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