00:01What happens when you try to help your sister get her life together, and she ends up destroying your property
00:09and your bank account?
00:10This is the story of a laptop, a dog that may or may not exist, and a $1,500 lesson
00:18in family boundaries.
00:20Welcome back to Judy Explain.
00:23Meet Miss Masuka. She did what any good sister would do.
00:27She loaned her younger sister Stephanie her laptop to help her find work.
00:32But when the laptop came back, it wasn't in a case. It was in a plastic bag.
00:38Stephanie claimed her dog spilled something on it.
00:41But then, in a classic courtroom blunder, she couldn't even keep her story straight about whether she actually owned a
00:48dog.
00:49But the drama was just getting started.
00:51Miss Masuka also handed over $500 for an apartment deposit and another $700 for utility bills.
01:00When the time came to settle the debt, Stephanie had a creative excuse.
01:04She claimed the money was actually payment for all the times she had babysat her sister's three kids.
01:11Judge Judy wasn't having it.
01:13She pointed out that you can't decide after you've borrowed money that it was actually a quid pro quo for
01:20babysitting.
01:21If there was no agreement to pay for babysitting at the start, it's not a legal defense for a loan.
01:27The situation turned from messy to dangerous when the sisters finally met up to discuss the money.
01:33After a heated argument on an icy driveway, Stephanie allegedly pushed her sister, causing her to hit her head and
01:41elbow.
01:41In the end, Judge Judy delivered a sharp reality check.
01:46She awarded Miss Masuka $1,500, covering the broken computer, the loans, and the bad behavior.
01:54Judge Judy's final advice, next time your sister asks for money, just say no.
02:00Case closed.
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