Lauren Lake's Paternity Court
Season 5
2017121 episodes
Episode 1
McDaniel vs. Lennon
Sep 18, 201722m
The plaintiff says it was her former partners idea to start a family.
Episode 2
Martin vs. Pinner
Sep 18, 201722m
A Tennessee man wants answers about the paternity of his girlfriend's daughter.
Episode 3
Gray vs. Pierson
Sep 19, 201722m
Hey North Carolina woman had revenge sex with a member of her boyfriend's family.
Episode 4
Watson vs. Mahoney
Sep 19, 201722m
A 9-year relationship is on the line.
Episode 5
White vs. White
Sep 20, 201722m
After just one week of marriage, a North Carolina man began to suspect his wife was cheating.
Episode 6
Monroe vs. Reid
Sep 20, 201722m
A terminally ill mother learns that a woman is pregnant with her deceased son's child.
Episode 7
Touray vs. Lacey
Sep 21, 201723m
A Florida man says the "pajama man" is the father of his ex-lover's son.
Episode 8
Thomas vs. McKey
Sep 21, 201722m
A promiscuous Louisiana man may be the father of three.
Episode 9
Rogers vs. Stone
Sep 22, 201722m
In Michigan man rejects his childhood friend's 7-month-old son.
Episode 10
Owens/Rowe vs. Raynes
Sep 22, 201722m
A woman wants to know if her mother has been keeping her father's true identity a secret.
Episode 11
Clay/Edmond vs. Rudolph
Sep 25, 201722m
A man's death leaves his mother with doubts that he fathered a child before he passed.
Episode 12
McGrier vs. Wade
Sep 25, 201722m
A man with a rare blood type thinks he father a child with the same blood type.
Episode 13
Fisher vs. Meyer
Sep 26, 201722m
The man that siblings think is their father claims that their mother cheated on him.
Episode 14
Stokley vs. Tucker
Sep 26, 201722m
A Philadelphia man denies paternity of his ex-girlfriend's adult daughter.
Episode 15
Brown vs. Lever
Sep 27, 201722m
A live-in lover refuses to move out until he finds out if he is the father of a woman's children.
Episode 16
Jennings vs. Lynn
Sep 27, 201722m
A promiscuous Georgia woman wants to know who her adult daughter's father is
Episode 17
Kidd vs. Rawlings
Sep 28, 201722m
Infidelity and a medical condition bring a young man and his mother to court in search of answers.
Episode 18
Matthews vs. Thompson/Shaw
Sep 28, 201722m
A woman wants to know if she is the daughter of a pair of cheaters.
Episode 19
Johnson vs. Carr
Sep 29, 201722m
A Mississippi man has waited 18 years to find out if he fathered a daughter with his first love.
Episode 20
Peebles vs. Peebles
Sep 29, 201722m
A Missouri man wants proof that his wife's child is his after learning that she had revenge sex.
Episode 21
Baylor vs. Childs
Oct 2, 201722m
A 20 year-old Virginia woman brings a Georgia man and his wife to court to prove that he is her biological father.
Episode 22
McDaniel vs. Wells
Oct 3, 201722m
A Kentucky man doubts the paternity of his wife's children because neither child has his "roller-coaster shaped" head.
Episode 23
Caples vs. Harris
Oct 4, 201722m
An Iowa woman accuses her ex's girlfriend of spying on her in the hospital when she gave birth, but the ex says he's heard rumors that he's not the child's father.
Episode 24
Lohman vs. Mitchell
Oct 5, 201722m
Young Texas friends-turned-lovers are headed to the altar but must first answer the question of whether he fathered her daughter.
Episode 25
Autry vs. Martin
Oct 6, 201722m
A Texas woman tried and failed to stop her son's wedding, and now she's in court to prove that he is not the father of his wife's 2-year-old daughter.
Episode 26
McRae vs. Moore/Moore
Oct 9, 201722m
An Ohio man fears that his ex is about to move away with his 2-year-old daughter, but she claims her new husband is the father and wants her ex to leave their happy family alone.
Episode 27
Smethers vs. Stevens
Oct 10, 201722m
Questions and doubts surround the paternity of an Ohio woman's 2-year-old son because her ex believes the child looks just like a man in the neighborhood.
Episode 28
Davis vs. Gilbert/Jones
Oct 11, 201722m
A Missouri couple planned to have a baby, but questions of paternity surface when a man's sister meddles in his relationship and insists that he is not the father.
Episode 29
Duvall/Bovill vs. Bovill
Oct 12, 201722m
A South Carolina woman is livid that her ex waited 25 years to claim he's not the father, so she brings him to court to prove him wrong.
Episode 30
Arbogast vs. Vess
Oct 13, 201722m
A Kansas man's ex-girlfriend accuses him of denying her 2-year-old because he's involved with a friend.
Episode 31
Hunter vs. Holden
Oct 16, 201722m
A Florida auto mechanic suspects his live-in girlfriend had another man's baby and is only with him for his money.
Episode 32
Horton vs. Conrad
Oct 17, 201722m
A Maryland man brings his wife to court to find out if the milk man is her daughter's father.
Episode 33
Moffett vs. Johnson
Oct 18, 201722m
The life of a 28-year-old woman is changed when a stranger claims to be her true biological father.
Episode 34
Whittier vs. Reed
Oct 23, 201722m
A Florida woman thinks she has a near-perfect romance until her son is born with a rare illness and her boyfriend expresses doubts that he's the father.
Episode 35
Manship/Lutman vs. Laupp
Oct 25, 201722m
A Missouri woman searches for her biological father for 20 years, with only a name and a photo of her mother with the man who could be her dad.
Episode 36
Allen vs. Lavant/Mitchell
Oct 26, 201722m
A one-night stand comes back to haunt a Georgia man when a woman accuses him of fathering her 6-month-old daughter, but he and his long-term girlfriend believe that another man, who is also in court, is the dad.
Episode 37
Coates/Hooker vs. Baker
Oct 26, 201722m
The life of a Michigan man was cut short, and now his grieving family is in court for a heated confrontation with the woman who claims he fathered her baby girl.
Episode 38
Chmielinski vs. Brown/Long III
Oct 27, 201722m
A New Jersey woman says a ghostly image in a video confirms that a deceased man was her son's father, but the man's mother wants proof and has petitioned the court for a DNA test.
Episode 39
Marsh vs. Reed
Oct 27, 201722m
A couple were on-and-off for eight years, and now an Ohio woman says her lover is denying her 1-year-old daughter because he is in a new relationship with another woman.
Episode 40
Herman vs. Houston
Oct 30, 201722m
An Illinois man slipped out of the house while his wife was asleep to have a rendezvous with another woman, and now he stands accused of fathering the woman's son.
Episode 41
Taylor vs. Orr
Oct 30, 201722m
A South Carolina woman says her newborn son shares the same rare birth defect as a man she met on an online dating site, so she is certain he is the father.
Episode 42
Downing vs. Jones, Part 1
Oct 31, 201722m
A Georgia woman faces her past as she comes to court to find out which of her three ex-lovers is her daughter's father. [Part 1 of 2]
Episode 43
Downing vs. Jones, Part 2
Oct 31, 201722m
A 29-year-old Georgia woman demands to know which of her mother's three ex-lovers is her father. [Part 2 of 2]
Episode 44
Runles vs. Taylor
Nov 1, 201722m
A Michigan man who has had a medical condition since childhood says it would be a miracle if he fathered his girlfriend's daughter, especially because she slept with another man.
Episode 45
Mask/Muriel vs. Redmond
Nov 1, 201722m
A Michigan woman believes that her younger brother's ex is taking advantage of him.
Episode 46
Garnett vs. Langston
Nov 2, 201722m
A 36-year-old Washington State woman gets the shock of her life when she is told during a family funeral that her dad may not be her biological father, and she comes to court determined to get the truth.
Episode 47
Streety vs. Johnson
Nov 2, 201722m
It's a nightmare for a Georgia man who doubts he's the father of his ex-girlfriend's child because she had sex with another man at a haunted house during Halloween.
Episode 48
Update 1: You Are the Father
Nov 3, 201722m
Updates on past guests who learned that they are fathers: who stepped up and who walked out of their children's lives.
Episode 49
Allen vs. Toliver
Nov 3, 201722m
A Georgia woman hopes a DNA test result will end her ex's paternity doubts and motivate him to accept a child who has a serious health issue.
Episode 50
Dallas vs. Stewart
Nov 6, 201722m
A Michigan man has to choose between his wife and his mistress and hopes the DNA results will help him make a decision.
Episode 51
Jones-Henry vs. Jackson
Nov 6, 201722m
A former military man comes face to face with the woman he left behind 35 years ago and the daughter she claims he fathered.
Episode 52
Murray vs. Gerald-Donaldson
Nov 7, 201722m
Two young men from Kansas dated the same woman and appear in court to find out if either of them fathered her 18-month-old baby girl.
Episode 53
Laws vs. Bailey
Nov 7, 201722m
An Ohio woman lost her high school sweetheart to cancer and held on to the secret that another man could have fathered one or both of her children.
Episode 54
Lusk vs. Paige
Nov 8, 201722m
An angry, grieving mother accuses a young woman of attempting to cash in on her deceased son's insurance policy by claiming he is the father of her 3-year-old daughter.
Episode 55
Kennedy vs. Pope
Nov 8, 201722m
A "friend with benefits" denies paternity of a 3-month-old boy.
Episode 56
Tant vs. Wynn
Nov 9, 201722m
A Texas man says he caught his wife cheating with a neighbor.
Episode 57
Collins vs. Stone
Nov 9, 201722m
An Ohio man questions the paternity of his lover's daughter.
Episode 58
Update 2: Revealing Updates
Nov 10, 201722m
Updates on what happened to families after they heard the DNA test results.
Episode 59
Muller vs. Robinson
Nov 10, 201722m
A Texas woman comes to court in hopes of leaving with a father who will walk her down the aisle in her upcoming wedding.
Episode 60
Johnson vs. Davis
Nov 13, 201722m
Dr. Jackie from "Married to Medicine" weighs in on the case of a Georgia woman who suspects her married lover is the father of only one of her fraternal twins.
Episode 61
Milton vs. Lewis
Nov 13, 201722m
An Arizona man accuses his childhood crush of trying to trap him with a baby.
Episode 62
Wolf vs. Cottle
Nov 14, 201722m
An Ohio man, betrayed by his girlfriend and former best friend, comes to court to prove he is not the father of her baby.
Episode 63
Lloyd vs. Railey
Nov 14, 201722m
Two Detroit men join forces and bring a Tennessee woman to court to find out if either of them is the father of her baby girl.
Episode 64
Ahmad vs. Day
Nov 15, 201722m
An Ohio man is desperate to prove that he fathered his lover's daughter, but her ex appears in court and claims he is the biological father.
Episode 65
Cherpes vs. McQueen
Nov 15, 201722m
A young Michigan woman is upset that her boyfriend denies he's the father after he supposedly begged her to have his child.
Episode 66
Kingsbury vs. James
Nov 16, 201722m
An Alabama man planned a pregnancy with his girlfriend, but suspicions of cheating and the child's illness now have him questioning paternity of her 11-month-old son.
Episode 67
Williams vs. Smith
Nov 16, 201722m
A Florida man goes to court to prove he did not father a child more than 20 years ago with a woman who went by the nickname of "Gin and Juice."
Episode 68
Update 3: Is He the Father?
Nov 17, 201722m
Judge Lake revisits some of the show's most emotional cases and gives updates on what happened after the DNA test results were delivered.
Episode 69
Lindsey vs. Dannenbrink
Nov 17, 201722m
A 35-year-old California woman comes to court to find out if a longtime friend of the family is also her biological father.
Episode 70
Thomas vs. Nelson
Nov 20, 201722m
A North Carolina man has four children with his live-in girlfriend before disappearing to marry another woman, and the paternity of their fifth child is in question.
Episode 71
Gaytz vs. Rembold
Nov 20, 201722m
An Indiana woman is in court because she made a deathbed promise to her son that she would find out if he fathered his girlfriend's two children.
Episode 72
Knowles vs. Lindsley
Nov 21, 201722m
A married Florida couple return to court to find out the paternity of her newborn son, and to end an ex-lover's claims that he is the father.
Episode 73
Richardson vs. Smith
Nov 21, 201722m
A 20-year-old woman from South Carolina accuses her ex of abandoning her and their baby.
Episode 74
Griffin vs. Richmond
Nov 22, 201722m
A Mississippi woman faces her past when she appears in court to find out if her sister's husband is her daughter's father.
Episode 75
Butts vs. Richardson
Nov 22, 201722m
A Pennsylvania man says $2 and a cigarette earned him a week of sex with his ex-girlfriend, who is now in court to end doubts regarding the paternity of her preschooler.
Episode 76
Washup vs. Smith
Nov 27, 201722m
A woman comes to court to prove that a man who died when her son was in utero was his father.
Episode 77
Hall vs. Richards
Jan 16, 201822m
A California woman accuses her daughter's ex of being a deadbeat dad, but he says he doesn't believe he's her newborn son's father.
Episode 78
Casey vs. Hatfill
Jan 17, 201822m
An Illinois man cheated and then married his family member's baby sitter, but now he doubts fathering her 16-month-old son.
Episode 79
Benskin vs. Haskett
Jan 22, 201822m
An Indiana man woman claims her former lover is denying her daughter because he and his girlfriend are back together again.
Episode 80
Ramos vs. Edwards
Jan 25, 201822m
A Connecticut woman wants to prove her boyfriend is not the father of her 23-day-old baby so she can clear the way for her marriage to another man.
Episode 81
Hanes vs. Manning
Jan 26, 201822m
A California man claims his girlfriend dumped him to get back with her ex, and she is certain that he is not the father of her four-year-old daughter.
Episode 82
Walker vs. DeVost
Jan 29, 201822m
A New York man was recently informed that he may not be the father of his ex-girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter.
Episode 83
Van Metre vs. Watkins
Jan 29, 201822m
A West Virigina man denies his girlfriend's son because she had car sex with another man during the time of conception.
Episode 84
Woods vs. James
Jan 30, 201822m
A Florida man comes to court with hopes that he is the father of his girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter.
Episode 85
Richardson vs. Robbins
Jan 31, 201822m
A Minnesota man claims his ex-girlfriend is still married and believes her husband is the father of her two-month-old son.
Episode 86
Dark vs. Bailey
Feb 1, 201822m
An Atlanta man and his pregnant girlfriend claim he is not the father of another woman's 13-month-old son.
Episode 87
Hardy vs. Lynn
Feb 1, 201822m
A Georgia woman returns to court with two of her mother's ex-lovers and hopes that one of them is her father.
Episode 88
Watts vs. Sherrill
Feb 2, 201822m
A Detroit woman lost both her sons and is desperate to know if one of them fathered a child prior to his death.
Episode 89
Boyd vs. Henderson
Feb 2, 201822m
A Florida man claims he was only joking when he told a 27-year-old woman that he was her biological father.
Episode 90
Hicks vs. Smith
Feb 5, 201822m
An Arkansas man rejects his girlfriend's three-month-old daughter after hearing rumours that another man is the father.
Episode 91
Miles vs. Turner
Feb 5, 201822m
An Alabama man is ready to face the truth and find out if he is the father of an Arkansas woman, but she believes another man is her dad.
Episode 92
Robinson/Palmer vs. Rollins
Feb 6, 201822m
A 24-year-old Georgia woman confronts her mother's former lover in court, but he believes one of his friends is her biological father.
Episode 93
Calhoun vs. Proutt
Feb 6, 201822m
A Texas man claims he felt pressured into signing the birth certificate for his girlfriend's baby girl, but was recently told he is not her father.
Episode 94
Luper vs. Downs
Feb 7, 201822m
A Kentucky man dated a woman he met in church and gave her twins his last name, but he's now in court to find out if he is their biological father.
Episode 95
Parmer vs. Ross
Feb 7, 201822m
A Georgia woman accuses an Alabama man of fathering her three-month-old son, but he claims she was also sleeping with another man.
Episode 96
Moody vs. Brackins
Feb 8, 201822m
An Alabama woman admits she was torn between two men and does not know for certain which man fathered her two-year-old daughter.
Episode 97
Johnson vs. Rice
Feb 8, 201822m
Two men appear in court to find out if either of them is the father of a South Carolina woman's six-month-old son.
Episode 98
Weir vs. Wilson
Feb 9, 201822m
A Tennessee woman asked her gay best friend to be her son's godfather, but now she's accusing him of getting her pregnant.
Episode 99
Payne vs. Yates
Feb 9, 201822m
An Alabama man appears shocked when a 20-year-old woman tracks him down on social media and accuses him of being her father.
Episode 100
Garrett vs. Boyer
Feb 12, 201822m
A woman from Philadelphia waits two years to bring her ex-lover to court to prove that he is her daughter's father, but he claims she was having relations with other men.
Episode 101
McCrary vs. Goodson
Feb 12, 201822m
A Georgia woman was thrilled to find out she was having a baby, but her ex claims the woman dropped out of his life long before getting pregnant.
Episode 102
Hernandez vs. Hernandez
Feb 13, 201822m
A married couple from Key West, FL, separated over doubts about paternity, and now the potential father is in court with his new girlfriend and denies fathering his wife's 3-year-old daughter.
Episode 103
Tillis vs. Jalik
Feb 14, 201822m
An Oklahoma City construction worker had a friends-with-benefits relationship for two years but denies fathering his lover's newborn son.
Episode 104
Fye vs. Hennie
Feb 14, 201822m
A relationship is on the line because an Ohio man suspects his friend is the biological father of at least one of his girlfriend's children.
Episode 105
Beversdorf vs. James
Feb 15, 201822m
A Florida man suffered a massive heart attack and now his grieving mother wants answers regarding the paternity of his girlfriend's son.
Episode 106
Bronson vs. Roberts
Feb 15, 201822m
A 29-year-old Maryland woman and the man she has known all her life as her father appear in court to find out if he, or another man, is her dad.
Episode 107
Hillman vs. O'Neal
Feb 16, 201822m
A Georgia woman claims her ex is the father of her 13-month-old son, but he claims a different man from the neighbourhood is the true biological father.
Episode 108
Adams vs. Spencer
Feb 19, 201822m
A Minnesota woman indulged in a love triangle and is in court to find out which man fathered her 13-month-old twins.
Episode 109
Crow vs. Rinehart
Feb 20, 201822m
A Nevada woman faces her deceased lover's mother to put an end to doubts surrounding the paternity of her two-year-old son.
Episode 110
Smith vs. Brooks
Feb 20, 201822m
A Virginia woman thought her son's potential father died in Hurricane Katrina, but he's alive and well and still denies paternity of her 24-year-old son.
Episode 111
Gantt/Booker vs. Booker
Feb 21, 201822m
A Missouri man wants to prove his ex-wife's daughter is not his child so he can cut her out of his will and leave his money to one of his other children.
Episode 112
Short vs. Johnson
Feb 21, 201822m
A young Georgia woman had relations with another man after being rejected by her first love and now she's in court to find out who is her son's biological father.
Episode 113
Smith vs. Smith
Feb 22, 201822m
An Atlanta man claims his estranged wife waited three years to tell him that another man is her daughter's father, and both of her lovers come to court to find out the truth.
Episode 114
Kiesel vs. Kiesel
Feb 22, 201822m
An Arkansas man petitions the court for a DNA test because he believes one of his wife's ex-lovers is the biological father of her unborn baby.
Episode 115
Kyles vs. Lyte
Feb 23, 201822m
An Illinois woman lost her son and daughter on the same day, and she is desperate to find out if her son fathered a child prior to his death.
Episode 116
Reaves vs. Silva
Feb 23, 201822m
A Florida man says it's OK for men to cheat on their wives, and now he's in court claiming his girlfriend cheated and another man is her son's father.
Episode 117
Jackson vs. Williams
Feb 26, 201822m
A Facebook connection resulted in a one-night stand and now, a Florida man denies fathering an eight-month-old baby girl.
Episode 118
Hendricks vs. Hendricks
Feb 27, 201822m
A Kansas man doubts fathering his wife's 1-month-old son due to health issues, and Judge Lake calls on Dr. Jameelah Gater for her medical expertise.
Episode 119
Harris vs. Sterling
Feb 27, 201822m
They had an off-and-on relationship for over 15 years, and now a Georgia man denies fathering his lover's 11-month-old son.
Episode 120
Mason vs. Malone
Mar 1, 201822m
A Kentucky man refuses to accept the results of a previous DNA test that named him as the father of his girlfriend's unborn son and believes his ex's boyfriend is the father of the child, who is now 2 years old.
Episode 121
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