Was Daughter Wrong to Take Late Mom’s Cash? | Part 2 

Went straight for the money, didn’t even care about the husband who lived and cared for her mother while she was sick. Deaths always show people’s true colours. Imagine how sad you would be knowing your death was just a fast cash grab for your child.

I can't stand when people throw around abuse accusations because they were caught being conniving!

The daughter gives me chills. Something is definitely not right with her.

Classy guy. Even when he could’ve lied and said no, he still honored what he believed she would’ve wanted. Defendant is everything wrong in the world.

They way he says “I’ve lost everything and HER” and points in the stepdaughters direction breaks my heart 💔

The Plaintiff was very reasonable, he could have simply said NO, but he kept his word and his honor to his late wife...It's very sad regardless

Not only did she take all the money from her mother's bank account and close it without any right, but then she has the nerve to defame the plaintiff at the end of the sentence by saying that he was abusive. Very disgusting human being.

The pain on the man's face when he spoke about how his wife suffered almost brought me to tears.

It sounds like she tried to empty the second bank account too. "How much did you take?" "Just what they let me take." "How much did you leave in the account?" "The amount they wouldn't let me take." lol

Something about the defendants demeanor is entirely untrustworthy

What makes me sicker than her taking money is that she probably didn’t even help this poor man when her mother was sick. I had this instance for 7 years when my husband had ALS. Those who said they loved him were no where to be found except when money was involved.

Something tells me the defendant’s “witness” guided the daughter. What a disgrace. Rest in heavenly peace to the mother🙏🏾

I just want to give this dude a hug. This is a very unpleasant situation, with a VERY unpleasant stepdaughter.

As a nurse, I have seen countless families avoid getting their affairs in order at the end of their lives. This is what results from it. It's beyond frustrating.

This really shows how money can really bring out the worst in people. Glad the plaintiff honored his wife’s wishes despite everything.

This episode proves it's a good idea why everyone should have a will.

You can see the corruption in the daughter, literally

That daughter lost her mother, and money was her first thought. Sick.

Daughter was like a vulture circling waiting to strike.

That daughter should be shamed.. she’s clearly not wrapped too tight

The defendant has ignored the grieving relatives and gone straight for the money. Outrageous

Wow. True characters always come out at these times 😔

The "where did you think you were going today" comment was definitely earned. Holy carp, lady sitting there with all kinds of stories to tell as an eyewitness. She's lucky she didn't get booted out the first time. Speaking of "first time," I think this is the first time I have heard Judge Judy literally ask the plaintiff if he is OK with winning a sum of money.

Aww & he still honored his wife wishes .. the daughter has some nerve

He will prevail! He will find a nice lady who he can treat good because he’s a kind man and she in return will treat him good😊

You find out who people really are when money is involved.

A person that isn’t greedy would have waited for the surviving spouse to distribute funds, as their was no will and in probate plaintiff had no obligation to give defendant anything until probate was settled. Defendant was just being greedy and also broke the law.

I thought Judge Judy was fair, the daughter was just spiteful because she didn't like the husband.

Oh yeah. Super abusive 🙄 He was trying to honor defendant's MOTHER'S wishes. He didn't push for all to be given to him. He was very happy with 1/2. No abusive man would have been more concerned with his wife's wishes than his own. 🙄 That daughter was GREEDY.

The defendant is such a troll!

Accusing a man of abuse seems the get out of jail free card these days. The plaintiff nursed his dying wife through illness. He put all their savings into his wife’s name. I don’t believe the defendant or her sidekick. Stealing the money was despicable, immature and probably a criminal offence. To exclude the plaintiff from the memorial is probably the cruelest thing she could have done. That, plus the theft, shows her true character. Shameful

It’s truly sad how money ruins families in situations like this I know

Sad how some family members are never around when you are sick or suffering but as soon as you die, they are like vultures! All they want is the money!! Shame on them.

I don't think the defendant is 'quite there'. I'd like to know more about the woman with her and why she's been with her when these withdrawals have been made.

The friend who wanted to keep speaking up clearly received some benefits from the money the daughter withdrew 😂

The defendant is a despicable woman. I don't care if I didn't like the spouse of my father or mother. If my parent died and left me only a certain amount that's what I would accept. I would not go looking for a way to take more money. If I thought the spouse was abusive that would be even more of a reason to not take the money that was supposed to go to them because I would rather just let them have whatever amount so they can leave me alone.

I can’t stand the sense of entitlement of some people!

The defendant..... Not a damn thing going on behind those eyes

I lived 1000 miles away from my mother and I'm virtually bedbound so didn't see her for the last two years of her life although we spoke by phone almost every day.At her request to my sister,I had no idea how ill she was until her final two months.My sister,with a husband, five children,one an eight year old quadriplegic,a farm,a full time nursing job and living 200 miles away,also cared for my mother who wanted to remain in her own home even although she couldn't be left alone for her last eighteen months.My sister drove back and forward to mum's every second day,bringing food and caring for her as long as she could alone until eventually carers had to be brought in to help.My sister stayed with mum full time her last eight weeks then arranged her funeral,sorted her affairs and sold the house-a massive task in itself as it was a 10 bedroomed mansion absolutely full of belongings.I did manage one visit before mum died,then her funeral then one more visit.ostensibly to help my sister clearing but in reality all I could do was sit. Mum's will-again part of the legal stuff sorted out by my sister,left her estate split between my sister,myself and our brother.He lives ten miles from mum,knew of her illness,despite mum's request,as a neighbour had met and told him.At 50,he has never worked,living off benefits-no health reasons,just laziness.Despite not working,he was too busy to visit my in her final days or even attend her funeral. Not too busy to decide to contest the will,saying mum had promised to look after him and had said he would receive the lion's share of her money-her estate was pretty substantial.As he wasn't working,he received legal aid and didn't have to pay lawyers to argue this case-my sister and I did.It was costing us a fortune but we were determined he wouldn't win.Fortunately we succeeded and our costs were awarded back to us.I gave my sister most of my inheritance as she had suffered a lot financially looking after mum and it was the least I could do.I have more than sufficient for my needs.Brother of course is now complaining that if the benefits department find out he has inherited all the money-many,many hundreds of thousands of pounds-his benefits will be stopped as you are only allowed a few thousands in savings before claiming.So tempted to tell on him!

The daughter clearly needed that money to eat

What a gentlemen.

I don’t think an abusive person would put money under their victims name… doesn’t really add up

That daughter is disgraceful and didn't care about her mother just the money, just terrible.

Lol if she could, she would have took the entire amount of money had the bank let her 🤣

I get why he didn't really wanted half.. the show will pay him.. so the daughter still wins and got all of her moms money... sad that after 25 years, she hasn't considered him as a dad to show him some respect.

In the savings acct, I’d go after the bank. I don’t know any bank that would allow that with no paperwork, not even a death cert.

I wouldnt give her half of what she stole from me the moment my wife passed. That back door greed dont fly with me!

You have to wonder how desperate people are to run in and steal $19,000 from your dead mothers estate. That won't even buy you a Kia nowadays.

When someone dies, there's a certain type of person that goes all out to enrich themselves as much as they can as quick as they can. Seen it happen several times. People who you'd never think would be like that , something clicks in their head and they go out for all they can get. Seen people clear bank accounts on the same day as the person died, another cleared the house of valuable antiques before the funeral had even happened. It's scary how people are like this, regardless of the wishes of the deceased. They are though.

It's clear the daughter spent that money on food

The way that “lady” keeps saying “payable on death” is just so heartless!! That’s all it seems she cared about was the money!!

Death brings out the horrible in people especially when money is involved. When my mother passed I was her main caregiver(she lived with me as well) my siblings helped pay for her cremation, we had a memorial and they simply told me to keep the life insurance and whatever else she had. All they wanted was some of her ashes and locks of her hair with whatever recent photos I had of her and I did exactly that. This May we are going to spread some of her ashes at her parents Graves and at our older sister's grave.

That daughter is GREEDY

This whole case is devastating . This makes me want to go get a will immediately and I’m 28 with nobody assets lol

It's too bad the defendant wasted all that time getting dolled up for court, only to lose.

JJ is getting angry at the daughter who doens't have the mental capacity to understand

That lady looks completely nuts.

If the daughter gave a damn, she would have gone to the banks with the husband and taken care of it together, whether they liked each other or not PLUS husband was not even invited to the memorial service. Right there, that sounds like GREED to me.

The abusive that woman suffered by her stepdad was probably being told she shouldnt be shovelling so much food on her plate.

I hope he doesnt give her the time of day after this. Looking at her she will lose all that stolen money in no time.

Tell me you own 219 cats, without saying anything

The defendant was like a vulture, circling the body and waiting to feed off the bones. Mom probably wasn't cold yet when she headed for the bank.

This lawsuit was brought bcus of PRINCIPLES n I Applaud This Man For Honoring His Vows N His Wife’s Wishes🙏🏽 Oh who else heard him say I’ve lossed my wife n now her(step daughter) wow 🙏🏽❤️Sir

She looks like she’s not all there

This poor guy, he lost his love then the money they have been saving together the daughter took! I suspect she would have taken more than 19,000 if the bank had allowed it! She even said, i took what the bank allowed

That woman was a thief

Death makes people so money hungry

That lady looks like she was Quasimodos kid. 😂

This is similar to my mom. My mom got sick, was in a coma for around 25 days, woke up & passed away w/i a fckn week. My moms bf was abusive, liar, cheater. I had control over who sees her in the hospital. She was isolated for 22 days so nobody could see her. My brother/my moms best friend was going to see her after her other best friend, & they never made it BC she died the night before the morning they were going to go see her. My moms bf never offered any money to help with my mom. He called her names, abused all of her children, attempted to kill all of us including my mom, was disrespectful. In the end, he ended up stealing her car after her death, & i got her rings he spent thousands on. The hospital sent them to the funeral home with her, & they shipped them to me. I couldn’t be back home 14 hrs away due to my pregnancy. Life is what it is.

I wouldnt dream of doing my stepfather like this..my mama died in January of last year..she would come back and kick my butt if i did this smh..my step father took care of my mother till her last days..i would never treat him like this. RIP MAMA😢 I LOVE AND MISS YOU SOOOO MUCH❤❤❤

This is a perfect example of why everyone needs to make a will Long before they become ill or die

If the daughter’s name wasn’t on the account and she wasn’t named as a beneficiary, I don’t see how she took out the money without either committing fraud. She is not authorized to do that. My mom added my name to her accounts years ago when her health wasn’t good to avoid these headaches. The plaintiff should have asked his wife to do this when she became sick.

Pure greed! When money is in the air, slugs learn to fly!

Something not quite right with defendant

The one worded answers of the defendant at the end 😂 abusive, closure 😂

SHE STOLE 20K FROM THEM?!?!?!

I didnt know hobgoblins knew how to use money.

Lol "abusive" - yo being a stepdad is a thankless job.

Having her out of his life is priceless. Wouldn't be surprised if she's hunting for money years from now when he dies. She doesn't seem *all there* in the head.

Did they bury the mother before the daughter stole the money. Greed rules ugly🤮🤮🤮🤮

The step dad was telling the truth..the daughter is a piece of work .not once l heard about her doing anything for her mother but grabbed the money as quickly as possible

defendant probably finished all of it on cheeseburgers, she looks qualified for it

There is …. The true beginning of Zacharies disease. I knew we’d find it one day. 😂😂😂

Hahah she was afraid but not afraid to take the money from the bank Jesus 😂

My wife's family is already fighting even tho their dad is still alive and doing well after some medical issues and their father put everything in a Trust years ago. It's insanity what "the love of money" can do to people. Money is not the root of all evil, the LOVE of money is.

Defendant looks off her rocker 🤪

HoltonJr222: Wholeheartedly AGREED! Abuse, abuse, abuse, so easy an excuse. That’s why I have to have solid proof of abuse before I can truly hug her.

Women throw the word abuser like if it’s pankcake

That daughter will live with what she did. Some can do that, he did the right thing.

I don't believe this daughter at all! She thought she was going to get money and not be held accountable!

Tbf to her , she wasn’t thinking staight, all she could think about was the amount of burgers 🍔 she was going to eat 🐷 and looking at her she did a good job 👏

Where oh where do the producers find these people?????

Heck my mom kept my deceased brother on her insurance even though he passed before her years earlier.

As a daughter who was estranged from abusive mom/stepdad I am actually entitled to half of her estate. I don't want it...BUT if there is family trauma, I can see how some would want the money. If one of them had filed probate (my stepdad did not when my mother passed) - none of this would have happened. I filed it for childhood photos, everyone thought I was "suing for money". Have a Will, it saves heartache.

I would not have agreed to give that greedy woman half of the $5k plus.

The defendant is not right in the head.

Plaintiff should have kept track of their money better

Greed

We're not taking about some boyfriend that mom lived with for a couple of years. He was her husband for 25 years and took care of her at the end of her life. Then when she dies, the daughter swooped in to clean out bank accounts. I believe she would have left all the balances at zero if she could have. What a greedy piece of work she is.

She’s Greedy