Family Feud Over the Funeral 

How do you allow your granddaughter to struggle to raise money for YOUR daughter's funeral and you just take money that was meant for that purpose? That's cold blooded. You know what that money was for, so stop acting like you were clueless.

I just wish the Post Office would have paid the $4200 directly to the funeral home just to avoid all of this!!!

Just because the grandmother took care of her own daughter doesn't justify her keeping that money which should have been designated for the burial of her child. That was pure and unadulterated greed.

Death and a little bit if money will always reveal a person’s true colors.

Grandma conveniently forgets what she did with the money. That's suspicious. smh

If she didn’t care about the money then she should’ve given it to the grandkids for the funeral.

The plaintiff should’ve gotten the whole amount. Wow!😮

She remembers all the details of her taking care of her daughter alone but don't remember how she spent that money 🙄 how convenient

So unfortunate! The mom wanted to be compensated for caring for her own daughter. Her thinking is flawed.

JM always bends the rules for elderly folks. Totally putting his own emotions into the case instead of listening to the evidence and the law. If the defendant was the same age as the plaintiff JM would called her a thief and liar.

When it comes to death and money, you’ll always see someone’s TRUE colors 💔

So granny knew that her grandchildren we're borrowing and begging from everybody to bury their mother, but granny didn't go down there to the fh to pay the money. Not even some of the money. How did she think her daughter was gonna get buried. The co-workers gave the money for burial expenses. No telling how much more money granny got from her church, other people, etc. smh

That Grand Mother is a cold peice of work. I don't care if she was there. And judge was wrong stating she didn't prove 😒.

Grandma did that maliciously and she knows it

She looks just like her Grandma ❤ I really pray they move forward in a positive, loving way

This grandmother dead wrong! Those co workers probably didn't even know her. Just out of respect or probably thought it would be given to the proper person who was paying for the burial they gave it to her. Who did she think was paying for all that? They just gonna give her an envelope full of money cause she was there for her daughter during her last hours? Dumb

In cases like this JM normally sides with the elderly

The grandmother should give the plaintiff all that money back, PERIOD!!

Damn the grandma selfish

Granddaughter is a beautiful lady❤❤im glad she made it thru❤❤

So important to have life insurance my prayers to this family

A thief is a thief, grandma or not and it’s probably not the first time she’s been dishonest.

The grandma took the money. Talking about she doesn’t know what she did with the money!! She spent it!!!

This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen😞😔

Granma said she was just given money, and she just used it wow she admitted her guilt.

The granddaughter is such a sweetie pie! ❤

Gramma was wrong. She even continued to insinuate false information to help her case. Unfortunately she forgot that she admitted to keeping the money. JM was bias due to her age. Gramma was wrong.

She should have giving her the money but the grandmother telling the story of her daughter dying in her arms made me cry.

Now grandma knows that money was not given to her to splurge and do as she pleases. It was to help with funeral and burial arrangements and she took it and blew it. Why wouldn’t you even try to contribute to bury your daughter? Why would you leave your grandchildren with that burden if you can help? All your good means nothing if in the end you’re just selfish and self serving.

Grandma knew what that was for! I’m sure the post office folks told her what it was for!

It's evil to tell your kids to walk on the other side of the road over money that wasn't yours.

Grandma said "i don't know".....child i almost fell pn this floor 😂😂😂

Approx 33% of people who die in hospital die due to medical malpractice. For black people the number is about 50%.

I’m glad they can repair their relationship but I think how the grandmother spoke about everything was wrong. She felt like it was owed to her.

First off I would to say that I became a fan of Judge Mathis because of his claims of tough love and for the most part he delivers on that... However I feel that he didn't stick to the facts in this case and let his personal feelings cloud his judgement...There was no empathy shown to the granddaughter by the grandmother... The granddaughter was dealing with four life altering chain of events all at the same time...The birth of a child, two major surgeries and the death of a parent all while having to support herself and a newborn baby... While recovering from her health issues where is the money coming from?On top of all of that she loses her mom and is left to come up with the burial expenses by herself...I was also upset with the fact that the grandmother who was fully aware of her granddaughter's situation, received money to pay for the entire funeral and felt that since she helped take care of the deceased that she was entitled to all the money 🤔...as my late great grandmother would often say "that beats all I have ever seen"...smh the grandmother should be ashamed of herself and she should have been forced to pay the money back because she failed to use the money for what it was intended for...

She should of gotten the Full amount

Greed is a mutha!!!

Thats wild... So because granny thought she didnt think she did something wrong shes in the clear. Thats terrible logic. I bet if a murderer killed someone and said "I didnt think it was wrong" no one will want to let that go. Smh

Grandma was wrong af and it’s sad becuz she didn’t even care to help her granddaughter

Mathis is the one on crack this episode. Granny stole her dead daughters money and needs to go to jail at the very least.

Granny is a theif, and this isnt the first time she robbed a person.

That grandma is shady

The grandmother and grandchild could almost be twins; they look so much alike.

IT'S CALLED A POLICY!

Lady plz.🙄 She knew damn well that money wasn't for her‼️ And that's her child, she's supposed to be there if she can.🤷🏿‍♀️ But if you listen to the grandma it's not like she was around long, 1-2weeks is nothing. Idk that young lady but I feel like she would have been there if she could. She was dealing with something way worse and critical while her mother had selective surgery that honestly could have waited🤦🏿‍♀️🤷🏿‍♀️

This is so sad I hope her and her granny REALLY get pass anything negative they need each other for so much more then they think ❤

She worked for the post office. Eventually, they received insurance. Let grandma have that.

Let me just say this. I observe people behavior an i dive deeper into it by observing micro-aggression. The grandmother should ABSOLUTELY NOT HAVE KEPT THOSE MONIES! her behavior, the rolling of the eyes, the smirking, the head roll, and constantly turning her eyes to the right, just enough to see her granddaughter out of her peripherals, when the plaintiff was discussing how the grandmother stated; “take me to court to get your monies.” Told me right then and there, the grandmother definitely not only made that statement but also took the funds for her OWN PERSONAL USE! she lied about using half of the money on her daughter for a double casket and space. She used ALL OF THE FUNDS ON HERSELF.

More blessings to Jackee for beating cancer and commiserations for her loss; for her it is about right and wrong here. Grandma was wrong for holding onto money meant for the funeral. Likewise commiserations Grandma. I pray they move past this and stand by each other through their grief.

#LeakandSons has been burying EVERY single family member on my dad’s side for over 50 years. They then buried my mom 7/2011 They’re family & business is & has been truly a God sent to us & ALWAYS will be. Thank you #LeakandSons Funeral home. #Chicago #Southside Chapter 🌹💕

JM took the Solomon route by splitting the money down the middle. Very judicious. It’s obvious that the coworkers gave the money to the family to help with funeral expenses. They gave it to grandma because that’s who they knew directly. However, grandma’s conclusion was totally wrong, believing the money was all hers. Finally, since she did contribute her own money to cover the cost of the funeral, it makes sense to split the money between both to help everyone recover the cost of burying mom. The Solomonic approach.👍🏾

Amen. Young lady. You have a big heart and so does your grandmother. Embrace each other.

Granny knows what that money was for, she spent it and felt like it was owe to her. She knows they was raising money and had a hard time and she sat on that money!! Stop using the granddaughter health reason against hercause she wasnt there. OLD OR YOUNG, FAMILY OR NOT IF U WRONG U WRONG! GRANNY IN HER RIGHT MIND

This was so sad and I feel for both of them shoutout to the judge for giving her half I love that

She look like the old jadett pinkitt from back in the day a little bit

The co workers were very nice to do that for her mom.

Granny you better have your insurance together....cause....

This is so sad .

She’s beautiful im so sorry you’re going thru this 🙏🏾

It be your own family mannnnn that’s why I don’t trust nobody ! Grandmas be POS too 😢

Grandma should have had to pay it all back

Most black grandmothers are just like this grandmother. The Planiff is correct in bringing this case against her grandmother. Right is right and wrong was wrong. She withheld those funds for her personal gain. I can definitely relate to this, because it happened in my family.

I see all these ppl talking bad about the grandma, but she was the only one there for her daughter. This lady had other kids- where were they at? The plaintiff couldn't be there because of her health problems, but where were her siblings? Why aren't any of them suing? You all dont know what the co-worker told the Grandma when she gave her the money. This case aint about the Grandma's greed, but it may be about the plaintiff's greed. It’s not like the plaintiff said it was a balance left on the funeral that she had to come out her own pocket to cover. No, it was $4200 that she thought she should have.

The daughter and the mother lived with the grandmother rent free and the grandmother took care of the daughter . She probably assumed the money was for her to keep

This Really Mad me cry‼️♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏🙏 Forgiveness is powerful...

This case was tough

Granny is a piece of work. You NEVER stop being a PARENT.

When the plaintiff said (@10:17) "... It eats me up bcuz on the DAY my mom passed away, she called me and I could not answer the phone..." I felt this in my BONES and IMMEDIATELY started crying and can not STOP bcuz you know WHY, it literally HAUNTS me that my ALL TIME FAVORITE brother (I have 6 brothers... Well 5 now😢😔) called me the night he died (12/22/23) and I DIDN'T answer.... THIS hurts soooo bad, that it is TORTURING me!! He was the ONLY sibling (only FAMILY outside of my kids).... The only FAMILY (my OTHER "siblings" are only my RELATIVES.. need more than DNA to be my FAMILY) that I have/HAD!!! I have NO one to call and talk to NOW and I feel so hurt and lost😔

Granny so petty

Love the out come. Thats right Forgiveness is the key

The bottom line with or without the USPS money they had to come up with the money.

her face on the part when she said “if you ever wanna see the money again take me to court” lmaooo she know she said that and took that money for her own purposes, if it wasn’t malicious why she didn’t tell anyone or ask what was needed before using it for herself 😂😂granny a piece of work

She kept the money because it had her name on it.

This was an unfortunate sad case right here too me...

I dont get why ppl even have kids when they put money first..the granddaughter is invested way more than the grandma and Grandma has the attitude she can do anything and it's OK

Grandma ran a gambit. She took the money and sure enough they made a way. 😊 Judge is on point. Do NOT attribute to malice what is due to ignorance.

I think she should not have sued her grandmother. A grandmother is the next best person to have on your side when you have no mother. I do think the grandmother should have shared the $4200 dollars but she might have felt entitled because the daughter’s coworkers gave the money to her.

this is sad, how do you part your lips or get up enough nerve to sue your grandmother, also by just getting a surgery !! WOW I wouldn't give my granddaughter back a dime.

She should of took grandma to peoples court… judge only rule against crackheads… if you gay or elderly the judge will automatically take their side and he only pick and choose what he wants to hear.. he don’t listen enough because he always playing preacher or comedian

Thats your daughter you should be their for your child

Open heart surgery?! Wow, shes so young, thats wild😮 i feel for the plaintiff, thats a tremendous amount of stress to go through at once

I’m sorry Ma’am, you should have given the money that was given you by your daughter’s coworkers towards her funeral costs. There is absolutely no excuse for you keeping that money. That is not right.

JM was wrong.

The grandmother knew what the money was for. But she spent it and claimed that she didn't remember what she soent the money on. That's sad and messed up

I can’t wait til I get old so I can get away wit stuff like this 😂😂

Grandma would be on ice forever .

Heart problem, cancer but in court fighting grandmother over money. This is an example of why parents need to handle their business before they leave their kids in chaos

She should have paid all the money back.

her grandma still talkn ish in the hallway ... like you're WRONG & now you're loud. shutup.

As a mother who list a child a daughter who also buried her mother.....keep your head up keep your prayer life strong...and btw there are an abundance of GREAT FUNERAL HOME AND SERVICES IN CHICAGO.

In the comments it's being mentioned that Judge Mathis was defending the Grandmother, however let's give him credit in knowing that $4,200 dollars is nothing compared to having the relationship with the family is greater than any money. A lot of hurt and pain has happened to this family and Judge Mathis was merely making a way for them to heal now and in days to come, because tomorrow is never a promise.

I really don't think that grandmother intentionally tried to get over. They gave her the money not any of her kids. She also said they knew the insurance policy would kick in after and that she helped with some of the expenses and the plot. They should've dug deeper into what happened with that policy and how much it was. They just so happened to spend exactly 4200. The granddaughter seems like the greedy one.

This Grandmother is a hot greedy mess.

The coworkers should have sued

Beefing with her Granny to the point of keeping her kids away over $4,000 is disgusting.

This poor daughter. I mean she had like 7 life altering and life threatening things happen in a matter of 7 days. Can Judge Mathis pay for her vacation and a spa trip or something. She needs something really good to happen to her. This is just too much on one person.

Nah the grandma knew what she was doing. She’s disgustingly wrong.

Why would her grandmother make her deal with all of that after having surgery? You couldn’t bury your own child to save your grandchild all that stress

Can’t be mad at either of them for how they feel. Gma was there when her daughter needed her the most which cost time and money not to mention she’s is older so none of that probably come easy. The daughter was battling an illness and motherhood not to mention missing that last call obviously haunts her to this day. Funerals are hard on a family’s in general but people always wanna compare what they did and what they deserve unfortunately. Gma could’ve done something nice for her daughter or grandkids instead of keeping all of it and being the elder in the family. She did what a mother does for their child and I know her daughter’s kids not being there when her needed them filled her with some unholy feelings towards all of them. God bless the family to find healing.

Grandma is petty. The granddaughter is a very mature adult. Everytime the floor is hers, the grandmother downs the young lady. If she keeps it up, the young lady is going to walk away again & possibly never look back.