buckle her depends a little tighter and avoid that!

[@Hellwendogggy11]

@@I__Love_Lamp yeap. My son's grandmother on his dad's side tried playing these games.

[@user-wq7hw2ow9l]

Grandma probably knows the truth - Dad is an alcoholic. A six year old knows who is a babysitter and who is a girlfriend, and whether or not Dad is home. Grandma should hire a detective, I feel sorry for the little girl.

[@TheSobieskiukas]

@@user-wq7hw2ow9l or the grandma is delusional never liked him anyway , tried to fabricate he left her when she got sick , what's a babysitter what's a girlfriend , don't u think that the father says it's a babysitter because he knows she is still grieving the death of her mother?

[@jimh712]

What's worse than a nosey mother-in-law An ex nosey mother-in-law

[@superdave8248]

Something that I didn't quite get. She says he is her soon to be ex son-in-law 0:40 yet the daughter has passed away ... Any lawyer would have told her to file an anonymous complaint with child services in order to have a chance with getting custody of the child. Of course that same lawyer would have probably also told the woman that once child services starts an investigation and rules against him, it might generate other legal problems for him which will possibly impact his job and impact his child support payment. Whenever I see this series on youtube I can't help but think it is all staged. It is an attempt to educate people on Texas civil law in order to prevent civil cases that would be considered a waste of court time.

[@hridayevyas8906]

@@superdave8248 yeah and if it is actually the motivation behind this show I kinda like how efficient it is especially the effort they are putting into it

[@shaydavis4099]

I know right my soon to be ex- mother -n-law is completely nosey and she always teach her son to lie to cover up his dirt

[@Tony29103]

@@superdave8248 It is staged. You legit can see the actors sitting behind the judge.

[@khankrum1]

A loving Grandmother perhaps?

[@countycalling]

That woman is pure evil! Trying to make sure the child has no parents in her life, sad she is willing to jeopardize her grandchild for selfish reasons

[@jarrodpurvis2611]

Yeah, if the daughter was a fit parent, then custody almost always goes to the mother. It has little to do with the abilities of the father.

[@InternalxHD]

@Helen Saghy women always by default get custody.. duh.. when my parents broke up I wanted to stay and lived with my dad cuz I hated my mom that cheated on my dad and other stuff but ofc court still gave custody to me to my mom even tho I wanted to be with my dad

[@Chavezmelonie04]

Her face after hearing that she wasn’t getting child support was a Karen face

[@dcg590]

Yes she’s awful

[@sherrinsmitty759]

if you have never lost someone you love , she not evil just very sad and hurt

[@stephenison5703]

I'm completely on the father's side👍

[@danielmbirch]

Keep that child away from that woman, you can see in her eyes, she’ll do or say anything to “un-father” him. Trying to take a child away from her only living parent…sick.

[@spndrtwentythree5239]

This man better watch his back, this women is coming for him.

[@lasthope703]

So the mom had her account before her daughter die. And she wants money, while the kid is staying with the father?!?!? 🤨

[@getenlightened5871]

@Helen Saghy she doesn’t find the money she checked, even though that her child passed away she was busy checking the account for the money before fighting for the costudy

[@lance9249]

@Helen Saghy The money dried up once her daughter died and she wants it back

[@kristybennett8804]

Judge Vonda B has me dying. She has style and grace mixed with a little hood.. Hair and jewelry always on point. Facial expressions, priceless..

[@kristybennett8804]

@@Jedin8_1966 OOPS. My bad..😀

[@caseykosek2673]

Being "hood" = not professional

[@kristybennett8804]

@@caseykosek2673 your opinion. I just mean that she's hard. You don't have to like my opinion but there it is...

[@superstarcat7654]

I love the judge's tea time.

[@gt5552]

Hands down the best online judge! She doesn't over dramatise for views. Keep doing what you do!

[@domjones_who3849]

YOUR DAUGHTER IS GONE...GOD BLESS HER SOUL...BUT YOU CAN'T REPLACE YOUR DAUGHTER WITH HIS CHILD...BE A GRANDMA AND MOVE ON

[@matthewhummel1572]

This woman is going to end up being cut out of her granddaughters life. She needs to get grief counseling and find a way to move on.

[@desigarland8201]

@@matthewhummel1572 I doubt it bc this is fake and scripted

[@matthewhummel1572]

@@desigarland8201 I was under the impression that these were re-enactments.

[@desigarland8201]

nope they are just scripts to show different scenarios... they said u can turn in your story and they will reenact it but no its all fake

[@matthewhummel1572]

@@desigarland8201 well, good to know.

[@refac.1038]

I love how she gives the summary of the case infront the grandmother 🤣🤣🤣

[@edgeofbigiggy1311]

There’re actors she’s not a real judge for education purposes

[@garyvee265]

@@edgeofbigiggy1311 y’all be drinking piss. She is a real judge 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@MrNickallday]

@@edgeofbigiggy1311 nah I don’t believe that

[@belmariemonserate4490]

@@MrNickallday if you read at the end it tells you she's not a real judge and they're just actors playing different scenarios

[@ok_so_what8114]

​@@belmariemonserate4490 dam that is true, i just read it. i think im going to stop watching this now.

[@jimhike6620]

She is just a busy body and a countrol freak. She was able to manipulate the daughter and most likely a big reason the marrage failed. he needa a stay away order and keep that child away from her

[@carloscarter9792]

Who will never see her granddaughter again? I think we all know the answer.

[@cleodello]

She can actually get visitation rights.

[@db2888]

“Hurt people hurt people.” No truer statement. Grandma is grieving and hurting another person. What she doesn’t realize is taking a child away from the dad doesn’t just hurt him. She’s wounding her own grandchild causing that child a lifetime of pain. All because she is hurt and has became bitter. Sad, because she’ll probably lie and accuse him something bad and find a person to lie as a witness. She’ll find a way to destroy this man!

[@lance9249]

He needs to completely cut her out at this point he should supervise the nightly calls if he allows that to continue.

[@daisyy99]

Grandma is probably indulgent to the child. Of course children respond to that. Yes, I agree she will destroy the dad if she can. PS It's probably not a babysitter but a girlfriend, or possibly a roommate.

[@linley-jane7878]

What's to say that the "babysitter" is actually the new girlfriend that the father is trying to keep hidden from the grandmother? 🤷‍♀

[@tetrac71]

At that point he probably can't trust the grandmother cause she may do anything to take the child away from him. And thats evil

[@Pippiko]

Pretty sure a dead parent and then the other spending the majority of time at the bar and not raising them is also hurtful to the child better to be in a stable good home with no “parents” then with an alcoholic father

[@cionyoung1296]

Grandma tripping! She wants apart of her daughter , learn how to love from a distance.

[@stephanieramirez15]

All this grandma did was make sure he keeps that child away from her. I know I don’t want my son around any crazy family members 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@barbaragraham5604]

Grand mother is lonely. Sorry but you can't make up a loss daughter with your granddaughter.

[@adamhero459]

Yup, “ms” was a dead giveaway for that. On the plus side, the guy has a reason, and hopefully does, keep the kids out of the toxic grandmothers life.

[@colleenthecatlady2344]

Grumpy Granny!!!

[@cameroncarter1696]

Not true the grandparent has birth rights to there grandchildren

[@smpolit]

@@cameroncarter1696 That's not always the case. There usually has to be a number of factors, one of which is it's in the best interest of the child, for a grandparent to win legal grandparent's rights. Then there's cases like this one where the grandparent tries to use it as a control tactic and actually have no legal rights to their grandchildren.

[@countycalling]

@@cameroncarter1696 not if it jeopardize the child.

[@ironvlogger9712]

In your face Granny. Shame on you. Leave that Papa and baby girl alone and be glad that your daughter left you such a precious gem

[@Anonymous_Me591]

Can I just say, the judge has beautiful hair! She's super intelligent and clearly knows the law. She's awesome

[@robertjohnson4401]

If the grandmother wanted child support, she must request child custody and visitation. It had not been established that she is even seeing the granddaughter. She wants the money and is not spending it for the granddaughter"s benefit. Really nervy of her.

[@alchemyoflevity4894]

What a way to honor the memory of a deceased loved one. Good going mom 🤦‍♂️👍🙄

[@deloisphillips831]

Sad

[@wristdisabledwriter2893]

She doesn’t know why there’s a babysitter for all we know he’s working at night or dating and it’s none of the grandmas business now she could have asked him if she could be the babysitter but that’s not going happen after she takes him here

[@princesslulu5795]

Sometimes you may have a babysitter even when you are home because you are working from home or you need extra help. The child could have special needs, medical issues, or maybe the parent is just overwhelmed on particular days. Unless we see evidence otherwise, nothing shows that the babysitter is unfit or mistreating the child at all

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

@@princesslulu5795 yeah for real as a single father without my girlfriend helping me out by also being my childrens babysitter I’d never be able to make my child support payments or support myself when working two jobs full time. It’s fucked in this world when THAT would be held against me if I ended up in court for whatever reason. It’s sad that dads like us get the complete RAW-end of the deal.. If I wanted to payyyyyy a babysitting service BY A STRANGER it’d cost me 2/3rd’s of my entire months income from one of my two jobs and that’s not feasible for just living off rice and beans with no governmental assistance either cause apparently single fathers like me don’t qualify for food supplements or financial aid like ever. It’s almost enough to radicalize an individual..

[@annmargaretalalak3452]

Sorry I disagree with you, the child is her grandchild. Part of this problem will be grief, and anger towards her former son in law for as she see's it leaving when her daughter needed him most. Breakups are rarely clean and simple especially when there is children add in bereavement of a parent at such an early age. This woman is grieving and scared of losing her grandaughter as well as the thought of seeing her neglected.

[@darlenekay8712]

I'm willing to bet my home Grandma was the reason for their split up, They also split up BEFORE her diagnosis and death. The child went to the sole surviving parent being Dad. Grandma needs serious grief counseling since she literally just blew up ANY positive relationship between Dad and HIS daughter. @@annmargaretalalak3452

[@valenciafouther5933]

I JUST LOVE THE WAY YOU TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.....ELABORATING ON THE LAW AND WHAT THE LAW WILL ALLOW IN TERMS THAT ARE UNDERSTANDABLE....THANK YOU SO MUCH JUDGE VONDA B.

[@JudgeVondaB]

You’re very welcome!

[@northernbelle7020]

That grandma is going to cause a world of trouble for that man. He’s going to need some sort of restraining order. She strikes me as the type that isn’t going to be dissuaded by the ruling of a judge.

[@rapunzelz5520]

Grandma better have a change of attitude if she wants to see her g daughter.

[@sg7392]

She is going to be a thorn in his side until the day she dies and beyond.

[@clwilliams9287]

There is no such thing as grandparent's rights that trumps over the father when he is taking care of the children's needs. My ex wife's mother tried to deny me visitation when my ex was living with her. The judge told her that grandparents don't get to dictate the life of their grandchildren unless me or my ex was being neglectful or harming the children. There is no such thing as grandparent's rights.

[@dawno1175]

Commendations to the judge. I can only imagine how this grandmother must grill that child when she sees her. Imagine the stories that grandma fabricates about the dad as well🤨

[@dramanot]

his child not yours

[@broeheemed32]

You can smell the rage in "grandma" that she won't get custody of someone else's child to poison against him and collect free money. Bet you she was instrumental in the breakup of her daughter's marriage.

[@latonyaking1551]

Judge you be on top of these ppl! The right way on the law side! Other words fair!

[@ericreid4874]

Granny only cares about the money, selfish wow the kid doesn't even live with her

[@raphaelhilton9527]

You handled this case so Beautifully

[@commonman80]

100% Correct On Everything.. I Bet That Grandmother Was All Up In Her Daughters Marriage Business.. She Just Seems Like The Type.. She's Probably The Underlining Cause Of The Kid's Parents Divorce..

[@JudgeVondaB]

I agree. This happens so often too.

[@dcg590]

Ohhh you’re probably right.

[@darlenekay8712]

I agree. They split up BEFORE her diagnosis and death. Vonda really nailed Grandma good.

[@jennybassam5515]

Hi from England, I just love this judge, she is caring, fair understanding she see right through people and knows if they are pulling the wool over her eyes,

[@tylerhilpisch7850]

When she said he spends a lot of time in bars i was half expecting for him to say he's a bartender

[@kaicjay]

Would be interesting to see a video covering interstate cases.

[@michaelreynosa195]

He's totally right on this situation he's her father and she's underage at 6 years old... I have a four year old little girl that's with me 50/50 which isn't fair I was fighting for full custody.. I proved to the court about my daughter's mother how bad of a drug addict and alcoholic she is with seven DUIs the courts still was unfair I might be half.. the court systems are unfair in the state of Wisconsin they go for the women no matter what no matter how bad she is and how much you proved that she's unfit to take care of any child.. my daughter is so happy with me and she is my world even her teacher has said you are a great father and a great provider for your daughter it shows in school you're all she talks about and how much she loves you she's a very smart little girl because of you this is what her teacher said she says I know the core systems are unfair it's a good single fathers like you.. I know there's a lot of good Fathers out there that are going through the same thing I am I know it's unfair we need more better judges in Wisconsin and everywhere else around the world there are a lot of great fathers out there to all your good Fathers keep your head up stay solid and keep praying and believing God knows you are doing a great job take care and God bless

[@michellevelazquez7212]

Grandparents don't have rights to their grandchildren. Unless the parents are deemed unfit but would still need a court to grant them Guardianship or custody. My dad tired to claim this crap with me. It didn't end well, he went from having access to my kids to completely cut off.

[@amacauley8000]

My mom would always threaten me to get control of my daughter when she was an infant. Instead of teaching me how to do things to care for my child, she would threaten to take her away. 😮😢

[@charlesharper2669]

You do your job right on every case. You are the best.

[@JudgeVondaB]

Thank for very much!🤗

[@charlesharper2669]

Your more than welcome

[@cassiew1734]

Grandmother needs to have several seats! No maybe a 🏟 stadium

[@JudgeVondaB]

Stadium!😂😂😂

[@Homynum]

CC WW Riiiiiiggghhhttt. Hahahaaaaa

[@element-ki3gz]

she wants money for herself had a lifestyle now its over ,

[@I__Love_Lamp]

@@JudgeVondaB ,I have a question ma'am! What happens when support finally stops and you have a credit of over 5000.00! How do you get that money owed? I have a support order out of Florida where they garnish my wages from DFAS, I'm retired military and reside in Texas! Will a check be sent to me afterwards or will I have to sue the Florida Child Support Division or sue my ex?

[@thadude949]

@@I__Love_Lamp I recommend you take this to Reddit lol you won't find a solid answer here my dude but I can almost guarantee you there's people on Reddit that be knowing

[@maryholden3136]

I know a man who lost his wife and he was left with 2 little girls. He had a babysitter 3 evenings a week. 2 of those evenings he spent doing household stuff like grocery shopping, laundry and he said he was glad the girls had female company even though their mum wasn't around. The third evening he played chess with his father. As far as I remember that went on until the youngest was about 15. So grandma should not assume any neglect just because a babysitter answers the phone

[@lorettaposey3327]

I'm sorry grandma that you lost your daughter but you can't replace her with a baby that you won't be able to keep up with as the child grows. At least he stepped up when the child needed him to. Most dad's wouldn't even want their own child around

[@mlm1916]

Most dads wouldn't like hearing you say that !

[@heatherslaughter4724]

Yeah I'm not sure about the dads not wanting to be around their own kids. My dad was always present in my life and so were most of my friends father's. I'm sorry if that's not the case for you, I really am! But that's a pretty big generalization

[@countycalling]

You must make poor choices in men, all the men I know want their children,

[@sademerriweather5813]

I love watching your show to see the father's being treated fairly a lot of mothers tried to hurt the father sometimes that can be discouraged them from doing their part but I love you help a lot of these parents with the support that they should have been got for these children keep up the good work

[@MatteoSaldana007]

This magistrate is right up there with Judge Caprio from “caught in providence”. She’s is fair and consistent. There’s “Letter of the Law” and then there’s “Spirit of the Law”. The law allows the judges to use her discretion “Spirit of the Law” and Judge B uses it appropriately. You’re making the founding fathers of this country proud of you!!

[@clarky23]

I was in a somewhat similar situation. My parents were going to get divorced and my mother was going to release all parental rights to me. She never wanted me in the first place. However, my father was killed by a drunk driver before the divorce was final, so by state law at the time I was ordered to be returned to my mother. I was almost four at the time so my memories were developing. I went through two years of hell with her, physical and mental abuse trying to turn me into what she really wanted, a girl (I'm male). After two years, she finally decided I wasn't worth the effort and shipped me to her parents. They called my father's mother and said "either you take IT (yes, they said IT), or IT is going to foster care." My father's mother (my Grandma ❤❤❤❤❤) got me that day and she raised me from age six to adulthood.

[@annabellelee4535]

How is that similar to this though? The father wants his child. The grandmother is being vindictive. I'm glad you found a loving parent. Some people just shouldn't be parents.

[@kaelynnmartin6521]

Grandma will be calling CPS as quick as she can

[@conjureconnect6969]

Grandparents falsly think they’re entitled to rights of visitation. This is not the case.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

They don't have the legal right unless a judge order it, but they have a moral right and the children should have the presumptive right to see them. I don't understand how it this related to the video.

[@victorias5272]

It depends on the state. Some states have grandparents laws where the grandparents DO have rights to see their grandkids in cases like this (a relationship between the child and grandparent is already established and the parent has passed away). However, visitation, custody, and child support are three different things.

[@beckyl9454]

@@jaimeduncan6167 Texas, where this case is, has grandparent rights. However, it's very difficult to get even visitation. This grandmother went about it the wrong way. Instead of demanding primary custody and child support, she could have asked for visitation because it would be in the child's best interest seeing as she lived with her grandmother for the 2 years mom was dealing with cancer treatments. All grandma kept saying was dad abandoned mom not that he abandoned the child.

[@darlenekay8712]

All 50 states have Grandparents' rights. Each state has their own statute.

[@sg7392]

Entitled being the operative word.

[@colleenthecatlady2344]

Very bitter Granny!!! Thinks she can just waltz right in!!!

[@Christellasuggs]

Y’all too good at acting ❤️❤️ am now an addict and sometimes I forget that this isn’t real 🤣🤣

[@Darklion2077]

Wait... This is not real?

[@Christellasuggs]

AD EN no it’s not .

[@kdfischer5910]

I looked her up.. real judge

[@vanessatheurbantarotgoddes2192]

Oh u right it isn't real...shes an attorney not a judge in real life..its pretty much an educational show to teach u about how cs court works

[@geraldsuarez1050]

Why did I see this man now it’s not good anymore

[@tracyhurst7512]

Under Texas statutes, grandparents have a right to sue for managing conservatorship in a two situations. The first situation is when there is proof that the child's present circumstances with his or her parents would significantly impair his or her emotional or physical health (e.g. abuse, neglect or other harm). Since she is CLAIMING the word of a 6yr old she dies not have a flying chance in hell to get custody. She can get a PI, but the cost would be so exorbitantly high she'd be broke.

[@beckyl9454]

She might have had a case if she stuck with the fact the child lived with her for the past 2 years mom was going through cancer treatment and it would be in the best interest of the child to have some type of contact with her still; however, primary custody is NOT the way to go. Just because he "abandoned" her daughter doesn't mean he did so to his daughter.

[@darlenekay8712]

THEY were split up BEFORE her diagnosis. HE PAID child support until SHE DIED. HE being the sole surviving parent got full custody of HIS child. I'd be getting a R O against grandma and moving FAR AWAY

[@bobs7018]

Let me start by saying I watch quite a few of your videos and find you to be a very level-headed judge and it's nice to see a judge that looks out for all parties and not just one side thank you it means a lot to guys like me they've gotten the short end of the stick just because we're mail

[@380crazymonkey]

Being a male is already hard but imagine being a mail phew I couldn't imagine

[@kellyjohnson4576]

She probably treated him terrible while they were married. She acts like she is better than anyone.

[@GrasshopperKelly]

I remember a similar case with a friends relative. The Irish judge to get the grandparents to drop the case; made the mother continue to pay child support, but to herself...

[@leslieboom689]

It’s amazing how good the actors are on this channel. So realistic. 🙌🏻

[@tonyjohnson5958]

This one is absolutely hilarious to me! I was a responsible person at 23 that knocked up a junkie that did everything she could to try and keep me from getting custody of our newborn child. I hired a lawyer and jumped thru every damn hoop required of me to get custody and I did! Her non existent father and step mother tried their damndest to keep custody from being given to me and it backfired on them every single time! The one single greatest time was when I had my own grandmother with me to pick up my son and they tried to make a scene about it not realizing that my grandmother was sitting in the car watching everything. There’s no better feeling than knowing you are in the right and other people see it while the trixters get caught up in their own lies!

[@samanthanicole8327]

I need a her for my case I love how she actually wants to hear the back stories. Past two judges I saw only looked at numbers and that was it.

[@amandamccarthy480]

This isn’t real.

[@princesssmileyface91]

It’s a smart move to get back stories, I think it helps out a lot to get a picture of what’s going on. I feel you see the bigger the picture.

[@tyronehuston1260]

You can hear the pain in his voice and see it in his face.

[@paulbauer5337]

lol imagine he's the bartender

[@terrencealdridge7762]

She is not a real judge.... she is a licensed attorney that's what I read

[@elainelyons9272]

She is a judge of the Texas 255th district court. She was appointed on January 1st,2023.

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

I am living through this nightmare right now, my ex passed away 3 years ago and my youngest is 21 now. Yet they are still hounding me for support. They keep saying its a mistake but every month I get another letter/bill demanding payment and the arrearage keeps adding up.

[@Aenarion28]

Simple. Those family court crooks want their cut of the child support money. Tell them to f off. Your ex melted like all witches so no one else to pay money to.

[@miekaash6831]

@@Aenarion28 that’s uncalled for.

[@Aenarion28]

@@miekaash6831 how so? Face facts, women need men. If feminists were serious about not needing a man, there would be no child support. But there is, and the way it is calculated is retarded and people wonder why women are being killed by exes...

[@sloklubolisen2577]

@@Aenarion28 You’re insane dude, you call all women witches and then justify men murdering there exes over child support? I’m no femenist but you’re crazy.

[@Aenarion28]

@@sloklubolisen2577 crazy world we live in now. But it is true. When women pull their gold digger and bitter ex shit and are beaten and killed, if not saying I condone it but I can understand why it happened to them

[@dukedaman5671]

I love that judge. Mwah ily so much. Great judge. Alot of people are so selfish

[@JudgeVondaB]

Thank you so much!

[@dukedaman5671]

@@JudgeVondaB I just subscribed. Bless you

[@JudgeVondaB]

I appreciate you!

[@MrMwking]

Grandma not happy - she don't like him probably never did - wasn't her choice for her daughter - now she wants payback - hope the daughter never sees this because it will open a huge can of worms.

[@rndmukn]

I was fully expecting the grandmother would win everything. Amazing that she didn't, truly.

[@keyareedus3789]

How do you need child support if the child doesn’t live with you.

[@DanielGarcia-zz9eg]

Lady you at the wrong court . If you worry about the child. Call CPS

[@gaylenewood7707]

No cps.will be a bad idea cps.wont give the child to anyone except to someone who ain't family..

[@notaslaveoffear5114]

She WILL put a neglect charge/accusation on that man to try to take the child. And she said what she just said with a straight face.

[@christinasmith6698]

It seemed like grandma is using the grand daughter to replace her daughter. Unfortunately thats not how it works. Very unfortunate situation.

[@Learning2test]

You are very diplomatic.. thanks you for that ,

[@TheAuthorgal]

Probably assumes he can’t raise the child because he’s a man. Completely wrong-sincerely a young woman raised by a single dad who has her life together and got out of an abusive mom situation and is somehow STILL well-adjusted.

[@jasonnorth2728]

Can you imagine having to deal with in laws like this?

[@abetterlifestyle_24]

Nope. Dealing with in-laws in general is super annoying. My advice is to go for the orphans. Lol just kidding. People should be with whoever they want.

[@sg7392]

They don't call them monsters in law for nothing.

[@jessicaconner1242]

Grandma heart is in the right place

[@ThatHomelessScrubbalo]

She's trying to take control of whats left of her daughter, instead of just staying in her grandchild's life...

[@avengernemesis7990]

You did well in your judgement! Child is only young and has a parent. Family Law...ugh.. Stay healthy and stay safe. Australia...

[@JudgeVondaB]

Thank you! You stay safe and healthy as well!

[@Weekend658]

With all due respect, a grandparent has no authority over a legal biological parent. Many state laws even allow a biological mother whose a drug addict, to keep her child even if the father is more of a fit. The system is backwards. -- All I see is a grieving Mother who needs counseling for her unfortunate loss. Lymphoma is one of the most recoverable and treatable cancers to get so to lose a child from that, very sad.

[@kevinedward6132]

This Judge is so wise, this Grandmother wanting money for a child that doesn't even live with her is absurd. She needs to be careful or crazy gran will end up losing her granddaughter and actually you can tell by her attitude that parental alienation is already taking place and this father should perhaps re-evaluate what access this woman gets to his daughter.

[@DonnyOTheProducer]

Granny just heartbroken sad smh

[@stephaniecarter5281]

She's very fair no matter what color comes in her courtroom whether it's a man or a woman asking for a support keep up the good work Ms vonda B

[@gorenchick]

The daughter passed away so the father should automatically get his daughter. Parent's rights trumps grandparents. It's sad she lost her daughter but she needs her daddy.

[@ketreenawilliams9812]

The dad didn't deny the claim of him going to the bar either 🤣

[@cacildeasa]

I would've asked for a restraining order against the ex-MIL. If she's trying something legally, she might try something illegally as well. With a restraining order it won't be his word agasint her (odds to her favor), but the opposite.

[@chiefzackery6651]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as long as the child is 1. Clothed 2. Fed 3. Performing up to average standards in school 4. Not in danger, the father is not in the wrong? Let's say Grandma is right, the children are safe with a babysitter while the father chooses to go out. How does the Grandma not know the father doesn't spend 5-8:45pm exclusively on his children leaving to go out at 12pm while leaving his children to be watched by a responsible adult? Having a babysitter is not illegal lol.

[@nathanfelch]

Judge didn’t want to say he could possible be sleeping with the babysitter😂 I am dead

[@bonitamartin4954]

My son's girlfriend lost her mother when she was six. Her dad hired a babysitter to come over and bathe her and sing her to sleep three times a week. He took her to spend time with her aunties, aged 15 and 17 every other weekend. He was very devoted to her. This grandmother seems self-serving and is talented in jumping to conclusions. I wonder if there's a medal for that.

[@MrSdragon197]

If he isn't abusing his child, he has full legal rights. Grandma has no legal ground. I believe grandma want that income to continue her lifestyle.

[@arielklay23]

I must say you have some good actors performing these dramatizations. It would be really easy to ham it up, but these are realistic. Good job also explaining how child support works.

[@tombeast8483]

wait what, what happened?

[@darlenekay8712]

Vonda is a Family Law atty in Dallas who recreates actual Texas cases, explains how spousal/ child support works and how it doesnt work under Texas Law. @@tombeast8483

[@I__Love_Lamp]

How did this case even get a hearing if she wasn't the parent? She had no case and I wouldn't have shown up! If grandma isn't careful he could just move out of state and tell her to kick rocks!

[@JudgeVondaB]

Great question. Many people file cases and lack standing, i.e. they don’t have legal grounds to seek relief from court. In some cases, however, non-parents have standing.

[@kathylingen1667]

So sad for all.

[@gregfuzi1069]

Grand parents have no rights. The biological father has all the rights.

[@tawannaaustin9489]

What a sad case. The grandmother just wants to make sure that her granddaughter is properly taken care of. But, I agree with Judge Yalonda.

[@lovelyone0509]

Tawanna Austin.... yeah I agree.

[@trekgirl65]

But who is judge Yolanda, @Tawanna Austin. Not in this show.

[@tawannaaustin9489]

@@trekgirl65 My bad, judge Vonda.

[@geminieric1662]

Just because a FEMALE asserts something doesn't automatically make it TRUE... The grandmother 'just wants....to make SURE' .... HOLD UP ✋ slow your roll...THAT isn't her PLACE! Aka LaVar Ball she's gotta stay un her LANE.... She didn't have any babies by this man, SHE wasn't married to him nor partnered with HER to parent ANY child. Dude and 'his' wife rolled a particular way, that didn't involve HER Momma...he didn't sleep with his child's grandma, he impregnated his child's mother, period. Just because the old lady is female doesn't mean that SHE gets to decide EVERY morsel of her daughter's child's life just because she has a vagina.... I know this 'confuses' a lot of females that feel the world should evolve around whatever ANY woman says So she 'says' he is out too much, no proof just HER saying so She wants him to LOSE custody of HIS child, where has the child been for the past YEAR = with her FATHER If it were so dire, so bad...why hasn't she petitioned for custody If he was so dis-interested in being a parent he could have LEFT the child with her or HIS MOM once the wife died...BUT he didn't do that, that should make it CLEAR to anybody w/o their head up their butts of man-hate that maybe just maybe he is being a PARENT to HIS child.... Perhaps, his MIL never liked him, doesn't like, sees things 'different' from an older generation vs newer generation POV...it happens all the time, ppl 👀 and feel things differently if it's 'their' child vs whomever their child is married to, ppl have to realize that when evaluating what one person is saying about another....but the bottomline is HE and ONLY he is a PARENT, her daughter died ( no offense but it's true the kid she brought into the world is dead and her whims of how high & when to jump are NOT commands he needs to follow) How, women think they OWN the children they had with a man AND the children their daughter had with her man is mind boggling PLUS she wabts him to do what many women only want from a man, which is 💰 money 🏧 Note: She is in 🏧 court NOT family court for custody NO she's in 💰 court for money! Grandparents need to be careful because from a legal POV they have ZERO standing....morally & socially, Yes but legally = Nothing

[@sg7392]

Grandmother wants a replacement daughter

[@billfreeman9202]

Plz continue being the best judge in the world 💯

[@ksjhong]

We need more judge like her.

[@Talesoftime78]

Yesssss support court🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 happy.

[@pauldavisjr.3284]

Dad watch out for grandma because she'll probably try to falsify incriminating evidence that you're an unfit parent.

[@Jacoe413]

I fully expect to see this lady and the dad on Dr. Phil. She will make up stories and being pursuing "grandparents rights"

[@jeffhelsing1096]

I’m obsessed with this show!! Judge Vonda B is the best!

[@Lee85G]

That's one beautiful sister

[@JudgeVondaB]

Thank you!