Lauren Lake's Paternity Court

Season 72013

Judge Lauren Lake hears cases involving not only questions of paternity, but also many types of stories involving DNA.

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150 Episodes

E01 Tucker/Riley vs. Riley

A young father questions his daughter's paternity after learning of his wife's cheating ways.

September 23, 2013

E02 Weeks vs. Moore

A man brings his mother to court to learn the truth about a 30-year-old paternity question.

September 23, 2013

E03 Myers vs. Smith

A woman brings her mother to court to learn which of 13 men is her biological father.

September 24, 2013

E04 Threlkeld vs. Threlkeld

A veteran whose wife cheated on him while he was in Afghanistan fears that her daughter is not his.

September 24, 2013

E05 Deggs vs. Guerin

A man's wife tells him their 6-month-old son may not be his.

September 25, 2013

E06 Eggleston vs. Eggleston

Twins want to prove that the man who took them in is their biological father.

September 25, 2013

E07 Dixon vs. Froio

A young woman with cancer fights through the denials of the man she believes is her father.

September 26, 2013

E08 Hicks vs. Narvaez

A woman's extramarital affairs cast doubt on the paternity of her daughter.

September 26, 2013

E09 Hunt vs. Tinsley

A rapper wants to prove that a 3-year-old is not his daughter.

September 27, 2013

E10 Hayes vs. Hayes

Learning that her sister slept with her ex-husband, a woman demands a paternity test on her niece.

September 27, 2013

E11 Manser vs. Sehr

A man was imprisoned for being in arrears on child support for a child he believes is not his.

September 30, 2013

E12 Episode 12

September 30, 2013

E13 Scott vs. Crane

After reuniting with his wife, a man wants to prove that his girlfriend's baby is not his.

October 1, 2013

E14 Scott vs. Kahlon

A man finds text messages to other men on his girlfriend's phone.

October 1, 2013

E15 Hayslip vs. Hayslip

A teen hopes a DNA test will prove to a stubborn man that he is her father.

October 2, 2013

E16 Coe vs. Coe

A woman unsure of her grandchild's paternity brings her troubled teen daughter to court.

October 2, 2013

E17 Jenkins vs. Scott

A man and his grandmother demand that a woman change her son's first name.

October 3, 2013

E18 Rash vs. Fuentes

A man wants a paternity test to determine whether his wife's youngest child is his.

October 3, 2013

E19 Episode 19

October 4, 2013

E20 Nicholas vs. Nicholas

A man doubts the paternity of his high school sweetheart's youngest children.

October 4, 2013

E21 Page vs. Sutton

After finding online photos of his fiancée with another man, the plaintiff wants a paternity test.

October 7, 2013

E22 Gray vs. Gray

A young man fears that his wife will keep their baby from him and wants proof that he is the father.

October 7, 2013

E23 Barron vs. Bradshaw

A woman insists that her husband is not the father of his ex's 25-year-old son.

October 8, 2013

E24 Clark v. Propst

An Atlanta man questions the paternity of his girlfriend's daughter.

October 8, 2013

E25 Kelly vs. Reighard

A woman says the woman claiming to be her sister is only after her large family inheritance.

October 9, 2013

E26 Phillips v. Gibbe

A single mother wants to prove to a married man that he is the father of her infant.

October 9, 2013

E27 Singleton vs. Gray

A man threatens to end his marriage if his wife cheated and their daughter is not his.

October 10, 2013

E28 Ching-Long vs. Myers-Audiss

A young woman never met her father and was told he died in a house fire.

October 10, 2013

E29 Mahan vs. Shrum

A woman wants to prove to her ex that he is the father of her son.

October 11, 2013

E30 Rubin vs. Davis

Siblings say the man, their dad, denies them because he is more than $50,000 behind in child support

October 11, 2013

E31 Clark vs. Newby

A woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her son.

October 14, 2013

E32 Torry/Henderson vs. Goodson

Two women believe a St Louis man is the father of both of their children.

October 15, 2013

E33 Wisniewski vs. Wisniewski

A woman wants to find out who her father is.

October 16, 2013

E34 Douglas vs. Jones

A married couple seek their daughter's biological father.

October 17, 2013

E35 Rainey vs. Matthews

A mother wants to prove another man is her son's father.

October 18, 2013

E36 Miller vs. Troutman

A man questions the paternity of his 8-month-old son.

October 21, 2013

E37 Lawrence vs. Simmons

A mother's chance encounter may negatively affect a daughter's relationship with her father.

October 22, 2013

E38 Chandler vs. Jackson

A man wants to prove to his mother and sister that he is the father of a young boy.

October 23, 2013

E39 Darensburg vs. Wilson

A man wants to prove he is not a child's biological father.

October 24, 2013

E40 Rose vs. Jefferson vs. Power

A woman doesn't know if her ex-boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.

October 25, 2013

E41 Johnson/Leigh vs. Longshore

A mother finds out via Facebook that her son may be the father of a baby.

October 31, 2013

E42 Jackson vs. Pickens

A woman denies that her son fathered a child with a teenager.

October 31, 2013

E43 Gibon/Kearse vs. Rose/Robbs/Webb

A woman wants to know whether her murdered brother father three babies by three different women.

November 1, 2013

E44 Matlock vs. Monroe

A man says he returned from "family business" to find his girlfriend pregnant and her ex a possible father.

November 1, 2013

E45 Palmer vs. Palmer

Identical twins want to know who their father is.

November 4, 2013

E46 Johnson vs. Owens

The man on the birth certificate says he does not believe he is the father.

November 4, 2013

E47 Episode 47

November 5, 2013

E48 Santos vs. Colon

A woman does not believe that her murdered son was the father of his secret girlfriend's child.

November 5, 2013

E49 Rayson/Hunt vs. Hammonds

Siblings overhear their parents arguing and learn that their dad may not be their biological father.

November 6, 2013

E50 Lindsey vs. Cade

A woman worries that a paternity claim made against her son will ruin his music career.

November 6, 2013

E51 Rogers vs. Rogers

A man and his mother want to know if he is the father of his cheating wife's baby.

November 7, 2013

E52 Kirk vs. Antwine

A married man confronts an old flame who says he fathered her son, whom he has never met.

November 7, 2013

E53 Williams vs. Liddell/Williams

Three sisters bring their mother to court to uncover the truth surrounding their paternity.

November 8, 2013

E54 Keeling vs. Kraft/Knapp

A woman does not know whether her boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.

November 8, 2013

E55 McArthur vs. Veals

A pregnant woman learns that her fiance may be her brother.

November 11, 2013

E56 Moore vs. Nelson/Wright

A woman hopes to find her biological father.

November 11, 2013

E57 Reed vs. Austin

Judge Lauren Lake holds a man to account as he tries to settle paternity disputes involving his wife, girlfriend and mistress.

November 12, 2013

E58 Moore/Cooper vs. Cooper

A woman demands a paternity test for her son's wife's child.

November 12, 2013

E59 Roberts vs. Wallace

A man's wife, girlfriend and mistress demand lie-detector and paternity tests.

November 13, 2013

E60 Percival/Hansen vs. Hansen

Two women want to prove that a man fathered their children one month apart.

November 13, 2013

E61 White vs. White

A woman fears her daughter's low self-esteem and weight issues have left her with a paternity question.

November 14, 2013

E62 Sanchez vs. Guzman

A man wants a paternity test for his girlfriend's baby, because his brother says he caught the girlfriend cheating.

November 14, 2013

E63 Russell vs. Shepard

A woman drags her former fiance to court after he pawns her engagement ring and denies paternity of her child.

November 15, 2013

E64 Baker vs. Woods

A man wants to know whether he or his former friend is a 2-year-old girl's father.

November 15, 2013

E65 Johnson vs. Blackmond

A woman who had a threesome with two brothers wants to know which is her baby girl's father.

November 18, 2013

E66 Buchanan vs. Stembridge

A man wants to know if he or his best friend is the biological father of his girlfriend's daughter.

November 18, 2013

E67 Romelus vs. Seymore/Covington

A teen demands paternity tests for two men in order to determine the father of her 1-year-old child.

November 19, 2013

E68 Hicks vs. Bolton

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.

November 19, 2013

E69 Hulet vs. Crisp

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.

November 20, 2013

E70 Thomas/Fields vs. Armster/Griffin

A woman asserts that her son is the victim of a paternity trap.

November 20, 2013

E71 Slade vs. Simpson

A woman needs DNA tests on her ex, his brother and a third man to determine who fathered her 5-year-old son.

November 21, 2013

E72 Matson vs. Matson

A former blackjack dealer admits that she has cheated but insists that her husband is the father of her baby, despite his vasectomy.

November 21, 2013

E73 Brown vs. Brown

A woman learns a family secret and needs a paternity test to find out if the man who raised her is her biological father.

November 22, 2013

E74 Haysbert vs. Howard

A man whose ex pawned a family heirloom when he denied paternity of her son gets a DNA test.

November 22, 2013

E75 Wiggins vs. Williams

Identical twins do not know which of them is a 3-year-old boy's father.

November 25, 2013

E76 Ball vs. Cox

A woman who told her boyfriend she is unable to get pregnant now says he is the father of her 3-year-old daughter.

November 25, 2013

E77 Raysor vs. Hammonds/Barry/Moore/Bamba

After learning that neither of two men is her biological father, a woman returns to DNA-test three more potential fathers.

November 26, 2013

E78 Martin vs. Blackman/Stevenson

A woman says her boyfriend treats her fifth child like an 'evil stepchild' because he is unsure of paternity.

November 26, 2013

E79 Prowell vs. Morton

A woman who admits to being intimate with three co-workers wonders which is the father of her newborn son.

November 27, 2013

E80 Flynn vs. Arellano

A woman whose boyfriend stopped giving her attention sought it from other men and now does not know who her baby's father is.

November 27, 2013

E81 Scott vs. Kilgore

A college athlete catches his wife cheating and doubts the paternity of her 1-year-old daughter.

January 6, 2014

E82 Scott-McCray vs. Scott

A woman sues her daughter and the father of her children, then the daughter counter sues to have a polygraph test.

January 7, 2014

E83 Johnson vs. Dohner/Kelley

A woman admits to cheating and needs a DNA test to find out who the father of her daughter is.

January 8, 2014

E84 Brown vs. Thomas

A woman wants to know who is the father of her son after a love triangle at work.

January 13, 2014

E85 Johnson vs. Johnson

A woman wants a court-order for her husband to go to counseling when they disagree on how to raise their step-son.

January 14, 2014

E86 Weathers vs. Bassey-Weathers

A man is sure he's not the father of his baby and wants a DNA test to prove it.

January 15, 2014

E87 Anderson vs. Johnson

A woman wants to know whether the father of her baby is her husband or her lover.

January 21, 2014

E88 Francois-McCreary vs. Perry/McCreary

A woman petitions the court for a DNA test after her houseguest becomes pregnant.

January 21, 2014

E89 Mitchell vs. Jordan

A woman from Detroit looks for her father and hopes a DNA test will help.

January 22, 2014

E90 Jones vs. Jones

Three adults want to know if they have the same father.

January 27, 2014

E91 Rajotte vs. King-Rajotte

A man doubts he's the father of his youngest child and wants to know the truth.

January 28, 2014

E92 Bonner vs. Fahey

A man convicted of not paying child support wants a DNA test to find out if he is the real father.

January 29, 2014

E93 Andrews vs. Glenn

A woman, confronted by a man claiming to be her father, wants a DNA test.

January 30, 2014

E94 Delgado vs. Close

A man doubts he got his girlfriend pregnant just three weeks into their relationship.

January 30, 2014

E95 Mayfield/Smith vs. Mayfield

A woman believes that a particular man is really her father but that he faked a paternity test to avoid paying child support.

January 31, 2014

E96 Britton vs. Shaw/Dandridge vs. Sigmon

A woman's fiance has 22 children by 17 women; a 28-year paternity mystery is solved.

January 31, 2014

E97 Lawrence vs. Payne

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.

February 3, 2014

E98 Ramirez vs. De Leon

A woman admits she cheated but insists that her fiance is the father of both of her children.

February 3, 2014

E99 Barrett vs. Mullinax

A pregnant woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her unborn child.

February 4, 2014

E100 Hicks vs. Robinson

A football player says he is not the father of a little girl and her mother is just a groupie.

February 4, 2014

E101 Connally vs. Harrison

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.

February 5, 2014

E102 Holliday vs. Terrell

Despite three other men in the picture, a woman claims her ex is the father of her son.

February 5, 2014

E103 Butcher vs. Davis

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.

February 6, 2014

E104 Elliot vs. Hall

A man believes he isn't the father of a boy, because his girlfriend admits to infidelity.

February 6, 2014

E105 Did the Marriage Survive?

Updates episode.

February 7, 2014

E106 Angeleri vs. Vargas

A woman reveals that her one-time fling is the father of her son.

February 7, 2014

E107 Hall vs. Beaufort

With his relationship on the line, a man takes a DNA test to find out if he's the father.

February 10, 2014

E108 Bauer/Jenkins vs. Riley

February 10, 2014

E109 Marsh vs. Maldonado

A man thinks another man may be the father of his ex's son.

February 11, 2014

E110 Lopez vs. Carbajal

A woman claims that her ex faked the results of a DNA test to get out of his responsibilities.

February 11, 2014

E111 Ammons vs. Tomey

A woman believes an exotic dancer is trying to trap her son into taking responsibility for her daughter.

February 12, 2014

E112 Diaz vs. Mendoza

A woman is searching for her biological brother and wants a DNA test.

February 12, 2014

E113 Sweat vs. Golden

After finding out one of three men may be the father, a man wants a DNA test.

February 13, 2014

E114 Smith vs. Smith/Compton/Jordan

A woman convinces three men that each is the father of her 35-year-old daughter.

February 13, 2014

E115 Adult DNA

Updates episode.

February 14, 2014

E116 Wilson vs. Phillips

A woman says that her ex is the father of her daughter, while he says it's her co-worker.

February 14, 2014

E117 Others vs. Ball

A woman is devastated when her father doubts her paternity.

February 17, 2014

E118 Powell vs. Burns/Jones

A woman has her ex-husband and her current boyfriend tested to determine the paternity of her child.

February 17, 2014

E119 Hampton vs. Latoski

A bride says her maid of honor stole her man and is now claiming to have his child.

February 18, 2014

E120 Minniefield vs. Lorde

A woman says her ex's new girlfriend is creating doubt about her son's paternity.

February 18, 2014

E121 Clifton vs. Little

A man learns he is not the only one paying to support twin babies.

February 19, 2014

E122 Yarborough vs. Cubie

A woman wants to prove she is the daughter of a member of the Chi-Lites singing group and is entitled to royalties.

February 19, 2014

E123 Curtis vs. Hall

A mother wants to prove to her husband that he is the father of their 5-month-old son.

February 20, 2014

E124 Phillips vs. Maltese

A man doubts he is the father of his girlfriend's baby after learning that she participated in a threesome.

February 20, 2014

E125 Shocking Teen Paternity Updates

The judge revisits the season's dramatic cases involving teen mothers and gets surprising updates on their stories.

February 21, 2014

E126 Ambrose vs. Gregory

A woman caught between her mother's stories and her supposed father's excuses wants a DNA test to end her paternity questions.

February 21, 2014

E127 Alexander vs. Jackson

A woman wants to know if her recently deceased son was a baby boy's father.

February 24, 2014

E128 Jones vs. Hernandez/Trevino

Two women bring to court the man they say fathered both of their children.

February 24, 2014

E129 Hadnot vs. Mathews

Betrayed by her best friend, a woman wants a test to prove paternity of her four-year-old son.

February 25, 2014

E130 Jackson vs. O'Malley

A woman has three possibilities for the father of her son.

February 25, 2014

E131 Cook vs. Edmund

A woman wants to prove that her husband is the father of her 5-month-old daughter.

February 26, 2014

E132 Bailey vs. Hallums

A woman says her ex is turning her daughter against her with paternity lies.

February 26, 2014

E133 Fisher vs. Johnson

A woman wants to know which of two men is her father.

April 24, 2014

E134 Meddling Moms

Judge Lauren Lake checks in with the season's most outrageous cases involving moms who said their sons were 'not the baby's daddy'.

April 25, 2014

E135 Ferguson vs. Munsell

A woman hopes a paternity test will give her the answer her mother cannot.

April 28, 2014

E136 Cedeno vs Ramirez

A man from Duarte, CA, believes his ex set a paternity trap for him and hopes a DNA test will set him free.

April 29, 2014

E137 Taylor & Johnson vs. Barber

Two women from Los Angeles sue the man who fathered their children for childcare expenses.

April 30, 2014

E138 Green vs. Green

A Jacksonville, FL, man, separated from his wife, doubts he is the biological father of his wife's 1-year-old son.

May 1, 2014

E139 Not the Father

Judge Lauren Lake updates viewers on cases where litigants were told - `You are not the father'.

May 2, 2014

E140 Foxx vs. Hood

A man denies he is the father of a 20 year-old woman since she was named after another man.

May 5, 2014

E141 Rice vs. Debaca

A Bluefield, VA, woman learns if a man she met online fathered her baby.

May 6, 2014

E142 Garcia vs. Johnson & Caldwell vs. Fortson

A family friend claims to be a woman's father, and a man hopes that his girlfriend's baby is biologically his.

May 7, 2014

E143 Nazarine vs. Rami

A baby's daddy countersues to send his ex to etiquette classes.

May 8, 2014

E144 3 Possible Fathers

The judge follows up with women who tested three or more potential fathers.

May 9, 2014

E145 Hunter vs. Hunter

A couple admit to cheating on each other.

May 12, 2014

E146 Brock vs. Almanza

He questions the paternity of their children, and she demands a lie detector test to prove he is cheating.

May 13, 2014

E147 Scott vs. Smith

A man returns to find out if he is the biological father to an eighth child by a fifth woman.

May 14, 2014

E148 Poyer vs. Poyer

A mother sues her estranged son for unpaid rent and bills.

May 15, 2014

E149 Ultimate Betrayal

The judge gives updates on litigants betrayed by family or friends.

May 16, 2014

E150 Wyatt vs. Roberts

A married woman posts a profile on a dating website, causing her husband to doubt the paternity of their child.

May 19, 2014