

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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- Ep 1
1.Tucker/Riley vs. Riley
23-09-201322mA young father questions his daughter's paternity after learning of his wife's cheating ways.
- Ep 2
2.Weeks vs. Moore
23-09-201322mA man brings his mother to court to learn the truth about a 30-year-old paternity question.
- Ep 3
3.Myers vs. Smith
24-09-201322mA woman brings her mother to court to learn which of 13 men is her biological father.
- Ep 4
4.Threlkeld vs. Threlkeld
24-09-201322mA veteran whose wife cheated on him while he was in Afghanistan fears that her daughter is not his.
- Ep 5
5.Deggs vs. Guerin
25-09-201322mA man's wife tells him their 6-month-old son may not be his.
- Ep 6
6.Eggleston vs. Eggleston
25-09-201322mTwins want to prove that the man who took them in is their biological father.
- Ep 7
7.Dixon vs. Froio
26-09-201322mA young woman with cancer fights through the denials of the man she believes is her father.
- Ep 8
8.Hicks vs. Narvaez
26-09-201322mA woman's extramarital affairs cast doubt on the paternity of her daughter.
- Ep 9
9.Hunt vs. Tinsley
27-09-201322mA rapper wants to prove that a 3-year-old is not his daughter.
- Ep 10
10.Hayes vs. Hayes
27-09-201322mLearning that her sister slept with her ex-husband, a woman demands a paternity test on her niece.
- Ep 11
11.Manser vs. Sehr
30-09-201322mA man was imprisoned for being in arrears on child support for a child he believes is not his.
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
30-09-201322m - Ep 13
13.Scott vs. Crane
01-10-201322mAfter reuniting with his wife, a man wants to prove that his girlfriend's baby is not his.
- Ep 14
14.Scott vs. Kahlon
01-10-201322mA man finds text messages to other men on his girlfriend's phone.
- Ep 15
15.Hayslip vs. Hayslip
02-10-201322mA teen hopes a DNA test will prove to a stubborn man that he is her father.
- Ep 16
16.Coe vs. Coe
02-10-201322mA woman unsure of her grandchild's paternity brings her troubled teen daughter to court.
- Ep 17
17.Jenkins vs. Scott
03-10-201322mA man and his grandmother demand that a woman change her son's first name.
- Ep 18
18.Rash vs. Fuentes
03-10-201322mA man wants a paternity test to determine whether his wife's youngest child is his.
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
04-10-201322m - Ep 20
20.Nicholas vs. Nicholas
04-10-201322mA man doubts the paternity of his high school sweetheart's youngest children.
- Ep 21
21.Page vs. Sutton
07-10-201322mAfter finding online photos of his fiancée with another man, the plaintiff wants a paternity test.
- Ep 22
22.Gray vs. Gray
07-10-201322mA young man fears that his wife will keep their baby from him and wants proof that he is the father.
- Ep 23
23.Barron vs. Bradshaw
08-10-201322mA woman insists that her husband is not the father of his ex's 25-year-old son.
- Ep 24
24.Clark v. Propst
08-10-201322mAn Atlanta man questions the paternity of his girlfriend's daughter.
- Ep 25
25.Kelly vs. Reighard
09-10-201322mA woman says the woman claiming to be her sister is only after her large family inheritance.
- Ep 26
26.Phillips v. Gibbe
09-10-201322mA single mother wants to prove to a married man that he is the father of her infant.
- Ep 27
27.Singleton vs. Gray
10-10-201322mA man threatens to end his marriage if his wife cheated and their daughter is not his.
- Ep 28
28.Ching-Long vs. Myers-Audiss
10-10-201322mA young woman never met her father and was told he died in a house fire.
- Ep 29
29.Mahan vs. Shrum
11-10-201322mA woman wants to prove to her ex that he is the father of her son.
- Ep 30
30.Rubin vs. Davis
11-10-201322mSiblings say the man, their dad, denies them because he is more than $50,000 behind in child support
- Ep 31
31.Clark vs. Newby
14-10-201322mA woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her son.
- Ep 32
32.Torry/Henderson vs. Goodson
15-10-201322mTwo women believe a St Louis man is the father of both of their children.
- Ep 33
33.Wisniewski vs. Wisniewski
16-10-201322mA woman wants to find out who her father is.
- Ep 34
34.Douglas vs. Jones
17-10-201322mA married couple seek their daughter's biological father.
- Ep 35
35.Rainey vs. Matthews
18-10-201322mA mother wants to prove another man is her son's father.
- Ep 36
36.Miller vs. Troutman
21-10-201322mA man questions the paternity of his 8-month-old son.
- Ep 37
37.Lawrence vs. Simmons
22-10-201322mA mother's chance encounter may negatively affect a daughter's relationship with her father.
- Ep 38
38.Chandler vs. Jackson
23-10-201322mA man wants to prove to his mother and sister that he is the father of a young boy.
- Ep 39
39.Darensburg vs. Wilson
24-10-201322mA man wants to prove he is not a child's biological father.
- Ep 40
40.Rose vs. Jefferson vs. Power
25-10-201322mA woman doesn't know if her ex-boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.
- Ep 41
41.Johnson/Leigh vs. Longshore
31-10-201322mA mother finds out via Facebook that her son may be the father of a baby.
- Ep 42
42.Jackson vs. Pickens
31-10-201322mA woman denies that her son fathered a child with a teenager.
- Ep 43
43.Gibon/Kearse vs. Rose/Robbs/Webb
01-11-201322mA woman wants to know whether her murdered brother father three babies by three different women.
- Ep 44
44.Matlock vs. Monroe
01-11-201322mA man says he returned from "family business" to find his girlfriend pregnant and her ex a possible father.
- Ep 45
45.Palmer vs. Palmer
04-11-201322mIdentical twins want to know who their father is.
- Ep 46
46.Johnson vs. Owens
04-11-201322mThe man on the birth certificate says he does not believe he is the father.
- Ep 47
47.Episode 47
05-11-201322m - Ep 48
48.Santos vs. Colon
05-11-201322mA woman does not believe that her murdered son was the father of his secret girlfriend's child.
- Ep 49
49.Rayson/Hunt vs. Hammonds
06-11-201322mSiblings overhear their parents arguing and learn that their dad may not be their biological father.
- Ep 50
50.Lindsey vs. Cade
06-11-201322mA woman worries that a paternity claim made against her son will ruin his music career.
- Ep 51
51.Rogers vs. Rogers
07-11-201322mA man and his mother want to know if he is the father of his cheating wife's baby.
- Ep 52
52.Kirk vs. Antwine
07-11-201322mA married man confronts an old flame who says he fathered her son, whom he has never met.
- Ep 53
53.Williams vs. Liddell/Williams
08-11-201322mThree sisters bring their mother to court to uncover the truth surrounding their paternity.
- Ep 54
54.Keeling vs. Kraft/Knapp
08-11-201322mA woman does not know whether her boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.
- Ep 55
55.McArthur vs. Veals
11-11-201322mA pregnant woman learns that her fiance may be her brother.
- Ep 56
56.Moore vs. Nelson/Wright
11-11-201322mA woman hopes to find her biological father.
- Ep 57
57.Reed vs. Austin
12-11-201322mJudge Lauren Lake holds a man to account as he tries to settle paternity disputes involving his wife, girlfriend and mistress.
- Ep 58
58.Moore/Cooper vs. Cooper
12-11-201322mA woman demands a paternity test for her son's wife's child.
- Ep 59
59.Roberts vs. Wallace
13-11-201322mA man's wife, girlfriend and mistress demand lie-detector and paternity tests.
- Ep 60
60.Percival/Hansen vs. Hansen
13-11-201322mTwo women want to prove that a man fathered their children one month apart.
- Ep 61
61.White vs. White
14-11-201322mA woman fears her daughter's low self-esteem and weight issues have left her with a paternity question.
- Ep 62
62.Sanchez vs. Guzman
14-11-201322mA man wants a paternity test for his girlfriend's baby, because his brother says he caught the girlfriend cheating.
- Ep 63
63.Russell vs. Shepard
15-11-201322mA woman drags her former fiance to court after he pawns her engagement ring and denies paternity of her child.
- Ep 64
64.Baker vs. Woods
15-11-201322mA man wants to know whether he or his former friend is a 2-year-old girl's father.
- Ep 65
65.Johnson vs. Blackmond
18-11-201322mA woman who had a threesome with two brothers wants to know which is her baby girl's father.
- Ep 66
66.Buchanan vs. Stembridge
18-11-201322mA man wants to know if he or his best friend is the biological father of his girlfriend's daughter.
- Ep 67
67.Romelus vs. Seymore/Covington
19-11-201322mA teen demands paternity tests for two men in order to determine the father of her 1-year-old child.
- Ep 68
68.Hicks vs. Bolton
19-11-201322mA 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.
- Ep 69
69.Hulet vs. Crisp
20-11-201322mA 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.
- Ep 70
70.Thomas/Fields vs. Armster/Griffin
20-11-201322mA woman asserts that her son is the victim of a paternity trap.
- Ep 71
71.Slade vs. Simpson
21-11-201322mA woman needs DNA tests on her ex, his brother and a third man to determine who fathered her 5-year-old son.
- Ep 72
72.Matson vs. Matson
21-11-201322mA former blackjack dealer admits that she has cheated but insists that her husband is the father of her baby, despite his vasectomy.
- Ep 73
73.Brown vs. Brown
22-11-201322mA woman learns a family secret and needs a paternity test to find out if the man who raised her is her biological father.
- Ep 74
74.Haysbert vs. Howard
22-11-201322mA man whose ex pawned a family heirloom when he denied paternity of her son gets a DNA test.
- Ep 75
75.Wiggins vs. Williams
25-11-201322mIdentical twins do not know which of them is a 3-year-old boy's father.
- Ep 76
76.Ball vs. Cox
25-11-201322mA woman who told her boyfriend she is unable to get pregnant now says he is the father of her 3-year-old daughter.
- Ep 77
77.Raysor vs. Hammonds/Barry/Moore/Bamba
26-11-201322mAfter learning that neither of two men is her biological father, a woman returns to DNA-test three more potential fathers.
- Ep 78
78.Martin vs. Blackman/Stevenson
26-11-201322mA woman says her boyfriend treats her fifth child like an 'evil stepchild' because he is unsure of paternity.
- Ep 79
79.Prowell vs. Morton
27-11-201322mA woman who admits to being intimate with three co-workers wonders which is the father of her newborn son.
- Ep 80
80.Flynn vs. Arellano
27-11-201322mA woman whose boyfriend stopped giving her attention sought it from other men and now does not know who her baby's father is.
- Ep 81
81.Scott vs. Kilgore
06-01-201422mA college athlete catches his wife cheating and doubts the paternity of her 1-year-old daughter.
- Ep 82
82.Scott-McCray vs. Scott
07-01-201422mA woman sues her daughter and the father of her children, then the daughter counter sues to have a polygraph test.
- Ep 83
83.Johnson vs. Dohner/Kelley
08-01-201422mA woman admits to cheating and needs a DNA test to find out who the father of her daughter is.
- Ep 84
84.Brown vs. Thomas
13-01-201422mA woman wants to know who is the father of her son after a love triangle at work.
- Ep 85
85.Johnson vs. Johnson
14-01-201422mA woman wants a court-order for her husband to go to counseling when they disagree on how to raise their step-son.
- Ep 86
86.Weathers vs. Bassey-Weathers
15-01-201422mA man is sure he's not the father of his baby and wants a DNA test to prove it.
- Ep 87
87.Anderson vs. Johnson
21-01-201422mA woman wants to know whether the father of her baby is her husband or her lover.
- Ep 88
88.Francois-McCreary vs. Perry/McCreary
21-01-201422mA woman petitions the court for a DNA test after her houseguest becomes pregnant.
- Ep 89
89.Mitchell vs. Jordan
22-01-201422mA woman from Detroit looks for her father and hopes a DNA test will help.
- Ep 90
90.Jones vs. Jones
27-01-201422mThree adults want to know if they have the same father.
- Ep 91
91.Rajotte vs. King-Rajotte
28-01-201422mA man doubts he's the father of his youngest child and wants to know the truth.
- Ep 92
92.Bonner vs. Fahey
29-01-201422mA man convicted of not paying child support wants a DNA test to find out if he is the real father.
- Ep 93
93.Andrews vs. Glenn
30-01-201422mA woman, confronted by a man claiming to be her father, wants a DNA test.
- Ep 94
94.Delgado vs. Close
30-01-201422mA man doubts he got his girlfriend pregnant just three weeks into their relationship.
- Ep 95
95.Mayfield/Smith vs. Mayfield
31-01-201422mA woman believes that a particular man is really her father but that he faked a paternity test to avoid paying child support.
- Ep 96
96.Britton vs. Shaw/Dandridge vs. Sigmon
31-01-201422mA woman's fiance has 22 children by 17 women; a 28-year paternity mystery is solved.
- Ep 97
97.Lawrence vs. Payne
03-02-201422mA 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.
- Ep 98
98.Ramirez vs. De Leon
03-02-201422mA woman admits she cheated but insists that her fiance is the father of both of her children.
- Ep 99
99.Barrett vs. Mullinax
04-02-201422mA pregnant woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her unborn child.
- Ep 100
100.Hicks vs. Robinson
04-02-201422mA football player says he is not the father of a little girl and her mother is just a groupie.
- Ep 101
101.Connally vs. Harrison
05-02-201422mA 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.
- Ep 102
102.Holliday vs. Terrell
05-02-201422mDespite three other men in the picture, a woman claims her ex is the father of her son.
- Ep 103
103.Butcher vs. Davis
06-02-201422mA 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.
- Ep 104
104.Elliot vs. Hall
06-02-201422mA man believes he isn't the father of a boy, because his girlfriend admits to infidelity.
- Ep 105
105.Did the Marriage Survive?
07-02-201422mUpdates episode.
- Ep 106
106.Angeleri vs. Vargas
07-02-201422mA woman reveals that her one-time fling is the father of her son.
- Ep 107
107.Hall vs. Beaufort
10-02-201422mWith his relationship on the line, a man takes a DNA test to find out if he's the father.
- Ep 108
108.Bauer/Jenkins vs. Riley
10-02-201422m - Ep 109
109.Marsh vs. Maldonado
11-02-201422mA man thinks another man may be the father of his ex's son.
- Ep 110
110.Lopez vs. Carbajal
11-02-201422mA woman claims that her ex faked the results of a DNA test to get out of his responsibilities.
- Ep 111
111.Ammons vs. Tomey
12-02-201422mA woman believes an exotic dancer is trying to trap her son into taking responsibility for her daughter.
- Ep 112
112.Diaz vs. Mendoza
12-02-201422mA woman is searching for her biological brother and wants a DNA test.
- Ep 113
113.Sweat vs. Golden
13-02-201422mAfter finding out one of three men may be the father, a man wants a DNA test.
- Ep 114
114.Smith vs. Smith/Compton/Jordan
13-02-201422mA woman convinces three men that each is the father of her 35-year-old daughter.
- Ep 115
115.Adult DNA
14-02-201422mUpdates episode.
- Ep 116
116.Wilson vs. Phillips
14-02-201422mA woman says that her ex is the father of her daughter, while he says it's her co-worker.
- Ep 117
117.Others vs. Ball
17-02-201422mA woman is devastated when her father doubts her paternity.
- Ep 118
118.Powell vs. Burns/Jones
17-02-201422mA woman has her ex-husband and her current boyfriend tested to determine the paternity of her child.
- Ep 119
119.Hampton vs. Latoski
18-02-201422mA bride says her maid of honor stole her man and is now claiming to have his child.
- Ep 120
120.Minniefield vs. Lorde
18-02-201422mA woman says her ex's new girlfriend is creating doubt about her son's paternity.
- Ep 121
121.Clifton vs. Little
19-02-201422mA man learns he is not the only one paying to support twin babies.
- Ep 122
122.Yarborough vs. Cubie
19-02-201422mA woman wants to prove she is the daughter of a member of the Chi-Lites singing group and is entitled to royalties.
- Ep 123
123.Curtis vs. Hall
20-02-201422mA mother wants to prove to her husband that he is the father of their 5-month-old son.
- Ep 124
124.Phillips vs. Maltese
20-02-201422mA man doubts he is the father of his girlfriend's baby after learning that she participated in a threesome.
- Ep 125
125.Shocking Teen Paternity Updates
21-02-201422mThe judge revisits the season's dramatic cases involving teen mothers and gets surprising updates on their stories.
- Ep 126
126.Ambrose vs. Gregory
21-02-201422mA woman caught between her mother's stories and her supposed father's excuses wants a DNA test to end her paternity questions.
- Ep 127
127.Alexander vs. Jackson
24-02-201422mA woman wants to know if her recently deceased son was a baby boy's father.
- Ep 128
128.Jones vs. Hernandez/Trevino
24-02-201422mTwo women bring to court the man they say fathered both of their children.
- Ep 129
129.Hadnot vs. Mathews
25-02-201422mBetrayed by her best friend, a woman wants a test to prove paternity of her four-year-old son.
- Ep 130
130.Jackson vs. O'Malley
25-02-201422mA woman has three possibilities for the father of her son.
- Ep 131
131.Cook vs. Edmund
26-02-201422mA woman wants to prove that her husband is the father of her 5-month-old daughter.
- Ep 132
132.Bailey vs. Hallums
26-02-201422mA woman says her ex is turning her daughter against her with paternity lies.
- Ep 133
133.Fisher vs. Johnson
24-04-201422mA woman wants to know which of two men is her father.
- Ep 134
134.Meddling Moms
25-04-201422mJudge Lauren Lake checks in with the season's most outrageous cases involving moms who said their sons were 'not the baby's daddy'.
- Ep 135
135.Ferguson vs. Munsell
28-04-201422mA woman hopes a paternity test will give her the answer her mother cannot.
- Ep 136
136.Cedeno vs Ramirez
29-04-201422mA man from Duarte, CA, believes his ex set a paternity trap for him and hopes a DNA test will set him free.
- Ep 137
137.Taylor & Johnson vs. Barber
30-04-201422mTwo women from Los Angeles sue the man who fathered their children for childcare expenses.
- Ep 138
138.Green vs. Green
01-05-201422mA Jacksonville, FL, man, separated from his wife, doubts he is the biological father of his wife's 1-year-old son.
- Ep 139
139.Not the Father
02-05-201422mJudge Lauren Lake updates viewers on cases where litigants were told - `You are not the father'.
- Ep 140
140.Foxx vs. Hood
05-05-201422mA man denies he is the father of a 20 year-old woman since she was named after another man.
- Ep 141
141.Rice vs. Debaca
06-05-201422mA Bluefield, VA, woman learns if a man she met online fathered her baby.
- Ep 142
142.Garcia vs. Johnson & Caldwell vs. Fortson
07-05-201422mA family friend claims to be a woman's father, and a man hopes that his girlfriend's baby is biologically his.
- Ep 143
143.Nazarine vs. Rami
08-05-201422mA baby's daddy countersues to send his ex to etiquette classes.
- Ep 144
144.3 Possible Fathers
09-05-201422mThe judge follows up with women who tested three or more potential fathers.
- Ep 145
145.Hunter vs. Hunter
12-05-201422mA couple admit to cheating on each other.
- Ep 146
146.Brock vs. Almanza
13-05-201422mHe questions the paternity of their children, and she demands a lie detector test to prove he is cheating.
- Ep 147
147.Scott vs. Smith
14-05-201422mA man returns to find out if he is the biological father to an eighth child by a fifth woman.
- Ep 148
148.Poyer vs. Poyer
15-05-201422mA mother sues her estranged son for unpaid rent and bills.
- Ep 149
149.Ultimate Betrayal
16-05-201422mThe judge gives updates on litigants betrayed by family or friends.
- Ep 150
150.Wyatt vs. Roberts
19-05-201422mA married woman posts a profile on a dating website, causing her husband to doubt the paternity of their child.
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