you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution 17-year-old thomas miller and his mother, suzanne oliver, are suing thomas' father, jim miller, for the return of a dirt bike. jim says thomas doesn't deserve it. >> byrd: all rise. your honor, this is case number 489 on the calendar in the matter of oliver and miller vs. miller. parties have been sworn in. ma'am, have a seat. >> judge judy: what's your first name? >> thomas. >> judge judy: thomas, this is your mom and that's your father and this is the problem. parents are divorced? >> never married. >> judge judy: and they shared custody and visitation of you in a sort of informal relationship for most of your life. there was a time that you were living with your father, and you and your father made an agreement. you wanted a dirt bike. it was an expensive bike. your father said he would buy it if you would pay it off by working. and you were working a