Lauren Lake's Paternity Court
Judge Lauren Lake hears cases involving not only questions of paternity, but also many types of stories involving DNA.
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Episodes
1 · Tucker/Riley vs. Riley
Sep 23, 2013
A young father questions his daughter's paternity after learning of his wife's cheating ways.
2 · Weeks vs. Moore
Sep 23, 2013
A man brings his mother to court to learn the truth about a 30-year-old paternity question.
3 · Myers vs. Smith
Sep 24, 2013
A woman brings her mother to court to learn which of 13 men is her biological father.
4 · Threlkeld vs. Threlkeld
Sep 24, 2013
A veteran whose wife cheated on him while he was in Afghanistan fears that her daughter is not his.
5 · Deggs vs. Guerin
Sep 25, 2013
A man's wife tells him their 6-month-old son may not be his.
6 · Eggleston vs. Eggleston
Sep 25, 2013
Twins want to prove that the man who took them in is their biological father.
7 · Dixon vs. Froio
Sep 26, 2013
A young woman with cancer fights through the denials of the man she believes is her father.
8 · Hicks vs. Narvaez
Sep 26, 2013
A woman's extramarital affairs cast doubt on the paternity of her daughter.
9 · Hunt vs. Tinsley
Sep 27, 2013
A rapper wants to prove that a 3-year-old is not his daughter.
10 · Hayes vs. Hayes
Sep 27, 2013
Learning that her sister slept with her ex-husband, a woman demands a paternity test on her niece.
11 · Manser vs. Sehr
Sep 30, 2013
A man was imprisoned for being in arrears on child support for a child he believes is not his.
12 · Episode 12
Sep 30, 2013
13 · Scott vs. Crane
Oct 1, 2013
After reuniting with his wife, a man wants to prove that his girlfriend's baby is not his.
14 · Scott vs. Kahlon
Oct 1, 2013
A man finds text messages to other men on his girlfriend's phone.
15 · Hayslip vs. Hayslip
Oct 2, 2013
A teen hopes a DNA test will prove to a stubborn man that he is her father.
16 · Coe vs. Coe
Oct 2, 2013
A woman unsure of her grandchild's paternity brings her troubled teen daughter to court.
17 · Jenkins vs. Scott
Oct 3, 2013
A man and his grandmother demand that a woman change her son's first name.
18 · Rash vs. Fuentes
Oct 3, 2013
A man wants a paternity test to determine whether his wife's youngest child is his.
19 · Episode 19
Oct 4, 2013
20 · Nicholas vs. Nicholas
Oct 4, 2013
A man doubts the paternity of his high school sweetheart's youngest children.
21 · Page vs. Sutton
Oct 7, 2013
After finding online photos of his fiancée with another man, the plaintiff wants a paternity test.
22 · Gray vs. Gray
Oct 7, 2013
A young man fears that his wife will keep their baby from him and wants proof that he is the father.
23 · Barron vs. Bradshaw
Oct 8, 2013
A woman insists that her husband is not the father of his ex's 25-year-old son.
24 · Clark v. Propst
Oct 8, 2013
An Atlanta man questions the paternity of his girlfriend's daughter.
25 · Kelly vs. Reighard
Oct 9, 2013
A woman says the woman claiming to be her sister is only after her large family inheritance.
26 · Phillips v. Gibbe
Oct 9, 2013
A single mother wants to prove to a married man that he is the father of her infant.
27 · Singleton vs. Gray
Oct 10, 2013
A man threatens to end his marriage if his wife cheated and their daughter is not his.
28 · Ching-Long vs. Myers-Audiss
Oct 10, 2013
A young woman never met her father and was told he died in a house fire.
29 · Mahan vs. Shrum
Oct 11, 2013
A woman wants to prove to her ex that he is the father of her son.
30 · Rubin vs. Davis
Oct 11, 2013
Siblings say the man, their dad, denies them because he is more than $50,000 behind in child support
31 · Clark vs. Newby
Oct 14, 2013
A woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her son.
32 · Torry/Henderson vs. Goodson
Oct 15, 2013
Two women believe a St Louis man is the father of both of their children.
33 · Wisniewski vs. Wisniewski
Oct 16, 2013
A woman wants to find out who her father is.
34 · Douglas vs. Jones
Oct 17, 2013
A married couple seek their daughter's biological father.
35 · Rainey vs. Matthews
Oct 18, 2013
A mother wants to prove another man is her son's father.
36 · Miller vs. Troutman
Oct 21, 2013
A man questions the paternity of his 8-month-old son.
37 · Lawrence vs. Simmons
Oct 22, 2013
A mother's chance encounter may negatively affect a daughter's relationship with her father.
38 · Chandler vs. Jackson
Oct 23, 2013
A man wants to prove to his mother and sister that he is the father of a young boy.
39 · Darensburg vs. Wilson
Oct 24, 2013
A man wants to prove he is not a child's biological father.
40 · Rose vs. Jefferson vs. Power
Oct 25, 2013
A woman doesn't know if her ex-boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.
41 · Johnson/Leigh vs. Longshore
Oct 31, 2013
A mother finds out via Facebook that her son may be the father of a baby.
42 · Jackson vs. Pickens
Oct 31, 2013
A woman denies that her son fathered a child with a teenager.
43 · Gibon/Kearse vs. Rose/Robbs/Webb
Nov 1, 2013
A woman wants to know whether her murdered brother father three babies by three different women.
44 · Matlock vs. Monroe
Nov 1, 2013
A man says he returned from "family business" to find his girlfriend pregnant and her ex a possible father.
45 · Palmer vs. Palmer
Nov 4, 2013
Identical twins want to know who their father is.
46 · Johnson vs. Owens
Nov 4, 2013
The man on the birth certificate says he does not believe he is the father.
47 · Episode 47
Nov 5, 2013
48 · Santos vs. Colon
Nov 5, 2013
A woman does not believe that her murdered son was the father of his secret girlfriend's child.
49 · Rayson/Hunt vs. Hammonds
Nov 6, 2013
Siblings overhear their parents arguing and learn that their dad may not be their biological father.
50 · Lindsey vs. Cade
Nov 6, 2013
A woman worries that a paternity claim made against her son will ruin his music career.
51 · Rogers vs. Rogers
Nov 7, 2013
A man and his mother want to know if he is the father of his cheating wife's baby.
52 · Kirk vs. Antwine
Nov 7, 2013
A married man confronts an old flame who says he fathered her son, whom he has never met.
53 · Williams vs. Liddell/Williams
Nov 8, 2013
Three sisters bring their mother to court to uncover the truth surrounding their paternity.
54 · Keeling vs. Kraft/Knapp
Nov 8, 2013
A woman does not know whether her boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.
55 · McArthur vs. Veals
Nov 11, 2013
A pregnant woman learns that her fiance may be her brother.
56 · Moore vs. Nelson/Wright
Nov 11, 2013
A woman hopes to find her biological father.
57 · Reed vs. Austin
Nov 12, 2013
Judge Lauren Lake holds a man to account as he tries to settle paternity disputes involving his wife, girlfriend and mistress.
58 · Moore/Cooper vs. Cooper
Nov 12, 2013
A woman demands a paternity test for her son's wife's child.
59 · Roberts vs. Wallace
Nov 13, 2013
A man's wife, girlfriend and mistress demand lie-detector and paternity tests.
60 · Percival/Hansen vs. Hansen
Nov 13, 2013
Two women want to prove that a man fathered their children one month apart.
61 · White vs. White
Nov 14, 2013
A woman fears her daughter's low self-esteem and weight issues have left her with a paternity question.
62 · Sanchez vs. Guzman
Nov 14, 2013
A man wants a paternity test for his girlfriend's baby, because his brother says he caught the girlfriend cheating.
63 · Russell vs. Shepard
Nov 15, 2013
A woman drags her former fiance to court after he pawns her engagement ring and denies paternity of her child.
64 · Baker vs. Woods
Nov 15, 2013
A man wants to know whether he or his former friend is a 2-year-old girl's father.
65 · Johnson vs. Blackmond
Nov 18, 2013
A woman who had a threesome with two brothers wants to know which is her baby girl's father.
66 · Buchanan vs. Stembridge
Nov 18, 2013
A man wants to know if he or his best friend is the biological father of his girlfriend's daughter.
67 · Romelus vs. Seymore/Covington
Nov 19, 2013
A teen demands paternity tests for two men in order to determine the father of her 1-year-old child.
68 · Hicks vs. Bolton
Nov 19, 2013
A woman says two men have failed paternity tests for her son and wants to test a third in hope that she has located her 4-year-old's father.
69 · Hulet vs. Crisp
Nov 20, 2013
A woman admits to cheating 10 times and enters court hoping a paternity test will determine who is the father of her 2-year-old daughter.
70 · Thomas/Fields vs. Armster/Griffin
Nov 20, 2013
A woman asserts that her son is the victim of a paternity trap.
71 · Slade vs. Simpson
Nov 21, 2013
A woman needs DNA tests on her ex, his brother and a third man to determine who fathered her 5-year-old son.
72 · Matson vs. Matson
Nov 21, 2013
A former blackjack dealer admits that she has cheated but insists that her husband is the father of her baby, despite his vasectomy.
73 · Brown vs. Brown
Nov 22, 2013
A woman learns a family secret and needs a paternity test to find out if the man who raised her is her biological father.
74 · Haysbert vs. Howard
Nov 22, 2013
A man whose ex pawned a family heirloom when he denied paternity of her son gets a DNA test.
75 · Wiggins vs. Williams
Nov 25, 2013
Identical twins do not know which of them is a 3-year-old boy's father.
76 · Ball vs. Cox
Nov 25, 2013
A woman who told her boyfriend she is unable to get pregnant now says he is the father of her 3-year-old daughter.
77 · Raysor vs. Hammonds/Barry/Moore/Bamba
Nov 26, 2013
After learning that neither of two men is her biological father, a woman returns to DNA-test three more potential fathers.
78 · Martin vs. Blackman/Stevenson
Nov 26, 2013
A woman says her boyfriend treats her fifth child like an 'evil stepchild' because he is unsure of paternity.
79 · Prowell vs. Morton
Nov 27, 2013
A woman who admits to being intimate with three co-workers wonders which is the father of her newborn son.
80 · Flynn vs. Arellano
Nov 27, 2013
A woman whose boyfriend stopped giving her attention sought it from other men and now does not know who her baby's father is.
81 · Scott vs. Kilgore
Jan 6, 2014
A college athlete catches his wife cheating and doubts the paternity of her 1-year-old daughter.
82 · Scott-McCray vs. Scott
Jan 7, 2014
A woman sues her daughter and the father of her children, then the daughter counter sues to have a polygraph test.
83 · Johnson vs. Dohner/Kelley
Jan 8, 2014
A woman admits to cheating and needs a DNA test to find out who the father of her daughter is.
84 · Brown vs. Thomas
Jan 13, 2014
A woman wants to know who is the father of her son after a love triangle at work.
85 · Johnson vs. Johnson
Jan 14, 2014
A woman wants a court-order for her husband to go to counseling when they disagree on how to raise their step-son.
86 · Weathers vs. Bassey-Weathers
Jan 15, 2014
A man is sure he's not the father of his baby and wants a DNA test to prove it.
87 · Anderson vs. Johnson
Jan 21, 2014
A woman wants to know whether the father of her baby is her husband or her lover.
88 · Francois-McCreary vs. Perry/McCreary
Jan 21, 2014
A woman petitions the court for a DNA test after her houseguest becomes pregnant.
89 · Mitchell vs. Jordan
Jan 22, 2014
A woman from Detroit looks for her father and hopes a DNA test will help.
90 · Jones vs. Jones
Jan 27, 2014
Three adults want to know if they have the same father.
91 · Rajotte vs. King-Rajotte
Jan 28, 2014
A man doubts he's the father of his youngest child and wants to know the truth.
92 · Bonner vs. Fahey
Jan 29, 2014
A man convicted of not paying child support wants a DNA test to find out if he is the real father.
93 · Andrews vs. Glenn
Jan 30, 2014
A woman, confronted by a man claiming to be her father, wants a DNA test.
94 · Delgado vs. Close
Jan 30, 2014
A man doubts he got his girlfriend pregnant just three weeks into their relationship.
95 · Mayfield/Smith vs. Mayfield
Jan 31, 2014
A woman believes that a particular man is really her father but that he faked a paternity test to avoid paying child support.
96 · Britton vs. Shaw/Dandridge vs. Sigmon
Jan 31, 2014
A woman's fiance has 22 children by 17 women; a 28-year paternity mystery is solved.
97 · Lawrence vs. Payne
Feb 3, 2014
A Riverdale, IL, woman drops a bomb on her best friend. She thinks he is the biological father of her three-year-old son. He claims the father is her ex-fiance.
98 · Ramirez vs. De Leon
Feb 3, 2014
A woman admits she cheated but insists that her fiance is the father of both of her children.
99 · Barrett vs. Mullinax
Feb 4, 2014
A pregnant woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her unborn child.
100 · Hicks vs. Robinson
Feb 4, 2014
A football player says he is not the father of a little girl and her mother is just a groupie.
101 · Connally vs. Harrison
Feb 5, 2014
A Washington, DC, woman wants to prove that her ex is the biological father of her daughter while her daughter hopes another man is her dad.
102 · Holliday vs. Terrell
Feb 5, 2014
Despite three other men in the picture, a woman claims her ex is the father of her son.
103 · Butcher vs. Davis
Feb 6, 2014
A man is so sure that he is not the father of his ex's son that he wants his name removed from the birth certificate.
104 · Elliot vs. Hall
Feb 6, 2014
A man believes he isn't the father of a boy, because his girlfriend admits to infidelity.
105 · Did the Marriage Survive?
Feb 7, 2014
Updates episode.
106 · Angeleri vs. Vargas
Feb 7, 2014
A woman reveals that her one-time fling is the father of her son.
107 · Hall vs. Beaufort
Feb 10, 2014
With his relationship on the line, a man takes a DNA test to find out if he's the father.
108 · Bauer/Jenkins vs. Riley
Feb 10, 2014
109 · Marsh vs. Maldonado
Feb 11, 2014
A man thinks another man may be the father of his ex's son.
110 · Lopez vs. Carbajal
Feb 11, 2014
A woman claims that her ex faked the results of a DNA test to get out of his responsibilities.
111 · Ammons vs. Tomey
Feb 12, 2014
A woman believes an exotic dancer is trying to trap her son into taking responsibility for her daughter.
112 · Diaz vs. Mendoza
Feb 12, 2014
A woman is searching for her biological brother and wants a DNA test.
113 · Sweat vs. Golden
Feb 13, 2014
After finding out one of three men may be the father, a man wants a DNA test.
114 · Smith vs. Smith/Compton/Jordan
Feb 13, 2014
A woman convinces three men that each is the father of her 35-year-old daughter.
115 · Adult DNA
Feb 14, 2014
Updates episode.
116 · Wilson vs. Phillips
Feb 14, 2014
A woman says that her ex is the father of her daughter, while he says it's her co-worker.
117 · Others vs. Ball
Feb 17, 2014
A woman is devastated when her father doubts her paternity.
118 · Powell vs. Burns/Jones
Feb 17, 2014
A woman has her ex-husband and her current boyfriend tested to determine the paternity of her child.
119 · Hampton vs. Latoski
Feb 18, 2014
A bride says her maid of honor stole her man and is now claiming to have his child.
120 · Minniefield vs. Lorde
Feb 18, 2014
A woman says her ex's new girlfriend is creating doubt about her son's paternity.
121 · Clifton vs. Little
Feb 19, 2014
A man learns he is not the only one paying to support twin babies.
122 · Yarborough vs. Cubie
Feb 19, 2014
A woman wants to prove she is the daughter of a member of the Chi-Lites singing group and is entitled to royalties.
123 · Curtis vs. Hall
Feb 20, 2014
A mother wants to prove to her husband that he is the father of their 5-month-old son.
124 · Phillips vs. Maltese
Feb 20, 2014
A man doubts he is the father of his girlfriend's baby after learning that she participated in a threesome.
125 · Shocking Teen Paternity Updates
Feb 21, 2014
The judge revisits the season's dramatic cases involving teen mothers and gets surprising updates on their stories.
126 · Ambrose vs. Gregory
Feb 21, 2014
A woman caught between her mother's stories and her supposed father's excuses wants a DNA test to end her paternity questions.
127 · Alexander vs. Jackson
Feb 24, 2014
A woman wants to know if her recently deceased son was a baby boy's father.
128 · Jones vs. Hernandez/Trevino
Feb 24, 2014
Two women bring to court the man they say fathered both of their children.
129 · Hadnot vs. Mathews
Feb 25, 2014
Betrayed by her best friend, a woman wants a test to prove paternity of her four-year-old son.
130 · Jackson vs. O'Malley
Feb 25, 2014
A woman has three possibilities for the father of her son.
131 · Cook vs. Edmund
Feb 26, 2014
A woman wants to prove that her husband is the father of her 5-month-old daughter.
132 · Bailey vs. Hallums
Feb 26, 2014
A woman says her ex is turning her daughter against her with paternity lies.
133 · Fisher vs. Johnson
Apr 24, 2014
A woman wants to know which of two men is her father.
134 · Meddling Moms
Apr 25, 2014
Judge Lauren Lake checks in with the season's most outrageous cases involving moms who said their sons were 'not the baby's daddy'.
135 · Ferguson vs. Munsell
Apr 28, 2014
A woman hopes a paternity test will give her the answer her mother cannot.
136 · Cedeno vs Ramirez
Apr 29, 2014
A man from Duarte, CA, believes his ex set a paternity trap for him and hopes a DNA test will set him free.
137 · Taylor & Johnson vs. Barber
Apr 30, 2014
Two women from Los Angeles sue the man who fathered their children for childcare expenses.
138 · Green vs. Green
May 1, 2014
A Jacksonville, FL, man, separated from his wife, doubts he is the biological father of his wife's 1-year-old son.
139 · Not the Father
May 2, 2014
Judge Lauren Lake updates viewers on cases where litigants were told - `You are not the father'.
140 · Foxx vs. Hood
May 5, 2014
A man denies he is the father of a 20 year-old woman since she was named after another man.
141 · Rice vs. Debaca
May 6, 2014
A Bluefield, VA, woman learns if a man she met online fathered her baby.
142 · Garcia vs. Johnson & Caldwell vs. Fortson
May 7, 2014
A family friend claims to be a woman's father, and a man hopes that his girlfriend's baby is biologically his.
143 · Nazarine vs. Rami
May 8, 2014
A baby's daddy countersues to send his ex to etiquette classes.
144 · 3 Possible Fathers
May 9, 2014
The judge follows up with women who tested three or more potential fathers.
145 · Hunter vs. Hunter
May 12, 2014
A couple admit to cheating on each other.
146 · Brock vs. Almanza
May 13, 2014
He questions the paternity of their children, and she demands a lie detector test to prove he is cheating.
147 · Scott vs. Smith
May 14, 2014
A man returns to find out if he is the biological father to an eighth child by a fifth woman.
148 · Poyer vs. Poyer
May 15, 2014
A mother sues her estranged son for unpaid rent and bills.
149 · Ultimate Betrayal
May 16, 2014
The judge gives updates on litigants betrayed by family or friends.
150 · Wyatt vs. Roberts
May 19, 2014
A married woman posts a profile on a dating website, causing her husband to doubt the paternity of their child.
