Mr. Hicks... ROBERT HICKS: Hello. You have brought
your ex-wife to court and requested
a paternity test to prove that you are
indeed the biological
father of her baby? Mmm-hmm. Is it Yazallin? Yazallen. Yazallen. Beautiful. JUDGE LAKE: Who was born
during your marriage. You state, you are the
only father she has known from cutting the cord
in the hospital... HICKS: Mmm-hmm. ...to signing her
birth certificate and are shocked
and dismayed that your wife is
now disputing
that she is yours? Absolutely. Yes. Miss Narvaez, you admit to cheating on
your husband and in your statement
to the court argue that there is no way
the child is his. Not at all,
Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: You claim that
even though you told
Mr. Hicks he was the father you now believe your child
was fathered by your lover... HICKS: No, she isn't. JUDGE LAKE: ...Mr. Osorio, who is here
in court today. Yup. Uh-uh. All right. Now, Mr. Hicks, please tell the court
how you were deceived? How I was deceived
is that she said
that the baby was mine. I believe
that the baby is mine. 'Cause, the baby
was made in...
While we were married. And you're trying to say
that the baby isn't ours? I don't believe that,
you know? You need to believe that,
'cause she's not yours. HICKS: No, don't start. NARVAEZ: She looks
nothing like you. NARVAEZ: Nothing at all. HICKS: Look at the baby. NARVAEZ: Look at her.
She's white. NARVAEZ: She looks like me.
She looks nothing like you. HICKS: You say she
looks nothing like me. HICKS: She says she looks
nothing like me. BOTH: She looks
nothing like you. HICKS: How you
gonna say that? She doesn't have
to look like me.
She's mine. I had her.
She looks like
her dad. She's light. That's it. Shouldn't her dad
be your husband
if you're in a marriage? NARVAEZ: No, Your Honor. 'Cause, I told him,
I cheated on him. She kicked me out,
Your Honor. I sure did. HICKS:
She kicked me out... JUDGE LAKE: She kicked you... Of my house. Two months... After the baby
was born. Right after
the baby was born. NARVAEZ: And now you
wanna come when
she's two years old and say that she's yours? JUDGE LAKE:
Let me ask you this. When she told you
she was pregnant what did she
tell you? When she told me
that she was pregnant she said that
the baby was yours. Because when she
got pregnant it was
on Valentine's Day. We were having
sex consecutively in our two-bedroom
apartment. So, you talking about
it didn't happen,
but yet on Valentine's Day, you saying that you
didn't sleep with me,
but yes, you did. And we were doing it
all in the shower. Okay, and there was a
six-week period after that. Keep it real. If you
gonna tell the truth,
tell it all the way. And there was a
six-week period after that. That was the last time,
was it not? No, not at all. And then Danny came
into the picture. Yes, it was. Not at all. 'Cause after that
I started living
with my mom. You didn't even meet Danny
until two months. What is it? December? Oh, and you know that how? Sweetheart, if you
don't remember... I'm not your sweetheart. If Danny was your man
at that time why did you
get married with me
in November? Did you or did you not
get married to me? Because he got locked up
and I had no way
to contact him. JUDGE LAKE: Okay, wait, wait. Hold on,
is that what it is? Therefore, I lost
any contact with him. You're saying that, when you married
Mr. Hicks... NARVAEZ: I was pregnant,
Your Honor. You knew or you didn't know
that was not his baby? I knew the baby
was not his. I lost all contact
with Daniel. So, I stayed there... Okay, I wanna hear,
who proposed to who? I proposed to him,
Your Honor. 'Cause he couldn't man up
and do it himself. HICKS: Exactly. While you were pregnant? NARVAEZ: While
I was pregnant. Your Honor? JUDGE LAKE: With a baby that you knew
was another man's? CARLA HICKS: A whore. You can call it what
you wanna call it. Miss Hicks, have a seat.
Have a seat. We're not hearing
from you yet. So you just flat out
manipulated the man? Call it what you
wanna call it. I'm calling it what it is. Because you
didn't say to him, "Hey, hon, I'm
actually pregnant with
Mr. Osorio's baby "but you know,
I feel like,
I wanna marry you." You didn't say that,
did you? NARVAEZ: No. You told him,
this is your baby. And you proposed to him? Right? The baby's name
is Yazallen Hicks, not Osorio, Hicks. HICKS: I want
the baby to be mine,
because I believe that it's her word
versus facts. The baby looks
nothing like him,
Your Honor. Nothing like him. Oh, but the baby looks like
me as when they were young. You let somebody
that... You let somebody
to try to say
that it's not mine. That was obviously
cheating and lying
from the beginning. What makes you
tell the truth now?
Huh? I mean, like... NARVAEZ: 'Cause,
that's my baby,
why would I lie about her? Because the baby looked
like me when she was a baby. NARVAEZ: No, she doesn't. HICKS: Look at the nose. NARVAEZ: Look at the nose? HICKS: Look at the nose. HICKS: Look at the curly hair. NARVAEZ: She look
like her dad. HICKS: The only thing
that's the resemblance
is she is light-skinned. That is it.
There's always... Okay, so what happens,
when it comes out that
you not the daddy? You gonna look
stupid as hell. CARLA: No, you gonna
look like a whore. No. ALL: Oh! I heard rumors about her. What rumors did you hear? I heard that,
when I would go, you know, to work
on the weekends, that she would be
sneaking people into
my house. Straight up. Was there anything
she was hiding from you
when she met you? No, ma'am. No, you know what, she
told me she ain't had no
sexual contact with him. She wasn't living with him,
even her mom told me
she wasn't living with him. She was lying. So when you met
Miss Narvaez, you knew she was
a married woman, but she just was not
living with her husband,
that's what you heard? That's what she told me. JUDGE LAKE: That's what
you were told? Yeah. You believe
you are the father? OSORIO: I am the father. (BLOWING RASPBERRIES) OSORIO: Because father's
not the one that has them
and leaves them, father's the one that
spends quality time and be there for them
and tell them what's
right and what's wrong. JUDGE LAKE:
Have you been there? OSORIO: I've been there. OSORIO: I've been there. NARVAEZ: Since she was
two months, Your Honor. HICKS: I got something
to say, Your Honor. NARVAEZ: He didn't want
nothing to do with her. He said, out of his own
mouth the baby wasn't his. You and Miss Narvaez
have a child together. Regardless of what happens... Mmm-hmm. ...with baby Yazallen,
you have one child together. HICKS: Yes, we do. JUDGE LAKE: And Mr. Osorio
is in her life, so, what I'm
expressing to you, that regardless of
this result that
we are going to find out, you have to find a way
to communicate better. Both of you
with one another. And, whether or not you like
Mr. Osorio or if Mr. Osorio
likes you, you all got to grow up and just get through
it for the kids. OSORIO: Your Honor? For the kids. HICKS: Oh, yeah.
We gonna be good for the kids. Got to. That's what you have to be. So let's get to
the test and see. So, I'm ready for results. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) JUDGE LAKE:
I've heard enough. What I think is so
fascinating, Mr. Hicks, is that because
this child was born during your marriage you are presumed
to be the father. You are the legal
father of this child. You signed the
birth certificate, you were there
for the birth. Uh, most men would
come into court trying
to rebut that presumption but you've come into
this court because
you want it validated. And that's what
makes these results even more important. it has been determined
by this court, Mr. Hicks, you are not her father. NARVAEZ: Thank you. You should have just
signed your name and you wouldn't
have looked stupid. Did I not tell you,
sign your rights over? Even more, right now.
I hope you know, you just
busted your own bubble. So, I'm good. Whatever, okay. I must say
to you that you cannot forget
that the only reason this man ever thought and bonded
with this baby... He's never bonded with her. ...was because... He obviously did. When you cut a cord
on a child as they are
entering this world, maybe you don't know
anything about it, but obviously he did.
Or he wouldn't be
standing here today. My point is,
this is all you're doing. (AUDIENCE CHEERING) So, what I'm
saying to you is, if he expresses frustration, or if he's absolutely
devastated that he wanted
this child to be his, he thought it was
and now it isn't, as a woman,
at least say, "Robert, I'm sorry." NARVAEZ:
Sorry for what? For him
playing video games? JUDGE LAKE: Sorry for what? For being a liar, for being a manipulator, for
lying on your unborn child when you knew
he wasn't the father. For parading around
and acting like you wanted to be
in a marriage
with this man when all the while,
you were looking for a substitution for the one
you couldn't be with. (AUDIENCE WHOOPING) I will drop a dime to you
and you can pick it up
if you want. OSORIO: I don't need to
pick up no chump change. You better be careful, because at some point there may be a time, when she might be doing
the same thing to you. OSORIO: You know what?
There's a difference, ma'am. No, no, no, no. No, I'm not taking testimony,
I'm giving a ruling. (AUDIENCE CHEERING) JUDGE LAKE: Now... She might not even be his.
(SNICKERING) JUDGE LAKE:
We have more results. CARLA: Oh, snap. Mr. Osorio, please
stand up at the podium
for me. Thank you. HICKS: We'll find out
right now. Right now. Mr. Osorio, you also agreed
and submitted to a DNA test. You are her father. Take the silence in the courtroom
right now. Just take it in, and there is a lesson
in this moment. You believed
this baby was yours, you stated that
to this court. And she is. But, you also know
that she has a brother and Mr. Hicks is his father. Robert and Yazallen is brother and sister. You can't take it from them. The only thing
you can take from them is their peace of mind
growing up, if you all continue
to behave this way. Court is adjourned.
Take care, everyone. Ms. Currington,
you claim
during a torrid older-younger
love affair, the defendant fathered
your five-month old
daughter, Ka'oira. Once today's results prove
he is the father, you want him
to stop denying and take full
responsibility. JUDGE LAKE: Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Kim Larson. You and your daughter
say that the plaintiff may be young
but is a known playgirl and claims
you are the father only for financial gain. You are positive
today's results
will prove you are not
the biological father. Is that correct? Yes, Honor. JUDGE LAKE: So,
Ms. Currington. How upset does it
make you feel that Mr. Kim Larson
denies your daughter? It makes me
feel pissed off. 'Cause we planned
it this way. JUDGE LAKE: You
planned the baby? TANIA CURRINGTON: Yes, we did. What was said? He wanted to have
a baby by me. And that was that. And we kept trying
and trying and trying. And now that
the baby is here,
he denies the baby. Yes, 'cause I'm in
another relationship. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) JUDGE LAKE: Oh. Mr. Kim Larson,
you deny this baby. You say this baby
is not yours. Yes, Your Honor.
I can explain
that to you. She's a player, she's unpredictable, she play a game
with my emotions, she plotted. Oh, you say she plotted. Yes. So, you think she did
all of this on purpose. Yes. Did you plan to have
a baby together? Were you trying
to have a baby? No, Honor. You were not? No. Were you using
protection? No. Then you were
planning
to have a baby. IAN KIM LARSON:
No, you told... He said he don't
believe in condoms. JUDGE LAKE: What did you say? He said he don't
believe in condoms. JUDGE LAKE: So... But you told me
you was on
birth control. JUDGE LAKE: Oh. Yes. KIM LARSON: So... And so you had
your hand up,
Ms. Larson. Yes. You are his daughter. Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: And so, what
is your understanding of this? Uh, so, I know
these types
of women. They prey on men like this. Like, um,
kindhearted and very openly... And she
took advantage
of my dad. We don't even know
if that's my dad's baby 'cause she be
messin' around
in the streets. So, how are
we supposed
to know for sure if that's
my dad's baby
or not? So, that's why
we're here. So, Ms. Currington,
how did you even meet and start
a relationship
with a man that's almost
25 years older
than you? I met him
at the hotel. He came to me
and approached me asked me if I had
seen his girlfriend
at that time. And I said, "No,
but I will help you
look for her." So, we walked
in the hallways and knocked
on every door. Okay? What made you
want to help him look
for his girlfriend? 'Cause I was being
nice at the time. JUDGE LAKE: You
were being nice? Promiscuous. So, a man... KIM LARSON: No, Honor. No, honor.
She took
an opportunity. She saw I was Asian,
she saw I had money. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) She saw
I had money. She took advantage
of me, so... He exposed his income,
he did all that. "I'll take care
of you and your son." Oh. So, he told me
he had two cars. That I could drive one. Oh, he was giving
an arrangement. He was giving out benefits. CURRINGTON: Yes. And you were
takin' 'em? Yes. 'Cause he said
he likes black women. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) Oh, and so,
you had thought you found yourself
a nice little sugar daddy, little older man
that was gonna do
for you and your son. Mmm-hmm. I decided to
fall in love. See how far
she'd go with this. WOMAN: What? Oh, you're saying
you actually started
to really fall in love. Like you thought
you were having
a real relationship. Yeah, we
got connected. I met her
at the hotel, she approached me
and we just clicked. We develop
relationship. You approached me
about your girlfriend
at that time. Oh, yeah,
I forgot,
Your Honor. But, anyway, You forgot that
girlfriend already? Sorry, Honor, but there
was something about her
I was attracted to. 'Cause he has taste. What do you mean?
But, anyway, Honor... I said I
want the truth. Will Ms. Currington
just give me like the... The rated PG truth? He was nice looking. Well, within
two weeks,
she moved in. She moved in my place. Within two weeks? Yeah, two weeks. I moved into his place
two days later and drove his car. After I met him
at the hotel. He had me
drive his car to his house. So the cute car
you saw him
pull up in, he was letting you drive it. Yes. And she
took advantage. Yeah, she
took advantage. He let me.
He was giving
it to me. Like that. She had
her cousins
up in there, her, whatever,
extra boyfriend she had
at the time. KIM LARSON:
Also, my neighbor, they callin' me
saying that she had multiple guy
in my house. Whoever, I don't
know what to believe. (AUDIENCE MURMURING) Did you have
other men at the house,
Ms. Currington? Yes, I did.
But they was
my cousins. They were
your cousins? Yes, Your Honor. So this was
family members, and they were up
in Mr. Larson's house? MS. CURRINGTON: Yes. Without my knowledge, Honor. JUDGE LAKE: Without
your knowledge. Yeah. So at some point,
you find out
you're pregnant. CURRINGTON: Yes. Well, okay.
I moved to Indiana. So what, you break up? Yeah, we broke up.
I moved to Indiana. I was there
for like a week. Why'd you break up? I thought this
was going well. We broke up
because she had
multiple guys, I didn't
trust her,
she's conniving And he got his... Excuse me, girl. Okay. 'Cause he... She's naive.
I don't trust her. But did she just leave,
Mr. Kim Larson, or did you just
kick her out because she had
more multiple men in the apartment? We all left 'cause
he got evicted. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) Ms. Currington,
were you having
a relationship with anybody else
at that time
when you left? No. I just had
a one night stand. She's a liar.
(LAUGHING) Last time I checked, she was dating
some old man. I don't know,
he was 40 or 50. And I still am. And I am
still his. But your dad
is 40 to 50. Yeah, but he
older, I think. I'm more mature
than him. What do you mean? (CHUCKLING)
You call
that mature? JUDGE LAKE: So, hold on. Ms. Currington,
you say there was
a one night stand. With one other man. JUDGE LAKE: With one other man? And this man
happened right
after you moved out
of the house? CURRINGTON:
And we got together. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: And what? When I went
to Indiana... JUDGE LAKE: When
you went to Indiana. How soon after that
did you find out
you were pregnant? I found out
I was pregnant
when I moved back when Ian sent me
money to come back. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) Ian, this is
his exact words. "Oh, I'mma send you
the money to come back "so we can be
a happy family," and this and that... But, wait,
at this point, did he know
that you had had
the one night stand with somebody else? Yeah, he knew. So, at the birth,
you let him cut
the umbilical cord. Yes, I did. Did you also
allow him to sign
the birth
certificate? Did you want to
sign the birth
certificate? Yes, because... He didn't want to. No, Honor.
I was right... He didn't want to. He started
cussing me out 'cause I was
on the phone with the person
I'm with now. No, Honor.
I was at
the hospital. The hospital?
The security guards
kicked him out. They had to move me
to another room 'cause he... (MIMICKING)
"Oh, why're you on
the phone with him?" "This is our time,"
and this and that. You got kicked out
of the hospital? Mr. Larson? CURRINGTON: Yes, he did. What's half true
is true, but... But I was there. So she told me
to leave. So, I got upset,
I slammed the door. She said she's gonna
call the security because I was acting... Rude? KIM LARSON: Rude. Out of control? Yeah. And so you didn't ever sign
the birth certificate? No. So, since the baby
has been born, do you have
a relationship with Ka'oira,
Mr. Kim Larson? No, 'cause
he don't want
to be around the person
I'm with now. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) He figures
he should take care of her,
instead of him. Well, are you
taking care
of her? I still love her but I still send
her money to
help her out. You do? Yes. No, he do not. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) In the case of<i>
Currington v. Kim Larson,</i> when it comes
to five-month-old
Ka'oira Currington, it has been
determined
by this court, Mr. Kim Larson, you are the father. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) Dad. Dad. Uh-uh, uh-uh. No, no. You are
a new dad. JUDGE LAKE: That makes
you emotional to hear,
Mr. Kim Larson? Yes, Honor. And why is that? I don't know
how to explain. You're happy that
she's your little girl or you just happy
you know the truth? What are you feeling? I know the truth, Honor. What is it you feel
when you look at her? I want to
hold her. I want to
see her every day. JUDGE LAKE:
Those are emotions
that dads feel. "I want to hold her, I want
to see her every day." Ms. Luttrell, you filed
your case because you say after
a lifetime of confusion of not knowing who your biological
father is and receiving no help
from your mother, you are now hopeful
because you believe you have finally
found your dad. Is that correct? -Yes, Your Honor.
-Ms. Melody Luttrell, you say you are regretful that you cannot help
your daughter in her search
for her father but hope that search
ends today, -is that correct?
-Yes, Your Honor. You will present your case
to this court and we will determine if there is enough
viable evidence to grant a DNA test. [Judge Lake] So, Ms. Luttrell,
why do you need this DNA test? I'm pleading with you,
Your Honor, for this DNA test because I basically
was robbed of a relationship
with my father my whole life
for 29 years. -And...
-And, Ms. Luttrell, you believe you finally found your biological father? Yes, I believe that
I found him because I did a DNA test
through ancestry.com. [Judge Lake] And you have
never met him? No, I never met him
in person face to face. [Judge Lake] All right. Are you ready to see him
for the first time? Yes. [chuckles] I'm really excited,
I really would like to see him. Jerome, will you please
escort Mr. Leaks
into the courtroom. [Jerome] Hello, Mr. Leaks. -Can you go up there
on the left hand side there?
-Sure. Hello, Mr. Leaks. Hello, Judge. Thank you for joining us,
I saw you all connect through a gaze. -[Leaks] Yes.
-How does it feel
to finally meet and see the woman who believes
she's your daughter? It feels great. It's good to see her. You say there are
three possible fathers, one of which
was a co-worker. -Yeah.
-Can you tell me about
the coworker? Yes, we, uh, dated
and we got familiar
with each other and then it
ended up in intimacy. [Judge Lake] Did you
ever tell that person
you were pregnant? I didn't know
how to contact them and I had
moved as well. All right,
you also say that there was a classmate, can you also tell me
about your relationship with the classmate? We got to know each
other in class and then went out and it had also
ended up in intimacy. [Judge Lake] When you
found out you were pregnant, did you reach out
to that person, did you know
how to reach him? It was the same,
it was the same as the other man,
that I didn't really know how to
contact him. You were having sex
with all these men and you didn't even
get their phone number or know their full name
or where they're from? [Melody Luttrell]
Well, they were like
short relationships. So I didn't know
really were they were. Well, were they relationships you don't know their names
or their phone numbers. What happened
with Mr. Leaks? Oh, I, um, there was a... It was a party
that had occurred in my neighborhood
and I got to know, uh, somebody I don't know
if it was him, but somebody,
that, um, could be her father
at that party. [audience exclaiming] -Do you know this man?
-I don't know him. I don't know...
I don't know him. When she brought him up,
I just said that
he looked familiar. So, Ms. Luttrell,
what did your mother tell you about Mr. Leaks? My mom told me that she was with
an African American. And so how did you connect
with him through his family? Through ancestry.com. I directly messaged a family member
who was my cousin, who said he was my cousin. And then his wife
actually was the one who made his profile. So I was talking directly
mostly with his wife. And then I also talked
to him as well, and they came to
the conclusion that
possibly Lee Leaks could be my father
in the family. So, Mr. Leaks, you are 15 years younger
than Ms. Luttrell. -Mmm-hmm.
-Do you remember
this party and this one night stand? No, I'm just looking at her
right now thinking, "Okay, it's nice
to meet you." But, uh... -[audience laughing]
-You know, um... Very nice to meet you. And, um, no... I was not at
that party. Were you ever at a party
having sex with an older woman? No. You know, if I'm having
a child or anything like that, if I even know
there's chance
I'll have a child, I'm sticking around. I'm not going anywhere. -Well, Ms. Luttrell
has testified...
-[audience applauding] ...that this seemed like
a one night stand and she didn't let
anybody know. [Leaks] Nah, I don't do that. It's not my get down. [Judge Lake] So, Ms. Luttrell submitted a younger photo
of herself. Does that look more
familiar to you? No. I will say this, if I can
just share this with you. -Yes.
-Can you hand it? [Judge Lake] What is this
evidence, sir? This is a picture of her
right next to my mom, they're side by side
on here. [Judge Lake] Okay,
let me see that. And they look so much alike, she's related to us
somehow, someway. [Judge Lake] So, this is
a picture of Ms. Luttrell. [Leaks] And my mom. [Judge Lake] And your mom? And you believe they
look so similar that somehow she's related
to your family? [Leaks] Somehow. When I contacted
his family members, they told me that,
you know, he had pre... He had a wild history before, so maybe he was partying and that's why
they really thought it's a possibility that
he was my father. [Judge Lake] So when you
connected with his family, they basically said
he had some wild years and that it wasn't
inconceivable that he could be
your biological father. Yes, Your Honor,
that's why today I'm begging you,
I'm pleading for this DNA test because we have
a really strong
connection as well over the phone. I felt like his daughter
just talking with him, and as well as
the other similarities with me being a musician,
he told me that his mother was a singer, so... I really and truly believe
that this is a big possibility that he's my father,
so I'm pleading you
for this DNA test, please. [Judge Lake] You know,
this case is very interesting. What strikes me is that, when you walked into
the courtroom, Mr. Leaks, you were satisfied
with the possibility that she could potentially
be your daughter which says to me
that at some point, twenty-nine, 30 years ago, you were having some sex
with somebody. [Leaks] Mmm-hmm. And there are family members
of yours saying that it is not so far-fetched
that he could be your father and then you say,
"Well, if I'm not her
biological father, somebody in my family is because she looks just like
my mother to me." [Leaks] Yeah. -This is crazy.
-[Leaks] Exactly. In the case of<i>
Luttrell v. Leaks,</i> when it comes to
29-year-old Erica Luttrell it has been determined
by this Court Mr. Leaks... You... are not the father. [audience exclaiming] I'm very sorry,
Ms. Luttrell. I'll just, um... You know, first of all,
I wanna say I really appreciate that
Lee came today and he was here
'cause I just popped up
out of the blue in his life and we already have
a relationship as a family and we've created
a relationship over
eight months. So, um, definitely
wanna continue that -and, um, hopefully
we can find out together...
-[Leaks] Definitely. ...who's my father
in the family. [sighs]
