Lauren Lake's Paternity Court: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Lauren Lake's Paternity Court Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Taylor vs. Jackson
Sep 21, 2015 · 22 min
A man brings his girlfriend and the man she slept with to court to establish paternity of a baby.
Colbert vs. Tubbins
Sep 21, 2015 · 22 min
A woman explains that her husband must be the father of her twins because one of them has inherited his "cockeye."
Butterfield vs. Bracknell/Dallas
Sep 22, 2015 · 22 min
A woman's ex insists he, not her fiance, is her infant's father.
Smith vs. Hopkins
Sep 22, 2015 · 22 min
A man plans to leave his fiancee for good if her child is not his.
McBirth/Terrell vs. Jackson
Sep 23, 2015 · 22 min
A woman says the baby is "too white" to be her grandchild.
Loose vs. Zuniga
Sep 23, 2015 · 22 min
A man denies paternity, despite his own mother coming to the baby mama's defense.
Lons vs. Randolph/Robertson
Sep 24, 2015 · 22 min
Frankie Lons ("Frankie and Neffe") wants to establish paternity of her daughter Elite.
Chappell vs. Todd/Cullins
Sep 24, 2015 · 22 min
A woman in desperate need of child support fights to prove that the defendant is the father of her child.
Porrovecchio vs. Touchet/Lutz
Sep 25, 2015 · 22 min
A man is convinced that a woman is claiming his late father is her child's father to get a piece of the inheritance.
Patterson vs. Rothwell
Sep 25, 2015 · 22 min
Good Samaritans are furious because the man they sheltered is denying paternity of their daughter's child.
Hudson vs. Bridges
Sep 28, 2015 · 22 min
A woman who slept with multiple men through a dating app needs to find the father of her baby.
Melody vs. Smith
Sep 28, 2015 · 22 min
A suspicious husband paid another man to tell him what was going on between him and his wife.
Fleming vs. Jemison
Sep 29, 2015 · 22 min
A woman fears that her son may not be the father of her beloved grandchild.
Thigpen vs. Thompson
Sep 29, 2015 · 22 min
A man tells of being turned away at age 11 by the man he was told was his father.
Jungvirt vs. Sandknop
Sep 30, 2015 · 22 min
A man fears for the paternity of his fiancee's 2-year-old after she confesses to a drunken one-night stand.
Jackson III vs. Jackson
Sep 30, 2015 · 22 min
A man hopes the son a woman told him he fathered 20 years ago is really his.
Lee vs. Lee
Oct 1, 2015 · 22 min
A woman's "celebrity fetish" drives her to cheat on her husband multiple times, and he is concerned that her toddler may not be his.
Alston vs. Holmes/Alston
Oct 2, 2015 · 22 min
A woman brings a man to court to prove he is her father, while the man who raised her hopes he is truly her dad.
Davis vs. Hamb
Oct 2, 2015 · 22 min
A woman wants to prove a man she met while stuck in traffic is her child's father.
Fernandez vs. Butler
Oct 5, 2015 · 22 min
A man demands a paternity test and his money back on an engagement ring.
Lassio vs. Abbott
Oct 6, 2015 · 22 min
A man called off his wedding after learning that another man may be the father of his fiancée's child.
Moon-Merrifield vs. Merrifield
Oct 7, 2015 · 22 min
A man thinks his wife's youngest child is not his, because he caught her talking to other men online.
Dorris vs. Newell
Oct 8, 2015 · 22 min
A man is certain he is not a father, because of an injury he sustained riding a bicycle without a seat.
Graves/Carroll vs. Baker
Oct 9, 2015 · 22 min
A woman with advanced-stage cancer hopes to prove that the man who raised her daughter is her biological father.
Taylor vs. Brown
Oct 12, 2015 · 22 min
A woman wants to prove that a man 13 years older than herself is her child's father.
Morris vs. Byrom
Oct 13, 2015 · 22 min
A man caught his girlfriend in bed with his best friend, so he is sure he is not her son's father.
Brown vs. Brown-Overstreet
Oct 14, 2015 · 22 min
A man is unsure he could be a father, because of a severe groin injury.
Love/Willis vs. Williams/Williams
Oct 15, 2015 · 22 min
Two women want to prove they are not actually half-sisters.
Jones vs. Milan
Oct 16, 2015 · 22 min
A man says that despite helping to take care of a woman's six older children, he is not her infant's father.
Kelso vs. Davis
Oct 19, 2015 · 22 min
A woman brings two men to court to see which one is her child's father.
Powe vs. Tarver
Oct 20, 2015 · 22 min
A woman believes that the only reason a man is denying her child is that he wants to stay with his new girlfriend.
Fields/Boyer vs. Sandifer
Oct 21, 2015 · 22 min
Two possible sisters try to prove that one man is their father.
Foster vs. Durden
Oct 26, 2015 · 22 min
A woman brings her former high-school sweetheart to court to prove he is the father of her young child.
Parker vs. Morton
Oct 28, 2015 · 22 min
After engaging in a three-way sexual relationship with a man and his girlfriend, a mother is furious that they are denying paternity of her child.
Peterson vs Peterson
Oct 29, 2015 · 22 min
A past guest returns to the show to find out if the man she has known as "dad" all of her life is truly her father.
Montgomery vs. Parker
Oct 29, 2015 · 22 min
A man wants to know if he is the father of his cheating ex's child.
Wooten Jr. vs. Baccus
Oct 30, 2015 · 22 min
A woman wants to prove that a certain man is her biological father.
Hubbard vs. Watson Jr.
Oct 30, 2015 · 22 min
A woman is furious that she has to be the sole provider for her young child because the man she says is the father is in denial.
Streeter vs. Hartfield
Nov 2, 2015 · 22 min
An Indiana husband hopes he is not the father of his young mistress' child.
Stanley vs. Williams
Nov 2, 2015 · 22 min
A Kentucky woman hopes to prove that the man who is trying to be involved in her son's life is not his father.
Hyman vs. Brown
Nov 3, 2015 · 22 min
After learning that one child is not his, a Georgia man has doubts about another child his ex says belongs to him.
Crowley vs. Houston
Nov 3, 2015 · 22 min
A New York State man says he was not even in town when the woman conceived her child.
Webb vs. Forrest/Forrest
Nov 4, 2015 · 22 min
A Tennessee man says he, not her husband, is the biological father of a woman's child.
Yarborough/Jones vs. Triplett
Nov 4, 2015 · 22 min
A Wisconsin man wants to prove he is the son of a member of the Chi-Lites singing group.
White vs. Flowers
Nov 5, 2015 · 22 min
Although admitting she slept with the ice cream man, an Ohio woman wants to prove another man is the father and sue him for back childcare expenses.
Jacobs vs. Call
Nov 5, 2015 · 22 min
A New York State woman wants to prove the man she met on a train and slept with that night is the father of her child.
Johnson vs. Milford/Jones
Nov 6, 2015 · 22 min
A Virginia woman wants to prove to her cousin's child's dad that he is also the father of her own adult offspring.
Williams vs. Coleman
Nov 6, 2015 · 22 min
A Michigan man thinks he is the father of a woman's twin children and plans to pursue full custody rights for himself.
Humphries vs. Moseley
Nov 9, 2015 · 22 min
If a Detroit man is the father of a woman's child, his fiancé will leave him.
Greenhouse vs. Thompson
Nov 9, 2015 · 22 min
An engagement is suspended indefinitely because the man refuses to accept paternity of his fiancee's young child.
Hanger vs. Babbit
Nov 10, 2015 · 22 min
An eccentric Oklahoma man is certain he is not the father, even though his own father has come to the woman's defense.
Barlow vs. Winslow
Nov 10, 2015 · 22 min
A Texas woman says the only way her fiancé could not be the father is if the baby was switched at birth, so she wants a maternity test.
McKeever vs. Arnold
Nov 11, 2015 · 22 min
A Detroit man says there are more potential fathers out there.
Kelly vs. Norris
Nov 11, 2015 · 22 min
An Indianapolis man says he cannot be the father of twins because they inherited a sickle-cell trait that his family does not have.
Percy/Glen vs. Gayle
Nov 12, 2015 · 22 min
A California woman comes to court with her mother to prove to a man and his wife that he is her father.
McDowell vs. McDowell
Nov 12, 2015 · 22 min
A Kentucky woman was intimate with her husband and her new boyfriend when she conceived, and both men have their doubts.
Clary vs. Asenato
Nov 13, 2015 · 22 min
A Louisiana woman is sure she knows who her son's father is, because she thinks he inherited a blood condition from the man's Italian heritage.
Hines vs. Hines
Nov 13, 2015 · 22 min
A Texas man thinks the only reason his father is denying him is to get out of paying back child-support.
Puckett vs. Macon
Nov 16, 2015 · 22 min
An Illinois man hopes he is the father of his current girlfriend's child, but not another woman's.
Brewton vs. Martin
Nov 16, 2015 · 22 min
A Georgia woman says only her boyfriend could be the father of her child, and she wants another man out of her life.
Thomas vs. Zachary
Nov 17, 2015 · 22 min
An Illinois man has doubts his girlfriend's child could be his, because the dates do not add up.
Fritz vs. Agee
Nov 17, 2015 · 22 min
After years of searching for his long-lost daughter, a North Carolina man hopes he has found his only child.
Miller/Wright vs. White
Nov 18, 2015 · 22 min
A Georgia woman has a father/daughter relationship with two men, who both believe they are her father.
Moyett vs. Lester
Nov 18, 2015 · 22 min
A Delaware woman thinks a man nearly 20 years older than herself is her baby's father.
Miller vs. Rasmussen
Nov 19, 2015 · 22 min
A Wisconsin woman wants to prove that her ex, who drives more than 100 miles per week to see her daughter, is not the biological father.
Carroll vs. Goggans
Nov 19, 2015 · 22 min
A Detroit woman hopes that the man who has always claimed her is truly her biological father.
Baker vs. Baker
Nov 20, 2015 · 22 min
A California man, who had a vasectomy more than 30 years ago, wants to know if it is possible for him to be the father of his wife's new baby.
Young vs. Terrell/Patton
Nov 20, 2015 · 22 min
Detroit women who grew up believing they were half-sisters want to be tested.
Quarles vs. Forester
Nov 23, 2015 · 22 min
A Texas man comes to court with his wife, hoping, despite his admitted infidelity, that he is not the father of his co-worker's child.
Brown vs. Stuart
Nov 24, 2015 · 22 min
An Iowa man, who has been raising a child on his own, wants to be sure he is the biological father so he can secure his full legal rights.
McGraw vs. McGraw Jr.
Nov 24, 2015 · 22 min
A Virginia woman who grew up in the foster-care system wants to prove to a man that he is her father.
Robinson vs. Parker
Nov 25, 2015 · 22 min
After appearing in court with his sister, a man began having doubts about his own child's paternity.
Garcia/Ames vs. Patin
Nov 25, 2015 · 22 min
A man desperately searched for his daughter for nearly 30 years.
Vaughn vs. Williams
Jan 1, 2016 · 22 min
A man says he was duped into marriage and the true father of his wife's child is a man referred to as 'Papa Bear'.
Dansby vs. Simpson
Jan 4, 2016 · 22 min
A Georgia man is convinced that he is not the father of a woman's child.
Foster vs. Fields
Jan 7, 2016 · 20 min
An Ithaca, NY, woman is furious that a man is denying her young child.
Hines vs. Jackson
Jan 8, 2016 · 22 min
Despite being in a committed relationship with a woman, a North Carolina man wants to prove that he is not the father of her young son.
Robinson/Robinson vs. Grant
Jan 11, 2016 · 22 min
A Mississippi man and his wife want to prove that he is not the father of another woman's adult offspring.
Alexander vs. Stewart
Jan 12, 2016 · 22 min
A Las Vegas man wants his name removed from a child's birth certificate.
Knox vs. Bailey/Bailey
Jan 13, 2016 · 22 min
A New Orleans man and his mother say the only reason his ex is claiming he is the father is that his dance career is about to take off.
Brooks vs. Gooley
Jan 14, 2016 · 22 min
A Georgia man is desperate to prove he is the father of a young man taken out of his custody as a baby.
Harper Sr. vs. Harper/Harper Jr.
Jan 15, 2016 · 22 min
A North Carolina man hopes a DNA test will prove he is not the father of his wife's child.
Bennett vs. Grant
Jan 18, 2016 · 22 min
A man comes to court with his sister to prove that he is not the father of her child.
Spencer vs. Garner/Smith
Jan 19, 2016 · 22 min
An Ohio woman comes to court to prove to her sister that she has found her father.
Hamm/Willin vs. Kisner
Jan 20, 2016 · 22 min
A Florida woman comes to court with her mother, hoping to prove that her boyfriend is her child's father.
Brooks vs. Page
Jan 21, 2016 · 22 min
A Maryland man wants to know if he is the father of his girlfriend's child.
Brugger vs. Warner
Jan 22, 2016 · 22 min
A Colorado woman wants to prove that her late fiance was the father of her child and that they are entitled to his life-insurance benefits.
Austin vs. Wallace
Jan 25, 2016 · 22 min
A man returns to court to prove he did not father the child of one of his lovers.
McGhee vs. McGhee
Jan 28, 2016 · 22 min
A woman's mother comes to court to defend the man denying her grandchild.
Mitchell vs. Dalton
Jan 28, 2016 · 22 min
An Ohio man fears he may not be the father of the two children he is raising and demands answers from his much-younger wife.
Richardson/Hill vs. Russell
Jan 29, 2016 · 22 min
A South Carolina woman is desperate to know if her late husband had a child with a woman outside their marriage.
Outrageous Grandmothers
Jan 29, 2016 · 22 min
The judge revisits shocking cases featuring outrageous grandmothers and shows how their lives have changed since going to court.
Harrison vs. Grant
Feb 1, 2016 · 22 min
An Oklahoma man heard from his girlfriend during an argument that he may not be the father of her youngest child.
Dupree vs. Flagg
Feb 1, 2016 · 22 min
A Detroit man begins to doubt he is the father of his girlfriend's twins when he comes home to find another man's shoes by her bed.
White/Talbert vs. Loving
Feb 2, 2016 · 22 min
A North Carolina man learns through Facebook that he may not be his girlfriend's child's father.
Tillman vs. Johnson/Tillman
Feb 2, 2016 · 22 min
A Florida woman wonders whether the man who says she was stolen from him as a child is really her biological father.
Pierce vs. Covell
Feb 3, 2016 · 22 min
After learning that she was unfaithful to him, a Mississippi man's family is on the line over the paternity of his fiancee's son.
Goddard vs. Harrison
Feb 4, 2016 · 22 min
Despite "revenge sex," a New Jersey woman wants to prove that her cheating ex is the father of her child.
Conway vs. Cruse
Feb 4, 2016 · 22 min
Struggling with 20 years of child-support debt, a Nebraska man hopes to prove he is not his ex's adult offspring's father.
Shocking Cases, Unbelievable Updates
Feb 5, 2016 · 22 min
The judge revisits some of her most shocking cases and reveals what happened after the results were read.
Brogden vs. Sugden/Jones
Feb 8, 2016 · 22 min
A Philadelphia woman wants to prove to a deceased man's family that he was the father of her child.
McGowan vs. Martin
Feb 9, 2016 · 22 min
The man who has accepted a Memphis woman's child as his own hopes that he, and not a man she met online, is the child's father.
Vadeboncoeur vs. Furnari
Feb 10, 2016 · 22 min
An Indiana man and his sister take opposing sides in a case about whether he is a woman's child's father.
Williams vs. Potts/Carr
Feb 10, 2016 · 22 min
After transporting a woman to several men's homes, a Los Angeles woman is sure her late brother is not the father of the woman's baby.
Chatman vs. Hayes
Feb 11, 2016 · 22 min
A Memphis woman is furious that her ex is denying paternity of her child.
Unreal Results, Shocking Updates!
Feb 12, 2016 · 22 min
The judge tracks down some memorable litigants to find out what has happened to them since appearing in her court.
Avant vs. Hatton
Feb 15, 2016 · 22 min
A Georgia man says a woman told both him and another man they were the father of her child.
Clark vs. Bolden
Feb 16, 2016 · 22 min
A Memphis woman says she told a man he was the father of her child because they were in a relationship at the time.
Galloway vs. Harris
Feb 16, 2016 · 22 min
A Florida woman says a man she slept with in a van is the father of her twins.
Williams III vs. Smith
Feb 17, 2016 · 22 min
A Texas man wants to prove he is not the father of a woman's adult offspring.
Parker vs. Brown
Feb 18, 2016 · 22 min
A Georgia man says his fiancee gave birth only six months after they met, and he is not the father.
Livingston vs. Livingston/Doerschlag
Feb 18, 2016 · 22 min
A Kansas woman wants to prove that her child was the result of a one-night stand, and her ex is not the father.
White vs. Mock
Feb 19, 2016 · 20 min
A West Virginia man says his ex actively forced him out of his daughter's life.
Surprising Updates!
Feb 19, 2016 · 22 min
Updates on guests about whom viewers have been asking.
Brady vs. Sanders
Feb 22, 2016 · 20 min
An Atlanta woman wants to prove to her ex that he fathered her child.
Hollins/Williams vs. Anderson
Feb 23, 2016 · 22 min
Despite sleeping with two men a day apart, a Detroit woman says she is sure she knows who is the father of her child.
Nesbitt vs. Henderson/Brown Jr.
Feb 23, 2016 · 20 min
Despite a one-night stand with her neighbour, a Detroit woman says she is sure her ex-boyfriend is her child's father.
Golden vs. Campbell
Feb 24, 2016 · 20 min
A Memphis man wants to prove to the woman who set his clothes on fire that he is the father of her child.