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A Grandson's Custody Battle
The plaintiff, a grandfather, sued his 33-year-old grandson.
The grandfather sought repayment of a $1,500 loan.
The grandson claimed the money was a gift.
The dispute centered on funds for a lawyer.
The grandson needed legal representation for a child custody case.
His four-year-old son lived with him.
The grandson had been apart from his son's mother for two years.
His son had lived with him since birth.
The mother decided to seek full custody.
She filed a parenting plan against the grandson.
She had not visited the child during the two years they were apart.
She lived in the same city.
Since the court action began in July, she had seen the child five times.
These visits were supervised.
The Request for Legal Funds
The grandson was short $1,500 for a lawyer.
He described the situation as serious business.
His grandfather gave him the money.
This occurred either at the end of July or early August.
The grandson's court date was in October.
The custody case was still ongoing at the time of the court hearing.
He still had the same lawyer.
The grandson had paid his lawyer more money.
He obtained these additional funds by selling cars and from his job.
The Birthday Confrontation
The grandfather asked for the money back on their shared birthday.
Their birthdays were two days apart.
The grandson's birthday was August 23rd.
The grandfather gave the money in August.
The grandson stated he had no further discussions with his grandfather about the money.
He only spoke with his grandfather's wife.
He described her as "hounding" him through emails and calls.
Was It a Gift or a Loan?
Judge Judy asked the grandson why he had not paid the money back.
The grandson replied, "Because it was never alone."
He claimed they never discussed it as a loan.
He said the topic of a loan only came up in the same month he received the money.
Judge Judy noted that this was a short time frame.
She pointed out it was not a year later.
She asked what might have happened in the couple of weeks.
This was the period between receiving the money and his birthday.
She wondered if he had annoyed his grandfather.
The grandson speculated his grandfather might have needed the money back.
The Initial Contact
Judge Judy asked the grandson to explain how the $1,500 transfer came about.
The grandson believed his grandfather's wife called him.
He wondered how she would know about the custody proceeding.
He thought she might have heard it from his father.
He also considered that he might have mentioned it himself.
Judge Judy pressed him to think harder.
He then suggested he might have told her.
Details of the Phone Call
The grandson recounted the initial discussion.
He told his grandfather's wife what was happening in his life.
She called him because she did not know he and his ex were no longer together.
She might have heard it from his father.
She asked him what was going on.
He told her everything.
He mentioned he was going to court for his son.
He had not yet found a lawyer at that time.
He found a lawyer after she suggested he get one.
He had $1,000 at the time.
The lawyer wanted $2,500.
His grandfather's wife did not go with him to the lawyer.
Grandfather's Account of the Loan
The grandfather testified about the money.
He stated he explicitly told his grandson it was a loan.
He said he wanted it paid back within six months or as soon as possible.