About this season
Judge Lauren Lake hears cases involving not only questions of paternity, but also many types of stories involving DNA.
Episodes (120)
1. Thompson vs. McKinley
Aired 19 September 2016 • 22 min
A man and his wife deny his mistress' 6-month-old baby.
2. Feagin vs. Pinkston/Pinkston
Aired 19 September 2016 • 22 min
A woman learns that a family friend may be her biological father.
3. Walters vs. Rogers/Sanders
Aired 20 September 2016 • 22 min
A pair who hid their love affair caused their families to ask who the father is.
4. Williams/Williams vs. Scales
Aired 20 September 2016 • 22 min
A semi-pro football player thinks a teammate is the father of one of his daughters.
5. Lockridge vs. Tidwell
Aired 21 September 2016 • 22 min
A Washington state woman brings her lover to court to prove he fathered her baby.
6. Burrage vs. Stephanys
Aired 21 September 2016 • 22 min
A potential father says it was "just a fling."
7. Jackson/Jackson vs. Figgures
Aired 22 September 2016 • 22 min
A Georgia woman wants to prove that her former lover is her 20-year-old son's father.
8. Rolle vs. Gedelian
Aired 22 September 2016 • 22 min
A Florida man wants to prove he is not the father of his exes 5-month-old twins.
9. McCrory/McCrory/McCrory vs. Mento/Smith
Aired 23 September 2016 • 22 min
A woman says her recently deceased lover was her 3-year-old daughter's dad.
10. Fuel vs. Burnett
A woman brings her 'uncle' to court to find out if he is really her father.
11. Fuller/Fuller vs. Nelson
Aired 26 September 2016 • 22 min
A distraught grandmother learns that the child she loves may not be her son's.
12. Martinez vs. Hernandez
Aired 26 September 2016 • 22 min
A man wonders whether he or one of his friends is the father of the girlfriend's two sons.
13. Englund vs. Kiser
Aired 27 September 2016 • 22 min
A man says sharing a genetic trait does not make him the father.
14. Jenkins vs. Bond
Aired 27 September 2016 • 22 min
A woman who lost her parents in a car crash learns that a stranger may be her father.
15. Whittaker vs. Schrull
Aired 28 September 2016 • 22 min
A man and his meddling mother say it is not possible that he is his friend's 2-year-old's father.
16. Nickels vs. Young
Aired 28 September 2016 • 22 min
A man says a woman's "sugar daddy" is the real father.
17. Webster vs. Ware
Aired 29 September 2016 • 22 min
A name in a baby book sends a 40-year-old on a search for the truth.
18. Jones vs. Joyner/Joyner
Aired 29 September 2016 • 22 min
A military man's mother thinks he is a baby's father.
19. Connally vs. Haskel
Aired 30 September 2016 • 22 min
A singer writes a song about not being the father.
20. Burks vs. Brown
Aired 30 September 2016 • 22 min
A man denies he is a 30-year-old woman's father and wants back his $40,000 in child support.
21. Mayo vs. Brown
Aired 3 October 2016 • 22 min
A Jonesboro, Georgia mother of twins testifies that a Riverdale, Georgia man is more that just a friend: he is the father.
22. Crochran vs. Burch
Aired 4 October 2016 • 22 min
Years of being friends with benefits may have resulted in a child.
23. Horne vs. Mannion
Aired 5 October 2016 • 22 min
After a brief encounter 30 years ago, a Florida man now claims he is not the father of a 29 year old man.
24. Cooper vs. Newby
Aired 6 October 2016 • 22 min
A Kentucky man discovers that he may not be related to his father.
25. Nielsen vs. Davis
Aired 7 October 2016 • 22 min
An Illinois woman wants to know which man gave her the son who gave her the reason to turn her life around.
26. Baylor vs. Earls Sr.
Aired 10 October 2016 • 22 min
A Texas man vows to end his relationship if the test reveals that he is not the father.
27. Vaught vs. Lindsey
Aired 11 October 2016 • 22 min
A man wants his name taken off the birth certificate if he is not the father.
28. Robertson vs. McBain Sr.
Aired 12 October 2016 • 22 min
A woman brings her mother's ex-husband to court to prove he is her father.
29. Hulsinger vs. Maye
Aired 13 October 2016 • 22 min
Ms Hulsinger thinks it's time for Mr Maye to step up to the plate and claim responsibility as the father of her baby.
30. Holshue vs. Howard/Howard
Aired 14 October 2016 • 22 min
A terminally ill woman searches for the family she never had and tests the women she believes to be her sisters.
31. Burks vs. Smith
Aired 17 October 2016 • 22 min
A Florida man wants to prove he is not father of his ex-lover's 5-month-old twins.
32. Mcintyre vs. Wilson
Aired 18 October 2016 • 22 min
An Arizona man discovers incriminating text messages and tells his ex and her mother that he is not the father of their three year old son.
33. Wilson vs. Felix/Brown
Aired 21 October 2016 • 22 min
Eleven women claim to have kids fathered by the plaintiff's son soon after he tragically died.
34. Sousis vs. Payne
Aired 25 October 2016 • 22 min
An emotional teen says her ex's meddling mother has caused him to doubt fathering her baby.
35. Marks-McGhee vs. Wright
Aired 25 October 2016 • 22 min
A Georgia man doubts he is the father of his cheating girlfriend's two year old.
36. Boston vs. Murphy
Aired 27 October 2016 • 22 min
A man wonders if he is the father of his friend's son.
37. Bouman vs. Bouman
Aired 27 October 2016 • 22 min
A woman wants to know if her deceased son left a 20-year-old daughter.
38. Two Men Tested: Who's My Father?
Aired 28 October 2016 • 22 min
Updates on past litigants who had two potential fathers tested.
39. Perry vs. Davis
Aired 28 October 2016 • 22 min
A single mother wants to know if her Facebook friend is the father of her two sons.
40. Whalon vs. Leblanc/Leblanc
Aired 31 October 2016 • 22 min
A Texas woman wants to know if her husband has fathered yet another child with his outside woman.
41. Thayer vs. Thayer
Aired 31 October 2016 • 22 min
A Las Vegas couple are about to divorce.
42. Webb vs. Cole
Aired 1 November 2016 • 22 min
He says they were never intimate.
43. Woods vs. Volmar
Aired 1 November 2016 • 22 min
An infant's mother brings to court a man she met at a nightclub.
44. Thompson vs. Lee
Aired 2 November 2016 • 22 min
A late man's sister says a young mother is lying.
45. Sams vs. Dorris
Aired 2 November 2016 • 22 min
A 36-year-old woman from Omaha recently discovers that she might not be related to the man she always thought was her father.
46. Norris/Norris Jr. vs. Norris Sr.
Aired 3 November 2016 • 22 min
A man comes face-to-face with the wife and child on whom he walked out 20 years ago.
47. Moses vs. Lightle/Green
Aired 3 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman from Rochester, N.Y., comes to Paternity Court for answers.
48. Too Young To Be Parents
Aired 4 November 2016 • 22 min
The judge follows up with babies having babies to see how they are dealing with parenthood.
49. Robinson vs. Harms
Aired 4 November 2016 • 22 min
After finding a forged birth certificate, a woman angrily confronts her mother for concealing her father's true identity.
50. Cousin vs. Bell
Aired 7 November 2016 • 22 min
A 23-year-old Georgia woman wants to prove to her ex, and his girlfriend, that he is the father of her seven-month-old baby.
51. Coleman vs. Coleman
Aired 7 November 2016 • 22 min
Special guest Dr Drew Pinsky advises a troubled couple who need a paternity test to save their marriage.
52. Vogel vs. Vogel
Aired 8 November 2016 • 22 min
A Kentucky man claims he's been paying child support but his brother is the father.
53. Fisher vs. Stuard
Aired 8 November 2016 • 22 min
Two men deny being the father of a newborn with medical issues.
54. Curtis vs. Buckley
Aired 9 November 2016 • 22 min
A man doubts he fathered his fiancee's baby.
55. McCrory vs. McCrory
Aired 9 November 2016 • 22 min
A man fears that his wife has been cheating and that he is not the father of her son.
56. Lovette vs. Jackson
Aired 10 November 2016 • 22 min
A man wants to know if he or her current husband is the father of his fiancee's toddler.
57. Thompson vs. Robinson/Fresneda
Aired 10 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman and the man she thought was her father come to court to face a man who says he had an affair with her late mother.
58. Did the Relationship Survive?
Aired 11 November 2016 • 22 min
The judge follows up with past guests to see if shocking DNA results made or broke relationships.
59. Johnson vs. Taylor
Aired 11 November 2016 • 22 min
Grandmothers debate the paternity of a 2-year-old boy.
60. Leigh vs. Leigh
Aired 14 November 2016 • 22 min
A man may be the son of a late NFL player.
61. Spruell vs. Dixon
Aired 14 November 2016 • 22 min
Friends with benefits may have produced a baby.
62. Cleveland vs. Cleveland
Aired 15 November 2016 • 22 min
A man wants to determine the extent of his wife's affair with one of his friends.
63. Morgan vs. Gentrylee
Aired 15 November 2016 • 22 min
A young woman says it is impossible for a litigant to be the father of her child.
64. Sissom/Sissom vs. Riley/Taylor
Aired 16 November 2016 • 22 min
Two out-of-control grandmothers face off over a baby's paternity.
65. Wiggins vs. Davis
Aired 16 November 2016 • 22 min
A married man hopes to prove that he did not father his girlfriend's baby.
66. Strempke vs. Jaramillo
Aired 17 November 2016 • 22 min
After inviting another man into their bedroom, an Iowa man doubts his girlfriend's children are his.
67. Lide vs. Ellis
Aired 17 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman demands answers and a DNA test for paternity of her 26-year-old daughter.
68. Redmond Jr. vs. Patterson
Aired 18 November 2016 • 22 min
Young adults angrily confront the man they say walked away from them.
69. Freeman vs. Garrett
Aired 18 November 2016 • 22 min
A man tells of his surprise encounter at a DNA center.
70. Anthony vs. Pourciau
Aired 21 November 2016 • 22 min
A man and his husband flatly deny that he is the father of his ex's baby.
71. Brown vs. Brown
Aired 21 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman says her ex owes more than $20,000 in back child-support.
72. Bryson vs. McCarroll
Aired 22 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman brings two men to court.
73. Cole/Cole vs. Gilbert/Baker
Aired 22 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman says she knows who fathered her baby because the only other possible father is "fixed."
74. Sutton vs. Smith
Aired 23 November 2016 • 22 min
A woman summons an ex and his mother to determine the paternity of a 3-year-old.
75. Winters vs. Cawley
Aired 23 November 2016 • 22 min
After catching his partner in bed with another man, he demands a paternity test.
76. Matherson vs. Robinson
Aired 28 December 2016 • 22 min
A 19-year-old Atlanta woman accompanied with her mother wants to determine if her boyfriend or her ex is the father of her new baby.
77. Sheats vs. Rhodes
Aired 9 January 2017 • 22 min
A 35-year-old woman wants to know if her father is a 56-year-old Indiana man or a deceased man.
78. Osbourne/Brooks vs. Osbourne/Patton
Aired 11 January 2017 • 22 min
A 20-year-old woman brings her mother to court to get answers about her father.
79. Taylor vs. Thompson
Aired 12 January 2017 • 22 min
A man accuses his ex-girlfriend of hiding his daughter for 18 years.
80. Moore/Moore vs. Willis
Aired 16 January 2017 • 22 min
A concerned aunt reveals to her two nieces that the man who raised them is not their father.
81. Campbell vs. Hopper
Aired 17 January 2017 • 22 min
A California man wants to take responsibility if he is the father of a 3-year-old girl.
82. Lewis vs. Palmer
Aired 19 January 2017 • 22 min
A Vietnam veteran claims it is impossible that he is the father of a 43-year-old Tennessee woman.
83. Cameron vs. Melvin
Aired 20 January 2017 • 22 min
A Houston woman claims that her recently deceased ex is the father of her 2-year-old, but the man's sister denies the claim.
84. Mason vs. Malone
Aired 23 January 2017 • 22 min
A 32-year-old man from Louisville, KY, is convinced his girlfriend is sneaking around -- and he says he has proof; he wants DNA tests for two children -- an unborn baby and a 1-year-old.
85. Clark vs. Bailey
Aired 26 January 2017 • 22 min
A Missouri man survived cancer and claims his treatment killed any chance that he's the father of his girlfriend's 2-month-old baby.
86. Jackson Jr. vs. Jackson
Aired 26 January 2017 • 22 min
Shocked and surprised, a Los Angeles man discovers he owes $35,000 in child support: he and his stepson come to court to DNA test a 41-year-old Canoga Park woman.
87. Smith/Smith vs. Manning
Aired 27 January 2017 • 22 min
She tragically lost her son and now a Maryland woman is desperate to find out if he fathered a baby girl before he lost his life.
88. Update Show: Family Secrets
Aired 27 January 2017 • 22 min
Surprising DNA results are revealed and family secrets finally come to light.
89. Williams Jr. vs. Davis
Aired 30 January 2017 • 22 min
A one-night-stand comes back to haunt a Missouri man who's accused of getting a woman pregnant three years ago.
90. Walton vs. Cherry
Aired 30 January 2017 • 22 min
A 24-year-old Hope, AR, woman comes to paternity court to keep her high school sweetheart in her life; he is ready to go if the 1-year old-baby is not his.
91. Hadl vs. Andrews
Aired 31 January 2017 • 22 min
A parents' relationship is plagued with constant tit-for-tat cheating.
92. Robinson vs. Long
Aired 31 January 2017 • 22 min
After finding a forged birth certificate, a 36-year-old Detroit woman brings her potential father to court to discover the truth.
93. Bell vs. Clemons
Aired 1 February 2017 • 22 min
A 32-year-old man from Raytown, MO, claims that his ex's 8-month-old baby looks nothing like him and says she gets lots of late-night calls.
94. Tisby vs. Quarterman
Aired 1 February 2017 • 22 min
A Jacksonville, FL, woman and her grandmother want her ex-boyfriend to step up and support her 2-year-old daughter.
95. Lindsley vs. Knowles/Knowles
Aired 2 February 2017 • 22 min
Torn between two men, a 23-year-old woman from Walnut, MS, comes to court to test her husband -- and her ex -- to see who is the father of her 11-month-old.
96. Andrews vs. Corbitt
Aired 3 February 2017 • 22 min
A Louisiana man claims his family saw other men going in and out of his girlfriend's home, so he's not the father.
97. Update Show 4: I'm an Adult -- but Who's My Dad?
Aired 3 February 2017 • 22 min
Everyone needs a father -- no matter what age they are; Judge Lauren Lake follows up with past adult DNA cases to see if the biological dads stepped up as fathers.
98. Thompson vs. Pate-Thompson
Aired 6 February 2017 • 22 min
A 32-year-old Michigan City man brings his wife to court to DNA test her four-month-old baby.
99. Aiken vs. Aiken
Aired 6 February 2017 • 22 min
A 30-year-old woman discovers a family secret and brings her mom to court to sue her for paternity fraud.
100. Stovall vs. Hines
Aired 7 February 2017 • 22 min
Sexy photos with other men cause a Georgia man to question the paternity of his fiancee's four-month-old child -- the wedding is off unless he hears the words "you are the father."
101. Bido vs. Bolton
Aired 8 February 2017 • 22 min
A hidden love letter leads a Georgia man to question if he or his girlfriend's ex is the father of her 11-month-old son.
102. Brown vs. Jones
Aired 8 February 2017 • 22 min
A Cordova, TN, man claims that he is not the father of a 2-month-old baby -- and he is 100% sure.
103. Mangram/Mangram vs. Schools
Aired 9 February 2017 • 22 min
While her son is dying, a Virginia woman is confronted in the hospital by a young woman claiming to be pregnant with his child.
104. Strickland vs. Strickland
Aired 9 February 2017 • 22 min
A couple met in a `divorcee' chat room, and now the paternity of a four-year-old Tennessee girl is in question.
105. Jones vs. Houston
Aired 10 February 2017 • 22 min
"Too young to be parents" is what the judge declares when former lovers bring their parents to court for DNA test results.
106. Kryger/Lee vs. Dittmer
Aired 10 February 2017 • 22 min
After 34 years of doubt, a Michigan woman and her mother bring a man to paternity court to put an end to his denial that he's her father.
107. Davis vs. Means
Aired 13 February 2017 • 22 min
A 29-year-old New Jersey man adamantly insists he is not the father, but his 19-year-old ex comes to court with her grandmother to prove him wrong.
108. Todd vs. Foster
Aired 14 February 2017 • 22 min
The wedding is on hold until a Michigan man finds out if he's the father of his fiancee's 3-month-old baby.
109. Willingham vs. Griffin/Allen
Aired 14 February 2017 • 22 min
A 33-year-old mother from Kansas City, MO, is confident that her 4-year-old is the son of her deceased boyfriend, but his mother, aunt and cousin seriously doubt they are related.
110. Patrick vs. Pence
Aired 15 February 2017 • 22 min
A 41 year old Columbus, OH, man questions if he is the father of four year old twins, after he discovered his girlfriend of 10 years cheated.
111. McKenzie vs. Guy
Aired 15 February 2017 • 22 min
A 28-year-old Milwaukee woman brings her ex to court after he accuses her of cheating on him with everyone, including the milkman.
112. Walls vs. Walker
Aired 16 February 2017 • 22 min
A Detroit native pursued the woman who's now accusing him of fathering her child, but in court he demonstrates catching her in a car with another man.
113. Simmons vs. Burgess
Aired 16 February 2017 • 22 min
After meeting on a dating site, a 20-year-old Columbus, GA, woman discovers her single boyfriend hiding something: a relationship.
114. Hauser vs. Campbell
Aired 17 February 2017 • 22 min
A woman wants to know if the man who abandoned her and her son many years ago is his real father.
115. Mora vs. Platt
Aired 17 February 2017 • 22 min
A San Antonio, TX, woman was living with a longtime lover when, she says, she met her daughter's father on a dating site.
116. Ashley vs. Bullock
Aired 20 February 2017 • 22 min
After a serious accident, can a 56-year-old man be the father of a 28-year-old woman from Omaha? They are both in court to find out.
117. Upshaw vs. Mason
Aired 21 February 2017 • 22 min
An Atlanta woman feels slighted because her son got married behind her back, and she wants to know if all four of their children are actually her grandchildren.
118. Morris vs. Brister
Aired 21 February 2017 • 22 min
A 29-year-old woman comes on the show to find out who her father is.
119. Davies vs. Hunter
Aired 22 February 2017 • 22 min
After an engagement is called off, a 34-year-old woman brings her ex-fiancé to court to prove he is the father of her 4-year-old son.
120. Thompson vs. Smithbey
Aired 22 February 2017 • 22 min
An admission of infidelity and the suspicious timing of a pregnancy bring a Jacksonville, FL, man to seek answers in paternity court!