Lauren Lake
Self - Judge


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Judge Lauren Lake hears cases involving not only questions of paternity, but also many types of stories involving DNA.
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Stacie Saugen (Director)
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01A young father questions his daughter's paternity after learning of his wife's cheating ways.
02A man brings his mother to court to learn the truth about a 30-year-old paternity question.
03A woman brings her mother to court to learn which of 13 men is her biological father.
04A veteran whose wife cheated on him while he was in Afghanistan fears that her daughter is not his.
05A man's wife tells him their 6-month-old son may not be his.
06Twins want to prove that the man who took them in is their biological father.
07A young woman with cancer fights through the denials of the man she believes is her father.
08A woman's extramarital affairs cast doubt on the paternity of her daughter.
09A rapper wants to prove that a 3-year-old is not his daughter.
10Learning that her sister slept with her ex-husband, a woman demands a paternity test on her niece.
11A man was imprisoned for being in arrears on child support for a child he believes is not his.
12No episode synopsis is available.
13After reuniting with his wife, a man wants to prove that his girlfriend's baby is not his.
14A man finds text messages to other men on his girlfriend's phone.
15A teen hopes a DNA test will prove to a stubborn man that he is her father.
16A woman unsure of her grandchild's paternity brings her troubled teen daughter to court.
17A man and his grandmother demand that a woman change her son's first name.
18A man wants a paternity test to determine whether his wife's youngest child is his.
19No episode synopsis is available.
20A man doubts the paternity of his high school sweetheart's youngest children.
21After finding online photos of his fiancée with another man, the plaintiff wants a paternity test.
22A young man fears that his wife will keep their baby from him and wants proof that he is the father.
23A woman insists that her husband is not the father of his ex's 25-year-old son.
24An Atlanta man questions the paternity of his girlfriend's daughter.
25A woman says the woman claiming to be her sister is only after her large family inheritance.
26A single mother wants to prove to a married man that he is the father of her infant.
27A man threatens to end his marriage if his wife cheated and their daughter is not his.
28A young woman never met her father and was told he died in a house fire.
29A woman wants to prove to her ex that he is the father of her son.
30Siblings say the man, their dad, denies them because he is more than $50,000 behind in child support
31A woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her son.
32Two women believe a St Louis man is the father of both of their children.
33A woman wants to find out who her father is.
34A married couple seek their daughter's biological father.
35A mother wants to prove another man is her son's father.
36A man questions the paternity of his 8-month-old son.
37A mother's chance encounter may negatively affect a daughter's relationship with her father.
38A man wants to prove to his mother and sister that he is the father of a young boy.
39A man wants to prove he is not a child's biological father.
40A woman doesn't know if her ex-boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.
41A mother finds out via Facebook that her son may be the father of a baby.
42A woman denies that her son fathered a child with a teenager.
43A woman wants to know whether her murdered brother father three babies by three different women.
44A man says he returned from "family business" to find his girlfriend pregnant and her ex a possible father.
45Identical twins want to know who their father is.
46The man on the birth certificate says he does not believe he is the father.
47No episode synopsis is available.
48A woman does not believe that her murdered son was the father of his secret girlfriend's child.
49Siblings overhear their parents arguing and learn that their dad may not be their biological father.
50A woman worries that a paternity claim made against her son will ruin his music career.
51A man and his mother want to know if he is the father of his cheating wife's baby.
52A married man confronts an old flame who says he fathered her son, whom he has never met.
53Three sisters bring their mother to court to uncover the truth surrounding their paternity.
54A woman does not know whether her boyfriend or his best friend is the father of her son.
55A pregnant woman learns that her fiance may be her brother.
56A woman hopes to find her biological father.
57Judge Lauren Lake holds a man to account as he tries to settle paternity disputes involving his wife, girlfriend and mistress.
58A woman demands a paternity test for her son's wife's child.
59A man's wife, girlfriend and mistress demand lie-detector and paternity tests.
60Two women want to prove that a man fathered their children one month apart.
61A woman fears her daughter's low self-esteem and weight issues have left her with a paternity question.
62A man wants a paternity test for his girlfriend's baby, because his brother says he caught the girlfriend cheating.
63A woman drags her former fiance to court after he pawns her engagement ring and denies paternity of her child.
64A man wants to know whether he or his former friend is a 2-year-old girl's father.
65A woman who had a threesome with two brothers wants to know which is her baby girl's father.
66A man wants to know if he or his best friend is the biological father of his girlfriend's daughter.
67A teen demands paternity tests for two men in order to determine the father of her 1-year-old child.
68A 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.
69A 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.
70A woman asserts that her son is the victim of a paternity trap.
71A woman needs DNA tests on her ex, his brother and a third man to determine who fathered her 5-year-old son.
72A former blackjack dealer admits that she has cheated but insists that her husband is the father of her baby, despite his vasectomy.
73A woman learns a family secret and needs a paternity test to find out if the man who raised her is her biological father.
74A man whose ex pawned a family heirloom when he denied paternity of her son gets a DNA test.
75Identical twins do not know which of them is a 3-year-old boy's father.
76A woman who told her boyfriend she is unable to get pregnant now says he is the father of her 3-year-old daughter.
77After learning that neither of two men is her biological father, a woman returns to DNA-test three more potential fathers.
78A woman says her boyfriend treats her fifth child like an 'evil stepchild' because he is unsure of paternity.
79A woman who admits to being intimate with three co-workers wonders which is the father of her newborn son.
80A woman whose boyfriend stopped giving her attention sought it from other men and now does not know who her baby's father is.
81A college athlete catches his wife cheating and doubts the paternity of her 1-year-old daughter.
82A woman sues her daughter and the father of her children, then the daughter counter sues to have a polygraph test.
83A woman admits to cheating and needs a DNA test to find out who the father of her daughter is.
84A woman wants to know who is the father of her son after a love triangle at work.
85A woman wants a court-order for her husband to go to counseling when they disagree on how to raise their step-son.
86A man is sure he's not the father of his baby and wants a DNA test to prove it.
87A woman wants to know whether the father of her baby is her husband or her lover.
88A woman petitions the court for a DNA test after her houseguest becomes pregnant.
89A woman from Detroit looks for her father and hopes a DNA test will help.
90Three adults want to know if they have the same father.
91A man doubts he's the father of his youngest child and wants to know the truth.
92A man convicted of not paying child support wants a DNA test to find out if he is the real father.
93A woman, confronted by a man claiming to be her father, wants a DNA test.
94A man doubts he got his girlfriend pregnant just three weeks into their relationship.
95A woman believes that a particular man is really her father but that he faked a paternity test to avoid paying child support.
96A woman's fiance has 22 children by 17 women; a 28-year paternity mystery is solved.
97A 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.
98A woman admits she cheated but insists that her fiance is the father of both of her children.
99A pregnant woman wants to prove her ex is the father of her unborn child.
100A football player says he is not the father of a little girl and her mother is just a groupie.
101A 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.
102Despite three other men in the picture, a woman claims her ex is the father of her son.
103A 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.
104A man believes he isn't the father of a boy, because his girlfriend admits to infidelity.
105Updates episode.
106A woman reveals that her one-time fling is the father of her son.
107With his relationship on the line, a man takes a DNA test to find out if he's the father.
108No episode synopsis is available.
109A man thinks another man may be the father of his ex's son.
110A woman claims that her ex faked the results of a DNA test to get out of his responsibilities.
111A woman believes an exotic dancer is trying to trap her son into taking responsibility for her daughter.
112A woman is searching for her biological brother and wants a DNA test.
113After finding out one of three men may be the father, a man wants a DNA test.
114A woman convinces three men that each is the father of her 35-year-old daughter.
115Updates episode.
116A woman says that her ex is the father of her daughter, while he says it's her co-worker.
117A woman is devastated when her father doubts her paternity.
118A woman has her ex-husband and her current boyfriend tested to determine the paternity of her child.
119A bride says her maid of honor stole her man and is now claiming to have his child.
120A woman says her ex's new girlfriend is creating doubt about her son's paternity.
121A man learns he is not the only one paying to support twin babies.
122A woman wants to prove she is the daughter of a member of the Chi-Lites singing group and is entitled to royalties.
123A mother wants to prove to her husband that he is the father of their 5-month-old son.
124A man doubts he is the father of his girlfriend's baby after learning that she participated in a threesome.
125The judge revisits the season's dramatic cases involving teen mothers and gets surprising updates on their stories.
126A woman caught between her mother's stories and her supposed father's excuses wants a DNA test to end her paternity questions.
127A woman wants to know if her recently deceased son was a baby boy's father.
128Two women bring to court the man they say fathered both of their children.
129Betrayed by her best friend, a woman wants a test to prove paternity of her four-year-old son.
130A woman has three possibilities for the father of her son.
131A woman wants to prove that her husband is the father of her 5-month-old daughter.
132A woman says her ex is turning her daughter against her with paternity lies.
133A woman wants to know which of two men is her father.
134Judge Lauren Lake checks in with the season's most outrageous cases involving moms who said their sons were 'not the baby's daddy'.
135A woman hopes a paternity test will give her the answer her mother cannot.
136A man from Duarte, CA, believes his ex set a paternity trap for him and hopes a DNA test will set him free.
137Two women from Los Angeles sue the man who fathered their children for childcare expenses.
138A Jacksonville, FL, man, separated from his wife, doubts he is the biological father of his wife's 1-year-old son.
139Judge Lauren Lake updates viewers on cases where litigants were told - `You are not the father'.
140A man denies he is the father of a 20 year-old woman since she was named after another man.
141A Bluefield, VA, woman learns if a man she met online fathered her baby.
142A family friend claims to be a woman's father, and a man hopes that his girlfriend's baby is biologically his.
143A baby's daddy countersues to send his ex to etiquette classes.
144The judge follows up with women who tested three or more potential fathers.
145A couple admit to cheating on each other.
146He questions the paternity of their children, and she demands a lie detector test to prove he is cheating.
147A man returns to find out if he is the biological father to an eighth child by a fifth woman.
148A mother sues her estranged son for unpaid rent and bills.
149The judge gives updates on litigants betrayed by family or friends.
150A married woman posts a profile on a dating website, causing her husband to doubt the paternity of their child.