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Lauren Lake's Paternity Court: Season 1

150 episodes Premiered Sep 23, 2013 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Tucker/Riley vs. Riley

Sep 23, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E2 Core

Weeks vs. Moore

Sep 23, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E3 Core

Myers vs. Smith

Sep 24, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E4 Core

Threlkeld vs. Threlkeld

Sep 24, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E5 Core

Deggs vs. Guerin

Sep 25, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E6 Core

Eggleston vs. Eggleston

Sep 25, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E7 Core

Dixon vs. Froio

Sep 26, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E8 Core

Hicks vs. Narvaez

Sep 26, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E9 Core

Hunt vs. Tinsley

Sep 27, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E10 Core

Hayes vs. Hayes

Sep 27, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E11 Core

Manser vs. Sehr

Sep 30, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E13 Core

Scott vs. Crane

Oct 1, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E14 Core

Scott vs. Kahlon

Oct 1, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E15 Core

Hayslip vs. Hayslip

Oct 2, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E16 Core

Coe vs. Coe

Oct 2, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E17 Core

Jenkins vs. Scott

Oct 3, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E18 Core

Rash vs. Fuentes

Oct 3, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E20 Core

Nicholas vs. Nicholas

Oct 4, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E21 Core

Page vs. Sutton

Oct 7, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E22 Core

Gray vs. Gray

Oct 7, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E23 Core

Barron vs. Bradshaw

Oct 8, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E24 Core

Clark v. Propst

Oct 8, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E25 Core

Kelly vs. Reighard

Oct 9, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E26 Core

Phillips v. Gibbe

Oct 9, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E27 Core

Singleton vs. Gray

Oct 10, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E28 Core

Ching-Long vs. Myers-Audiss

Oct 10, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E29 Core

Mahan vs. Shrum

Oct 11, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E30 Core

Rubin vs. Davis

Oct 11, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E31 Core

Clark vs. Newby

Oct 14, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E32 Core

Torry/Henderson vs. Goodson

Oct 15, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E34 Core

Douglas vs. Jones

Oct 17, 2013 · 22 min

A married couple seek their daughter's biological father.

S1·E35 Core

Rainey vs. Matthews

Oct 18, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E36 Core

Miller vs. Troutman

Oct 21, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E37 Core

Lawrence vs. Simmons

Oct 22, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E38 Core

Chandler vs. Jackson

Oct 23, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E39 Core

Darensburg vs. Wilson

Oct 24, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E40 Core

Rose vs. Jefferson vs. Power

Oct 25, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E41 Core

Johnson/Leigh vs. Longshore

Oct 31, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E42 Core

Jackson vs. Pickens

Oct 31, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E43 Mytharc

Gibon/Kearse vs. Rose/Robbs/Webb

Nov 1, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E44 Core

Matlock vs. Monroe

Nov 1, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E45 Core

Palmer vs. Palmer

Nov 4, 2013 · 22 min

Identical twins want to know who their father is.

S1·E46 Core

Johnson vs. Owens

Nov 4, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E48 Mytharc

Santos vs. Colon

Nov 5, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E49 Core

Rayson/Hunt vs. Hammonds

Nov 6, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E50 Core

Lindsey vs. Cade

Nov 6, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E51 Core

Rogers vs. Rogers

Nov 7, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E52 Core

Kirk vs. Antwine

Nov 7, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E53 Core

Williams vs. Liddell/Williams

Nov 8, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E54 Core

Keeling vs. Kraft/Knapp

Nov 8, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E55 Core

McArthur vs. Veals

Nov 11, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E57 Core

Reed vs. Austin

Nov 12, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E58 Core

Moore/Cooper vs. Cooper

Nov 12, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E59 Core

Roberts vs. Wallace

Nov 13, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E60 Core

Percival/Hansen vs. Hansen

Nov 13, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E61 Core

White vs. White

Nov 14, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E62 Core

Sanchez vs. Guzman

Nov 14, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E63 Core

Russell vs. Shepard

Nov 15, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E64 Core

Baker vs. Woods

Nov 15, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E65 Core

Johnson vs. Blackmond

Nov 18, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E66 Core

Buchanan vs. Stembridge

Nov 18, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E67 Core

Romelus vs. Seymore/Covington

Nov 19, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E68 Core

Hicks vs. Bolton

Nov 19, 2013 · 22 min

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.

S1·E69 Core

Hulet vs. Crisp

Nov 20, 2013 · 22 min

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.

S1·E71 Core

Slade vs. Simpson

Nov 21, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E72 Core

Matson vs. Matson

Nov 21, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E73 Core

Brown vs. Brown

Nov 22, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E74 Core

Haysbert vs. Howard

Nov 22, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E75 Core

Wiggins vs. Williams

Nov 25, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E76 Core

Ball vs. Cox

Nov 25, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E77 Core

Raysor vs. Hammonds/Barry/Moore/Bamba

Nov 26, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E78 Core

Martin vs. Blackman/Stevenson

Nov 26, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E79 Core

Prowell vs. Morton

Nov 27, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E80 Core

Flynn vs. Arellano

Nov 27, 2013 · 22 min

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

S1·E81 Core

Scott vs. Kilgore

Jan 6, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E82 Core

Scott-McCray vs. Scott

Jan 7, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E83 Core

Johnson vs. Dohner/Kelley

Jan 8, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E84 Core

Brown vs. Thomas

Jan 13, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E85 Core

Johnson vs. Johnson

Jan 14, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E86 Core

Weathers vs. Bassey-Weathers

Jan 15, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E87 Core

Anderson vs. Johnson

Jan 21, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E89 Core

Mitchell vs. Jordan

Jan 22, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E90 Core

Jones vs. Jones

Jan 27, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E91 Core

Rajotte vs. King-Rajotte

Jan 28, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E92 Core

Bonner vs. Fahey

Jan 29, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E93 Core

Andrews vs. Glenn

Jan 30, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E94 Core

Delgado vs. Close

Jan 30, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E95 Core

Mayfield/Smith vs. Mayfield

Jan 31, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E97 Core

Lawrence vs. Payne

Feb 3, 2014 · 22 min

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.

S1·E98 Core

Ramirez vs. De Leon

Feb 3, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E99 Core

Barrett vs. Mullinax

Feb 4, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E100 Core

Hicks vs. Robinson

Feb 4, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E101 Core

Connally vs. Harrison

Feb 5, 2014 · 22 min

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.

S1·E102 Core

Holliday vs. Terrell

Feb 5, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E103 Core

Butcher vs. Davis

Feb 6, 2014 · 22 min

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.

S1·E104 Core

Elliot vs. Hall

Feb 6, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E106 Mytharc

Angeleri vs. Vargas

Feb 7, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E107 Core

Hall vs. Beaufort

Feb 10, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E109 Core

Marsh vs. Maldonado

Feb 11, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E110 Core

Lopez vs. Carbajal

Feb 11, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E111 Core

Ammons vs. Tomey

Feb 12, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E112 Core

Diaz vs. Mendoza

Feb 12, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E113 Core

Sweat vs. Golden

Feb 13, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E114 Core

Smith vs. Smith/Compton/Jordan

Feb 13, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E115 Core

Adult DNA

Feb 14, 2014 · 22 min

Updates episode.

S1·E116 Core

Wilson vs. Phillips

Feb 14, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E117 Core

Others vs. Ball

Feb 17, 2014 · 22 min

A woman is devastated when her father doubts her paternity.

S1·E118 Core

Powell vs. Burns/Jones

Feb 17, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E119 Core

Hampton vs. Latoski

Feb 18, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E120 Core

Minniefield vs. Lorde

Feb 18, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E121 Core

Clifton vs. Little

Feb 19, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E122 Core

Yarborough vs. Cubie

Feb 19, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E123 Core

Curtis vs. Hall

Feb 20, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E124 Core

Phillips vs. Maltese

Feb 20, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E125 Core

Shocking Teen Paternity Updates

Feb 21, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E126 Core

Ambrose vs. Gregory

Feb 21, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E127 Core

Alexander vs. Jackson

Feb 24, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E128 Core

Jones vs. Hernandez/Trevino

Feb 24, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E129 Core

Hadnot vs. Mathews

Feb 25, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E130 Core

Jackson vs. O'Malley

Feb 25, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E131 Core

Cook vs. Edmund

Feb 26, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E132 Core

Bailey vs. Hallums

Feb 26, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E133 Core

Fisher vs. Johnson

Apr 24, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E134 Core

Meddling Moms

Apr 25, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E135 Core

Ferguson vs. Munsell

Apr 28, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E136 Core

Cedeno vs Ramirez

Apr 29, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E137 Core

Taylor & Johnson vs. Barber

Apr 30, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E138 Core

Green vs. Green

May 1, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E139 Core

Not the Father

May 2, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E140 Core

Foxx vs. Hood

May 5, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E141 Core

Rice vs. Debaca

May 6, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E143 Core

Nazarine vs. Rami

May 8, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E144 Core

3 Possible Fathers

May 9, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E145 Core

Hunter vs. Hunter

May 12, 2014 · 22 min

A couple admit to cheating on each other.

S1·E146 Core

Brock vs. Almanza

May 13, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E147 Core

Scott vs. Smith

May 14, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E148 Core

Poyer vs. Poyer

May 15, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E149 Mytharc

Ultimate Betrayal

May 16, 2014 · 22 min

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

S1·E150 Mytharc

Wyatt vs. Roberts

May 19, 2014 · 22 min

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

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