You may be seated. Hello, Your Honor. This is the case
of<i> Green v. Green.</i> JUDGE LAKE: Thank you. JEROME: You're welcome. Good day, everyone. Mr. Green, you claim
that the defendant repeatedly cheated on you
during your marriage with both men and women. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: You state you have
every reason to doubt that you're one-year-old
Keagan's biological father, because of Mrs. Green's
sexual track record. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: And you've
petitioned the court
for a paternity test. Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Green, you say
Mr. Green wasn't ready
to be married and that he was
the promiscuous one. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: You claim
that you stepped outside
of your marriage only when he left
to be with other women. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: All right.
Well, Mr. Green, why do you have doubts
that baby Keagan
is your biological child? She used to leave me
in the house, like, for numerous amounts of time. Like, she didn't tell me
she's going to the store for an hour. She'd be gone
for two or three hours and get back. I ask her
where she had been. Like, she's just been
to her girlfriend's house. "To her girlfriend's house"
could really mean
her boyfriend's house or both. Like, who knows?
You know what I mean? What if the store
was just crowded? I don't think Burger King
at 10:00 at night is crowded,
until 1:00 in the morning. So, this is what made me
not want to be with her. You know what I mean? And then, when I did leave...
The first time I did leave, I was going to see
my other child. MRS. GREEN:
But, when he left
to see his other child, I did not even know
he was gone. Someone called me
at work and told me that they dropped him off
at the bus station. If I'm supposed
to be your wife, why didn't you tell me
you were leaving, whether it was to see
your child or whatever? You could have said
you were leaving. I don't know
if that's accurate or not. MRS. GREEN: You don't know
if it's accurate or not? Don't play. Don't play. MR. GREEN: I don't know. I can't really recall. Yeah, okay. JUDGE LAKE: Can't recall? He can't recall. I can't recall. Of course not. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. Okay. So, give me some other reasons
why you have doubt, Mr. Green. Okay. And then,
there was another time where I flew back from Atlanta. We said we were gonna
get it together. You know what I'm saying?
I flew back from Atlanta. Where he left
with another woman, in Atlanta. Tell the whole story. We were broken up.
You already had another
child by somebody else. So, what you mean? Yes, ma'am, I did. And he would have
also had another child
during that point. Allegedly. She said...
That was allegedly. That wasn't mine. Allegedly. MRS. GREEN: There is still
another child... What kind of marriage is this? (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) A circus. A circus. Let me get this together. You're married. Basically. JUDGE LAKE:
But you always suspected stuff was going on, even when you were together. MR. GREEN:
I found the condom wrapper
on the floor. Like, one time I came home,
I would have been,
from being out or whatever. Out of town or whatever,
I came, there was
a condom wrapper on the floor. MRS. GREEN: How long
were you out of town for? Where were you at
when you were out of town? MR. GREEN: I was in Atlanta. Right. In Atlanta, right. Yeah, I was in Atlanta. MRS. GREEN: With who? With my son moms. But we wasn't together. So, what are you
talking about, then? Well, still. I found
the condom wrapper
on the floor. You smutty. JUDGE LAKE:
Okay, let's get this straight. Were you in Atlanta
with your son's mother, or were you in Atlanta
visiting your son?
There's a difference. I had her out there.
And I was, you know,
going here and going there. MRS. GREEN: He was in Atlanta
living with his son's mother. While they were in Atlanta,
she became pregnant again. What Kie is over here
talking about condom wrappers and all that other stuff,
that was while he was gone. At least, somebody has sense
enough to be using condoms. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. So,
let's get focused here.
Let's get focused. I wanna get
to the child in question. You have doubts... Yes, ma'am. ...whether this child is yours, because of
Mrs. Green's actions. So, you've got doubt. MR. GREEN: Yes. When do you learn
she's pregnant? Two weeks after I came back
from Atlanta, by somebody else. JUDGE LAKE: So, Mrs. Green,
let me ask you. He's away in Atlanta. Yes, ma'am. You guys are on another break. If that's what you call it.
I don't know. JUDGE LAKE: Okay, I don't know
what to call it either. Um... (SCOFFS) I thought it was a marriage,
but it doesn't sound like one. So, he comes back, you admit that you
had been sleeping
with other men and women, and having your own fun
while he's gone. Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: 'Cause y'all
were apart. He comes back,
and then you're pregnant. You tell him you're pregnant. He was back for, like a month,
before I found out
that I was pregnant. I had not been with anyone during the time that this child
was conceived, besides him. Oh, really?
Somebody wasn't calling
your phone? Old boy wasn't
keep calling your phone? MRS. GREEN: Do you get pregnant
through the phone? Anyway, like I said, I hadn't been with anyone during the time
that this child was conceived,
besides him. You are certain? That, during that time,
even though you'd had sex
with other men and women. During this time,
when this child was conceived, you were only sleeping
with your husband? Yes, ma'am. And I don't know
what women have to do
with anything, 'cause none of them
definitely got me pregnant. So, that don't even have
nothing to do
with what's going on, really. No, it don't, but
I'm here to explain why. You say there were rumors
you heard that she was
with other people. Yes, there's rumors
that I heard she's
with other people. My cousin did tell me that
she'd be in the barber shops all the time,
messing with this one,
messing with that one. You know what I'm saying? JUDGE LAKE: Now, all of this
was happening during the time
the baby was conceived? Yeah, this is all
around the same time. Yes. This is all around
the same time. We was partying, yeah. We was partying
and having a good time. MRS. GREEN: Together. Together. Yeah, we was partying
and having a good time
together. But at the end of the day
I was about you. And that was that.
It was about everything else. I didn't want none of that. You know what I'm saying?
That was something
that you wanted. That's how you brought
that milkshake to the yard.
I did not. Okay. MR. GREEN: You did. All right, cool. MRS. GREEN:
If you don't want something... If you don't want something,
you're supposed to be
a grown man, you say, "No,
we're not gonna do this," or "I'm just gonna leave."
Correct? You don't participate. JUDGE LAKE: So, Mr. Green,
are you accusing Mrs. Green for getting you involved
in activities that you wouldn't
otherwise be involved in? I never was involved
with no, you know what I'm
sayin', swinging stuff. I ain't saying
I ain't a sinner,
nothing like that. Yeah, okay. MR. GREEN: But that was
my first sexual experience with two females and all that. She asked for all of that. That was her peoples. MRS. GREEN:
You were there though. That was
her own girl. MRS. GREEN: You were there. Who does that? You know, what woman
brings another woman
into this situation, into the equation? That's what she wanted to do. JUDGE LAKE: So now, you two... MR. GREEN: And, I don't
even like her. I don't
even like the female. JUDGE LAKE:
As a married couple,
during the time... He didn't like that female,
but he liked... JUDGE LAKE: Hold on! Let's get some order.
Hold on one second, 'cause I'm trying
to understand this mess. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) You come back home,
and between... Within two weeks to a month,
your wife is pregnant. Yes. JUDGE LAKE:
But during this time,
you've heard rumors that she is sleeping around
with other people... It was a female.
She actually brought a female
into this situation. You know what I'm saying?
She brought... JUDGE LAKE: Well, she's not
gonna get pregnant by a woman. I hate to break that to you.
So, we need to understand what men have you heard? No. No, I'm gonna get back
to the female part. If I can elaborate it. JUDGE LAKE: No. No. No. You gonna get back to the part
I need to understand, because a female
cannot impregnate anybody, and this is<i> Paternity Court!</i> So, we need somebody
to be a father. Oh, I am the father.
I'm the one that got him now. I've got him now.
I've been having him for... JUDGE LAKE: What man are you
accusing her of sleeping with during the time
this child was conceived? All of this was happening
during the time the baby
was conceived? What man are you accusing
her of sleeping with during the time
this child was conceived? She told me she was sleeping
with somebody else. She told me that. She told me
she could be pregnant with him. One time she told me
she could be pregnant by him. That's the whole situation. All right. And that's why
you have your doubt? Yes, she told me... JUDGE LAKE: So, Mrs. Green. MRS. GREEN: Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: Did you tell
your husband, "While you were gone
I was sleeping with another man "and that man could potentially
be the father of this child?" Yes, I did admit
to having relations
with someone else during the time
that he was gone. But I never said
it was a possibility
that he was my child's father. No, ma'am. He has double standards.
Everything is cool as long
as it's going his way. I don't have double standards.
Why are you lying? You told me that. You told me
that you was pregnant. You told me that
you might be pregnant like... Okay. You told me you might
be pregnant by somebody else. You told me that. Really? Before I even flew
back there. Yes, you did. Okay. You told me that. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. You were just now saying
that she told you that she may be pregnant
before you ever flew back
from Atlanta? Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: But you said before
that she told you
two weeks after... Thank you. ...you got back. That's when she told me
she was pregnant. I mean, she... She told me...
This is what happened. She told me like,
"I might be pregnant." Or whatever the case is. Came back... JUDGE LAKE: Before you came? Yeah, I came back home.
She supposedly had her period. Then, like a week later... How can you supposedly
have a period? Supposedly. You could have
been faking it. I don't know. MRS. GREEN: Oh, man. Okay. It's your testimony
that she said she may be pregnant before. And then, by the time
you got back home,
a couple of weeks later, she announces, "I am,
in fact, pregnant." Yes. And it was
just suspicious to me. I didn't understand it.
You know what I mean? Like, come on.
We chillin', we hanging, you know what I'm saying?
Then, you pop up
a week or two later, I'm in town and she's pregnant
all of a sudden. And you just tell me
prior to that, that you...
You know what I'm saying? That you might be pregnant.
So, I'm like, you know, I'm... Giving me doubts. And plus,
I know how you get down. I know what people are saying
about you in the streets. So, I just want
to know for sure. Okay. So, I wanna bring up
your witness. Uh, Mr. Concepcion, please,
stand at the podium. So now, what do you have to say
about this mess, and Mrs. Green?
What do you have to add? Listen, basically, she turned-up.
They both turned-up. She extra turned-up. JUDGE LAKE: Uh, I believe,
I want you to explain to me in respectful language,
if possible, what "turned-up" means. (ALL LAUGHING) Basically... Enlighten me. No holds barred.
Everything is a go, basically. JUDGE LAKE: Sexually? Everything is a go, yes. Understood.
Multiple partners... Vegas in the bedroom. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. Okay. You know what I'm sayin'? So, what are you saying
about Mrs. Green? What do you know? I mean, once he told me
that she's pregnant, he was bouncing back and forth. You know, I've got friends
all over the place.
I got cousins in Charlotte. They are bouncing
back and forth. My cousin got a house
in Jacksonville. So, I gave him a call.
I'm just like, you know, just asking, G.P. Just seein', you know,
if she bringing like that. (STAMMERS)
I wanna see what's going on. So, I call my man. I'm like, "Yo, listen." I'm like, "You know Whit?" Before I could finish saying,
"Whitney," he's like, "Who?" I'm like, "Whitney."
He's like, "Who?" I'm like, "Whitney."
He's like, "No." I'm like, "Argh." And that reaction
means turned-up. Yeah, she turned-up. Yeah, she turned-up.
Basically. Basically. JUDGE LAKE: I'm getting it.
I'm getting it. Mr. Concepcion,
thank you for that very, um, colorful testimony. MRS. GREEN: Yes, colorful. JUDGE LAKE: You may be seated. Now, Mrs. Green,
you find out you're pregnant, you know in your heart
that you're pregnant
with your husband's child. Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: But, can you see, because of the distance
and because of the fact that you openly admit
that you were having other sexual partners,
both men and women, while you were apart, do you understand why
he could have some doubt? Yes, but I don't think
there's a reason for you to say because you were only home
for two weeks, "Does it take two weeks
to get pregnant?" Like, anybody with common sense
knows that it only takes having sex one time
to get pregnant. Yeah, you had sex one time.
Well, you had sex with thousand
like... So, your issue, is now... You can say... Look, you're
allowed to have the doubt if you wanna have the doubt. I don't care. He can doubt
whatever he wants to doubt as long as he take care
of my son. JUDGE LAKE: So, Mr. Green,
in a nutshell, you believe Mrs. Green
is promiscuous, you've heard stories about her, you have doubt
as to whether or not this child is yours,
based upon that. Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: Besides the fact
that your wife admitted that she was sleeping
with other people, she's saying she's certain, during the time
this child was conceived, that she was only sleeping
with you. Are there any other reasons that you have reason to doubt
this child is yours? The doubt is... JUDGE LAKE: Do you feel like the child looks like you? No, I don't think...
You can take a look. MRS. GREEN:
Look at the baby's nose. <i>Their mouth is open the same
with the same dunked-it-on look
on their face.</i> <i> Like, come on now.</i> <i> But my baby
don't look like you?</i> MR. GREEN:<i> It looks like
a typical black male.</i> MRS. GREEN:<i> Oh, you do, too.
Imagine that.</i> MR. GREEN: Yes,
and you've been sleeping... And you've been sleeping
with typical black men. And you've been sleeping
with typical black men.
So, come on. I would actually say that child
belong to somebody else 'cause he's an idiot. I really do. You don't see
the resemblance here? MR. GREEN: No. I really don't,
'cause the... <i>No, I really don't.
We should...</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i> Okay,
husband and wife,</i> let's hear from
the defendant's witness. Please, step up to the podium,
Ms. Gantt. Thank you for joining us. What would you like to say about this situation? Um, well, me and Whitney
have been friends
for a very long time. A very long time. Um... When, not too long after
they got married, about... Probably, about two, three,
maybe four days
after they got married, she called me crying. And she was like,
"My husband left." This is four days
after you get married. It was not four days. Now, for your witness to say, when you get married you get married
so you don't have
to chase people you've been chasing
and running from the beginning. And, I've always remained... (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) I personally... You know,
because I've been a part
of all of this, I have to hear the cries.
I hear the tears. I've heard both sides
of the story. And I try to stay
in the middle of everything. But honestly, it comes down
to... Like, I've told him,
like I've told her, it's not about you,
it's not about her. If you all wanna be together,
be together. If you don't wanna be together,
don't be together. At the end of the day,
there are children
involved in this that have genuine emotions
for the both of you all. Her children love him
just like anybody else. His children love her
just like anybody else. Like, it's not about them. It's about the children. And all this back and forth, words after words after words, calling her outside her name.
All this, this is in front
of the children. JUDGE LAKE: So, Mrs. Green,
I'm looking at you right now, and you seem very emotional. I am, because it just
doesn't make any sense. Like, I've been
through so much with him, that isn't relevant
to this case. MR. GREEN: And I haven't been
through all that? JUDGE LAKE: Let her speak! That isn't even relevant
to what's going on right now. When I married this man,
he had a child on the way. But I loved him
and I wanted to be with him. MRS. GREEN:
I had to deal with him. You got what... MRS. GREEN: I had to deal
with him going back and forth, and... (SIGHS) And, he already
had a child, too. Like I said, I loved him,
so I married him regardless. But I never feel like
I was truly ever respected
as his wife, from day one. It was always his kids over me, or what his family thought,
over me. Or, what his friends thought,
over me, whatever. He never got a chance
to try to get to know me, because he didn't stay around
long enough to do so. I just want all this
to be over with, so I can carry on
and have a normal life. That's all I want. JUDGE LAKE: Okay.
Now, it's time
for the DNA results. Jerome, do you have
the envelope? There you go. The DNA result were prepared
today by DNA Diagnostics. In the case of<i> Green v. Green,</i> as it relates
to one-year-old Keagan Green, Mr. Green, you... In the case of<i> Green v. Green,</i> as it relates
to one-year-old Keagan Green, Mr. Green, you are the father. Now, turn up to that. Turn up now. CONCEPCION:
That's what I'm talking about. MR. GREEN:
It's all I wanted to know. That's all I wanted to know. That's all I wanted to know.
Why are you all mad?
Like, come on. You shouldn't be surprised. I'm not surprised, are you? You shouldn't be surprised. You shouldn't be surprised
that I say so. Like, come on. I don't care.
I don't even care. JUDGE LAKE:
All right, all right. Let's... (BANGING GAVEL) Let's get some order. I see a lot of nonsense
in this courtroom, things that I feel like
I really can't believe my eyes. But you all
have taken the cake today. I don't know what you all
thought marriage was when you got into it, but you obviously had no clue. You all over here,
supposed to be married
to one another, sleeping with this person,
sleeping with that person! And, bringing children
into this world within this mess! That's not acceptable. As a matter of fact,
I'm gonna keep it really real, it's shameful. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) You're right. You've got
a lot of nerve to sit up here and actually be producing
children when you can't even get your own lives
together! Now, it is the order
of this court that you all decide whether or not you're gonna
be married, or you're not. We ain't. We're not. JUDGE LAKE: And that is fine! Well, then dissolve
the marriage and learn how to parent
together, respectfully. For the sake of the children. And stop being so messy. Court is adjourned. We only knew each other,
probably, like, six months before we got married.
And it's just been a disaster. She's right about the kids
being involved. It's just, everything needs
to calm down. It's just too much going on,
right now. I plan on, after this,
you know, taking care of my son
like I've been doing. You know? I just
had to know for sure.
