About this season
Judge Lauren Lake hears cases involving not only questions of paternity, but also many types of stories involving DNA.
Episodes (121)
1. Taylor vs. Jackson
Aired 21 September 2015 • 22 min
A man brings his girlfriend and the man she slept with to court to establish paternity of a baby.
2. Colbert vs. Tubbins
Aired 21 September 2015 • 22 min
A woman explains that her husband must be the father of her twins because one of them has inherited his "cockeye."
3. Butterfield vs. Bracknell/Dallas
Aired 22 September 2015 • 22 min
A woman's ex insists he, not her fiance, is her infant's father.
4. Smith vs. Hopkins
Aired 22 September 2015 • 22 min
A man plans to leave his fiancee for good if her child is not his.
5. McBirth/Terrell vs. Jackson
Aired 23 September 2015 • 22 min
A woman says the baby is "too white" to be her grandchild.
6. Loose vs. Zuniga
Aired 23 September 2015 • 22 min
A man denies paternity, despite his own mother coming to the baby mama's defense.
7. Lons vs. Randolph/Robertson
Aired 24 September 2015 • 22 min
Frankie Lons ("Frankie and Neffe") wants to establish paternity of her daughter Elite.
8. Chappell vs. Todd/Cullins
Aired 24 September 2015 • 22 min
A woman in desperate need of child support fights to prove that the defendant is the father of her child.
9. Porrovecchio vs. Touchet/Lutz
Aired 25 September 2015 • 22 min
A man is convinced that a woman is claiming his late father is her child's father to get a piece of the inheritance.
10. Patterson vs. Rothwell
Aired 25 September 2015 • 22 min
Good Samaritans are furious because the man they sheltered is denying paternity of their daughter's child.
11. Hudson vs. Bridges
Aired 28 September 2015 • 22 min
A woman who slept with multiple men through a dating app needs to find the father of her baby.
12. Melody vs. Smith
Aired 28 September 2015 • 22 min
A suspicious husband paid another man to tell him what was going on between him and his wife.
13. Fleming vs. Jemison
Aired 29 September 2015 • 22 min
A woman fears that her son may not be the father of her beloved grandchild.
14. Thigpen vs. Thompson
Aired 29 September 2015 • 22 min
A man tells of being turned away at age 11 by the man he was told was his father.
15. Jungvirt vs. Sandknop
Aired 30 September 2015 • 22 min
A man fears for the paternity of his fiancee's 2-year-old after she confesses to a drunken one-night stand.
16. Jackson III vs. Jackson
Aired 30 September 2015 • 22 min
A man hopes the son a woman told him he fathered 20 years ago is really his.
17. Flowers vs. Diaz
Aired 1 October 2015 • 22 min
A man hopes to prove that a child is his.
18. Lee vs. Lee
Aired 1 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman's "celebrity fetish" drives her to cheat on her husband multiple times, and he is concerned that her toddler may not be his.
19. Alston vs. Holmes/Alston
Aired 2 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman brings a man to court to prove he is her father, while the man who raised her hopes he is truly her dad.
20. Davis vs. Hamb
Aired 2 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman wants to prove a man she met while stuck in traffic is her child's father.
21. Fernandez vs. Butler
Aired 5 October 2015 • 22 min
A man demands a paternity test and his money back on an engagement ring.
22. Lassio vs. Abbott
Aired 6 October 2015 • 22 min
A man called off his wedding after learning that another man may be the father of his fiancée's child.
23. Moon-Merrifield vs. Merrifield
Aired 7 October 2015 • 22 min
A man thinks his wife's youngest child is not his, because he caught her talking to other men online.
24. Dorris vs. Newell
Aired 8 October 2015 • 22 min
A man is certain he is not a father, because of an injury he sustained riding a bicycle without a seat.
25. Graves/Carroll vs. Baker
Aired 9 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman with advanced-stage cancer hopes to prove that the man who raised her daughter is her biological father.
26. Taylor vs. Brown
Aired 12 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman wants to prove that a man 13 years older than herself is her child's father.
27. Morris vs. Byrom
Aired 13 October 2015 • 22 min
A man caught his girlfriend in bed with his best friend, so he is sure he is not her son's father.
28. Brown vs. Brown-Overstreet
Aired 14 October 2015 • 22 min
A man is unsure he could be a father, because of a severe groin injury.
29. Love/Willis vs. Williams/Williams
Aired 15 October 2015 • 22 min
Two women want to prove they are not actually half-sisters.
30. Jones vs. Milan
Aired 16 October 2015 • 22 min
A man says that despite helping to take care of a woman's six older children, he is not her infant's father.
31. Kelso vs. Davis
Aired 19 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman brings two men to court to see which one is her child's father.
32. Powe vs. Tarver
Aired 20 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman believes that the only reason a man is denying her child is that he wants to stay with his new girlfriend.
33. Fields/Boyer vs. Sandifer
Aired 21 October 2015 • 22 min
Two possible sisters try to prove that one man is their father.
34. Foster vs. Durden
Aired 26 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman brings her former high-school sweetheart to court to prove he is the father of her young child.
35. Parker vs. Morton
Aired 28 October 2015 • 22 min
After engaging in a three-way sexual relationship with a man and his girlfriend, a mother is furious that they are denying paternity of her child.
36. Peterson vs Peterson
Aired 29 October 2015 • 22 min
A past guest returns to the show to find out if the man she has known as "dad" all of her life is truly her father.
37. Montgomery vs. Parker
Aired 29 October 2015 • 22 min
A man wants to know if he is the father of his cheating ex's child.
38. Wooten Jr. vs. Baccus
Aired 30 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman wants to prove that a certain man is her biological father.
39. Hubbard vs. Watson Jr.
Aired 30 October 2015 • 22 min
A woman is furious that she has to be the sole provider for her young child because the man she says is the father is in denial.
40. Streeter vs. Hartfield
Aired 2 November 2015 • 22 min
An Indiana husband hopes he is not the father of his young mistress' child.
41. Stanley vs. Williams
Aired 2 November 2015 • 22 min
A Kentucky woman hopes to prove that the man who is trying to be involved in her son's life is not his father.
42. Hyman vs. Brown
Aired 3 November 2015 • 22 min
After learning that one child is not his, a Georgia man has doubts about another child his ex says belongs to him.
43. Crowley vs. Houston
Aired 3 November 2015 • 22 min
A New York State man says he was not even in town when the woman conceived her child.
44. Webb vs. Forrest/Forrest
Aired 4 November 2015 • 22 min
A Tennessee man says he, not her husband, is the biological father of a woman's child.
45. Yarborough/Jones vs. Triplett
Aired 4 November 2015 • 22 min
A Wisconsin man wants to prove he is the son of a member of the Chi-Lites singing group.
46. White vs. Flowers
Aired 5 November 2015 • 22 min
Although admitting she slept with the ice cream man, an Ohio woman wants to prove another man is the father and sue him for back childcare expenses.
47. Jacobs vs. Call
Aired 5 November 2015 • 22 min
A New York State woman wants to prove the man she met on a train and slept with that night is the father of her child.
48. Johnson vs. Milford/Jones
Aired 6 November 2015 • 22 min
A Virginia woman wants to prove to her cousin's child's dad that he is also the father of her own adult offspring.
49. Williams vs. Coleman
Aired 6 November 2015 • 22 min
A Michigan man thinks he is the father of a woman's twin children and plans to pursue full custody rights for himself.
50. Humphries vs. Moseley
Aired 9 November 2015 • 22 min
If a Detroit man is the father of a woman's child, his fiancé will leave him.
51. Greenhouse vs. Thompson
Aired 9 November 2015 • 22 min
An engagement is suspended indefinitely because the man refuses to accept paternity of his fiancee's young child.
52. Hanger vs. Babbit
Aired 10 November 2015 • 22 min
An eccentric Oklahoma man is certain he is not the father, even though his own father has come to the woman's defense.
53. Barlow vs. Winslow
Aired 10 November 2015 • 22 min
A Texas woman says the only way her fiancé could not be the father is if the baby was switched at birth, so she wants a maternity test.
54. McKeever vs. Arnold
Aired 11 November 2015 • 22 min
A Detroit man says there are more potential fathers out there.
55. Kelly vs. Norris
Aired 11 November 2015 • 22 min
An Indianapolis man says he cannot be the father of twins because they inherited a sickle-cell trait that his family does not have.
56. Percy/Glen vs. Gayle
Aired 12 November 2015 • 22 min
A California woman comes to court with her mother to prove to a man and his wife that he is her father.
57. McDowell vs. McDowell
Aired 12 November 2015 • 22 min
A Kentucky woman was intimate with her husband and her new boyfriend when she conceived, and both men have their doubts.
58. Clary vs. Asenato
Aired 13 November 2015 • 22 min
A Louisiana woman is sure she knows who her son's father is, because she thinks he inherited a blood condition from the man's Italian heritage.
59. Hines vs. Hines
Aired 13 November 2015 • 22 min
A Texas man thinks the only reason his father is denying him is to get out of paying back child-support.
60. Puckett vs. Macon
Aired 16 November 2015 • 22 min
An Illinois man hopes he is the father of his current girlfriend's child, but not another woman's.
61. Brewton vs. Martin
Aired 16 November 2015 • 22 min
A Georgia woman says only her boyfriend could be the father of her child, and she wants another man out of her life.
62. Thomas vs. Zachary
Aired 17 November 2015 • 22 min
An Illinois man has doubts his girlfriend's child could be his, because the dates do not add up.
63. Fritz vs. Agee
Aired 17 November 2015 • 22 min
After years of searching for his long-lost daughter, a North Carolina man hopes he has found his only child.
64. Miller/Wright vs. White
Aired 18 November 2015 • 22 min
A Georgia woman has a father/daughter relationship with two men, who both believe they are her father.
65. Moyett vs. Lester
Aired 18 November 2015 • 22 min
A Delaware woman thinks a man nearly 20 years older than herself is her baby's father.
66. Miller vs. Rasmussen
Aired 19 November 2015 • 22 min
A Wisconsin woman wants to prove that her ex, who drives more than 100 miles per week to see her daughter, is not the biological father.
67. Carroll vs. Goggans
Aired 19 November 2015 • 22 min
A Detroit woman hopes that the man who has always claimed her is truly her biological father.
68. Baker vs. Baker
Aired 20 November 2015 • 22 min
A California man, who had a vasectomy more than 30 years ago, wants to know if it is possible for him to be the father of his wife's new baby.
69. Young vs. Terrell/Patton
Aired 20 November 2015 • 22 min
Detroit women who grew up believing they were half-sisters want to be tested.
70. Quarles vs. Forester
Aired 23 November 2015 • 22 min
A Texas man comes to court with his wife, hoping, despite his admitted infidelity, that he is not the father of his co-worker's child.
71. Thomas vs. Hadley
Aired 23 November 2015 • 22 min
A Florida man needs two paternity tests.
72. Brown vs. Stuart
Aired 24 November 2015 • 22 min
An Iowa man, who has been raising a child on his own, wants to be sure he is the biological father so he can secure his full legal rights.
73. McGraw vs. McGraw Jr.
Aired 24 November 2015 • 22 min
A Virginia woman who grew up in the foster-care system wants to prove to a man that he is her father.
74. Robinson vs. Parker
Aired 25 November 2015 • 22 min
After appearing in court with his sister, a man began having doubts about his own child's paternity.
75. Garcia/Ames vs. Patin
Aired 25 November 2015 • 22 min
A man desperately searched for his daughter for nearly 30 years.
76. Vaughn vs. Williams
Aired 1 January 2016 • 22 min
A man says he was duped into marriage and the true father of his wife's child is a man referred to as 'Papa Bear'.
77. Episode 77
Aired 4 January 2016 • 22 min
78. Dansby vs. Simpson
Aired 4 January 2016 • 22 min
A Georgia man is convinced that he is not the father of a woman's child.
79. Foster vs. Fields
Aired 7 January 2016 • 20 min
An Ithaca, NY, woman is furious that a man is denying her young child.
80. Hines vs. Jackson
Aired 8 January 2016 • 22 min
Despite being in a committed relationship with a woman, a North Carolina man wants to prove that he is not the father of her young son.
81. Robinson/Robinson vs. Grant
Aired 11 January 2016 • 22 min
A Mississippi man and his wife want to prove that he is not the father of another woman's adult offspring.
82. Alexander vs. Stewart
Aired 12 January 2016 • 22 min
A Las Vegas man wants his name removed from a child's birth certificate.
83. Knox vs. Bailey/Bailey
Aired 13 January 2016 • 22 min
A New Orleans man and his mother say the only reason his ex is claiming he is the father is that his dance career is about to take off.
84. Brooks vs. Gooley
Aired 14 January 2016 • 22 min
A Georgia man is desperate to prove he is the father of a young man taken out of his custody as a baby.
85. Harper Sr. vs. Harper/Harper Jr.
Aired 15 January 2016 • 22 min
A North Carolina man hopes a DNA test will prove he is not the father of his wife's child.
86. Bennett vs. Grant
Aired 18 January 2016 • 22 min
A man comes to court with his sister to prove that he is not the father of her child.
87. Spencer vs. Garner/Smith
Aired 19 January 2016 • 22 min
An Ohio woman comes to court to prove to her sister that she has found her father.
88. Hamm/Willin vs. Kisner
Aired 20 January 2016 • 22 min
A Florida woman comes to court with her mother, hoping to prove that her boyfriend is her child's father.
89. Brooks vs. Page
Aired 21 January 2016 • 22 min
A Maryland man wants to know if he is the father of his girlfriend's child.
90. Brugger vs. Warner
Aired 22 January 2016 • 22 min
A Colorado woman wants to prove that her late fiance was the father of her child and that they are entitled to his life-insurance benefits.
91. Austin vs. Wallace
Aired 25 January 2016 • 22 min
A man returns to court to prove he did not father the child of one of his lovers.
92. McGhee vs. McGhee
Aired 28 January 2016 • 22 min
A woman's mother comes to court to defend the man denying her grandchild.
93. Mitchell vs. Dalton
Aired 28 January 2016 • 22 min
An Ohio man fears he may not be the father of the two children he is raising and demands answers from his much-younger wife.
94. Richardson/Hill vs. Russell
Aired 29 January 2016 • 22 min
A South Carolina woman is desperate to know if her late husband had a child with a woman outside their marriage.
95. Outrageous Grandmothers
Aired 29 January 2016 • 22 min
The judge revisits shocking cases featuring outrageous grandmothers and shows how their lives have changed since going to court.
96. Harrison vs. Grant
Aired 1 February 2016 • 22 min
An Oklahoma man heard from his girlfriend during an argument that he may not be the father of her youngest child.
97. Dupree vs. Flagg
Aired 1 February 2016 • 22 min
A Detroit man begins to doubt he is the father of his girlfriend's twins when he comes home to find another man's shoes by her bed.
98. White/Talbert vs. Loving
Aired 2 February 2016 • 22 min
A North Carolina man learns through Facebook that he may not be his girlfriend's child's father.
99. Tillman vs. Johnson/Tillman
Aired 2 February 2016 • 22 min
A Florida woman wonders whether the man who says she was stolen from him as a child is really her biological father.
100. Pierce vs. Covell
Aired 3 February 2016 • 22 min
After learning that she was unfaithful to him, a Mississippi man's family is on the line over the paternity of his fiancee's son.
101. Goddard vs. Harrison
Aired 4 February 2016 • 22 min
Despite "revenge sex," a New Jersey woman wants to prove that her cheating ex is the father of her child.
102. Conway vs. Cruse
Aired 4 February 2016 • 22 min
Struggling with 20 years of child-support debt, a Nebraska man hopes to prove he is not his ex's adult offspring's father.
103. Shocking Cases, Unbelievable Updates
Aired 5 February 2016 • 22 min
The judge revisits some of her most shocking cases and reveals what happened after the results were read.
104. Brogden vs. Sugden/Jones
Aired 8 February 2016 • 22 min
A Philadelphia woman wants to prove to a deceased man's family that he was the father of her child.
105. McGowan vs. Martin
Aired 9 February 2016 • 22 min
The man who has accepted a Memphis woman's child as his own hopes that he, and not a man she met online, is the child's father.
106. Vadeboncoeur vs. Furnari
Aired 10 February 2016 • 22 min
An Indiana man and his sister take opposing sides in a case about whether he is a woman's child's father.
107. Williams vs. Potts/Carr
Aired 10 February 2016 • 22 min
After transporting a woman to several men's homes, a Los Angeles woman is sure her late brother is not the father of the woman's baby.
108. Chatman vs. Hayes
Aired 11 February 2016 • 22 min
A Memphis woman is furious that her ex is denying paternity of her child.
109. Unreal Results, Shocking Updates!
Aired 12 February 2016 • 22 min
The judge tracks down some memorable litigants to find out what has happened to them since appearing in her court.
110. Avant vs. Hatton
Aired 15 February 2016 • 22 min
A Georgia man says a woman told both him and another man they were the father of her child.
111. Clark vs. Bolden
Aired 16 February 2016 • 22 min
A Memphis woman says she told a man he was the father of her child because they were in a relationship at the time.
112. Galloway vs. Harris
Aired 16 February 2016 • 22 min
A Florida woman says a man she slept with in a van is the father of her twins.
113. Williams III vs. Smith
Aired 17 February 2016 • 22 min
A Texas man wants to prove he is not the father of a woman's adult offspring.
114. Parker vs. Brown
Aired 18 February 2016 • 22 min
A Georgia man says his fiancee gave birth only six months after they met, and he is not the father.
115. Livingston vs. Livingston/Doerschlag
Aired 18 February 2016 • 22 min
A Kansas woman wants to prove that her child was the result of a one-night stand, and her ex is not the father.
116. White vs. Mock
Aired 19 February 2016 • 20 min
A West Virginia man says his ex actively forced him out of his daughter's life.
117. Surprising Updates!
Aired 19 February 2016 • 22 min
Updates on guests about whom viewers have been asking.
118. Brady vs. Sanders
Aired 22 February 2016 • 20 min
An Atlanta woman wants to prove to her ex that he fathered her child.
119. Hollins/Williams vs. Anderson
Aired 23 February 2016 • 22 min
Despite sleeping with two men a day apart, a Detroit woman says she is sure she knows who is the father of her child.
120. Nesbitt vs. Henderson/Brown Jr.
Aired 23 February 2016 • 20 min
Despite a one-night stand with her neighbour, a Detroit woman says she is sure her ex-boyfriend is her child's father.
121. Golden vs. Campbell
Aired 24 February 2016 • 20 min
A Memphis man wants to prove to the woman who set his clothes on fire that he is the father of her child.