You may be seated. Hello, Your Honor. Hello. This is the case of<i>
Wyatt v. Roberts.</i> Thank you. You're welcome. Good day, everyone. Ms. Wyatt, you claim
that your husband
Mr. Roberts is questioning paternity
of your one-year-old
daughter London. And it's driving a wedge
into your marriage. You say that you got married
after knowing each other
for only two months and your husband is
denying the child only
to hide his cheating ways. Yes, Your Honor. Now Mr. Roberts, you say
that your uncertainty concerning Ms. Wyatt's
daughter stems from the fact
that her ex is still in her life. Yes. You claim that every time
she kicks you out of the house, she calls for him
to help. And you wonder
what's going on between them. Yes. You both agree that
the marriage is heading
south fast. And you're hoping
that the results of this test help you decide if this
marriage can be saved. Yeah. Now, Ms. Wyatt, describe the current state
of your marriage. Your Honor, our marriage
is on the verge of divorce
right now. First of all,
he's denying our daughter and I think it's just
to cover up the fact that he, you know,
does a lot of cheating. Like, for instance,
one time I went
to the store and our neighbor,
he's 17-years-old and he came to the car
and was like, "Hey." And Greg just
got upset for nothing. Like he's just so insecure
and so jealous. Hold up, hold up. Time out.
That is so wrong. I'mma tell you something,
this guy smiles at my wife,
you feel me? What older woman
let a young guy
flirts with him. He was speaking. Knowing kids these days,
you feel me? Your Honor. They don't respect
marriage, they don't respect
their elders,
you feel me? But what husband
is going to get upset because of a 17-year-old
boy is speaking like... Are you serious?
He's a neighbor. (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) So... Let me ask you this.
Now, hold old are you,
Ms. Wyatt? I'm 33. And how old are you,
Mr. Roberts? 23. So there's an age difference
between the two of you
that's significant. Yes. Have you given him
any reason to feel upset? I've never ever, ever... Yes. ...gave him any reason
to feel... Yes, she has. Like he should be insecure. So now, Mr. Roberts,
you obviously have
a different account. Tell me. Well, first of all, it's a thing
with the exes,
you feel me? Every time we went through
a problem, she would send me home,
and next thing you know,
the exes is at the house. Your Honor... Exes? More than one? Yes, so... Your Honor, can I say... It's two of them. First of all.
First of all. I've never called an ex over
just to call an ex over like we get into an argument... JUDGE LAKE: Okay. ...and he either leaves
or I make him go home to his mom which he loves
to do because he always runs
back to them telling them stuff
about me. Matter of fact,
his mom, his sisters, they all watch him
cheat on me. She's a liar.
Time out.
Time out. JUDGE LAKE:
All right now, Mr. Roberts,
I gotta hear from you now. Oh, yes, she does. Because I wanna hear
about the exes. 'Cause that's more
than one ex, you say? Yes, there's two. And they're coming
over to your house? Yes. Like it's simple,
you feel me, like, one time, her tire
went flat, He couldn't fix it. She had to go
to the hospital. He couldn't fix it. She had to go
to the hospital because
it was like some issues with her pregnancy,
so... I went out and tried
to change the tire, I didn't have all the tools
because when you're out
on a rim, it's gonna get jammed. My ex can...
I have... That's very possible. When I...
The next morning... You feel me? JUDGE LAKE: I feel you. (LAUGHTER) The next morning... The next morning,
she say, "How about
I let my ex come "fix the tire." Ms. Wyatt,
is that true? He was out there
for two hours, like he said, trying to fix... Well, I feel him 'cause
I might've been out there
two hours too. Sometimes it's hard
to change the tire. Let me say this,
Your Honor, first of all, the reason why
I went to the hospital is... I was pregnant
and the baby died. I'm so sorry to hear that. The hospital, they pretty much
gave me something for pain and sent me home,
so I was going to my,
um, the person that was caring for me,
the doctor that was caring
for me. So that she can
take care of me. He couldn't fix the tire,
the family don't like us. So I had to call whoever
else I had to call... I'm in Florida,
my family is in California. So you needed to get there. I needed to get where
I had to go. That should
have been understandable. Time out, time out. It was two exes,
because the one that could
fix the tire didn't have
transportation. Listen, listen... Listen... The one that had
the transportation brought him. And they both
have my back. You know, anything
that I need, they don't
disrespect him in no way. If he's not trying
to do it, I'm gonna
make it happen. Time out. Hold up. While I understand
the nature of your
medical emergency, I have to say you keep
talking about your exes
having your back. Shouldn't your husband
be the person? (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) But he's not... He doesn't. JUDGE LAKE: But he said he was
outside trying to fix the tire. Exactly. WYATT: But he didn't. So what were we supposed
to do, just sit and wait? Exactly, you wait,
like I said. But see, that's his thing,
he'll sit and wait. Wait till the next morning. JUDGE LAKE: Couldn't you
have taken a taxi together? Do you have to call
another man? (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) I didn't have no money,
Your Honor. And he didn't neither. JUDGE LAKE:
I need to hear more
about your doubts. What other reasons
do you have to believe that this child
maybe is not yours? That's it? Well, it was one more incident
with my best friend. You feel me? JUDGE LAKE: Oh.
What incident is that? She said she was trying
to do it to get back at me which probably wouldn't
have been that serious
to even go that far. WYATT: First of all,
Your Honor, you know what? What happened? I was with him
in a car,
and he was like, "Bro, look
your girl texting me." "Um, why she texting you?" First of all,
Your Honor... He showed that
they've been conversating that he asked her
can he come over. That's true, that's true. But he was talking to my... So your best friend
is texting your wife. Yes. And he was talking
to my friend's friend and that's true
I did text him, but I was trying
to prove a point. He... JUDGE LAKE: What point? He threw out
our marriage,
he had online profiles, he was talking to women,
I have women contacting me saying, "Are you married
to him? Because
that's my boyfriend." I'm like, "We married,
how is that your boyfriend?" (ALL EXCLAIMING) ROBERTS: Time out, time out. WYATT: So I don't know
any other way, honestly, I don't know
any other way to
let him know how I feel. So I tried to get him back
just to prove a point and so that he can feel
how I feel when he cheats
on me or when he talks
to these women. What did the text say,
Mr. Roberts? Can I come over
and stuff like that. And I told him, "No." And... So I started getting upset
like I'm walking
away from him... But that's his best friend
who he claims,
"We're like brothers." Why she keep trying
to cut me off?
What you trying to hide? I ain't gotta
hide nothing. (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) I don't have to hide
nothing. You also said in
your statement to the court
that you found that your wife, Ms. Wyatt,
also has online
dating profiles. Yes, she does. Yes, she does. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) Do you have
any evidence of that? ROBERTS: Oh, yes, I do. Oh. Jerome, can you
hand me that, please? What is that,
Mr. Roberts? WYATT: Ah, that's funny. Uh, I believe that's Match.com. This is a dating profile for Ms. Wyatt. Yes. And I'm reading a portion
that says, "I am currently not
looking for a relationship "but if nature takes its place
then so be it." (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) First, okay, well... JUDGE LAKE: Can you explain
yourself, Ms. Wyatt? I'm gonna tell you like this,
Your Honor. Like I said, our marriage
is on the verge of divorce. Yeah, I got into a marriage
after two months of us, but at the same time
he is going on three years and he's not stepping up
to the plate and I'm getting
tired of it... Time out, what... I'm just getting tired. Yeah, I made the profiles
because at some point, I'mma move on
if he don't tighten up. I have two boys
and a girl. I feel like
I have three boys
and a girl. And so at the same time,
it's like, I wanna see how it feels
to actually be with a real man, so I'm not gonna lie.
Yeah, I made the profiles. Real man? Real woman... This is not a real woman. I told him
I was gonna move on. So you said you made
this profile after you told him
you were gonna make it. Yeah. And you told him
you pretty much done with him. He ignored me,
put on some earphones
and walked out... Time out. Listen... ...and I continued on
with my profile. So obviously
he don't care either. Listen... Hold up, one day,
you feel me, you going
to be always the man, if every time a problem
go down, you throw him
out almost every week. Your Honor... JUDGE LAKE: You get thrown out
every week? Just about. How is he with
your daughter? (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) I don't know, he's okay, you know, he treats
all the kids okay. But he doesn't provide,
like he doesn't buy
any pampers, any wipes. I have to do it all. And he been saying,
"I'mma get a job.
I'mma get a job." What you waiting for? ROBERTS: I apply
to all these jobs. "Did you get my resume?" Like, I'm trying
to figure out what's going on. Or I'll go to the next one. JUDGE LAKE:
Until you find a job of your choice,
something that
you're interested in applying for, can you do part-time work? WYATT: He's a pretty boy,
Your Honor. He's a pretty boy. I've been trying to do music... He's a pretty boy,
so he got... I've been trying to do gigs, like I'm a musician
so I try to do little gigs, churches, everywhere. If he really wanted a job, he'll go out there and work
at McDonald's if you have to.
If you gotta flip burgers to pay the rent... And it pays me not a lot
but it's something. You feel me?
And whatever I can
I would do it. It seems like to me
this marriage isn't going
the way you thought it would. BOTH: Right. And as a man,
I'm not seeing your commitment
on a very basic level. Meaning the want and desire
to step up, be a husband
and father, and provide,
is this the case? Listen... JUDGE LAKE: No.
That's a yes or no answer. Yes. I thought so. And now moving forward,
what was your vision
when this all began? My vision I always saw
was my mom and dad,
you feel me? He come in with flowers
or they dress in a like...
"I brought you flowers." The last time be brought
flowers was when
he stayed out all night. You know, I hit fifth grade
and my mom and dad split. And after that, I didn't
always have the father
example always around. And like, when my mom
started going at it. She used to tell me,
"I don't like you 'cause
I hate your dad." So, she used to throw me out. Like, I got threw out
when I was 15, I really went out
in the streets, I was trying to help out
with bills, so I sold drugs. Do you feel like when
Ms. Wyatt throws you out, are you reliving
some of those moments? Yes. Same thing what my mom
or what I've been through, I went to other people which is not always right,
'cause I always run into girls. Other women. JUDGE LAKE: All right. Exactly. JUDGE LAKE: Ms. Wyatt,
I wanna hear from your witness. Please stand, ma'am. How are you, Your Honor? JUDGE LAKE: I'm wonderful,
how are you? All is well. All is well. You look beautiful. Thank you. Ms. Warren. Please state for the court,
why you don't want your
daughter to be with Mr. Roberts. Well, first of all,
Your Honor, his DNA, I think is just an excuse
for Greg to... Because of
his cheating ways. Therefore I don't know
why we're here, I just think he's too young. Too young for it,
immature. And he's not the correct
role model for
my grand children. JUDGE LAKE: And you realized
that your daughter picked
this man. WARRENS: I understand
that she had just
lost weight. You know, 100, 150 pounds
through a surgery
she had had. She's a beautiful
young lady.
Beautiful, Your Honor. You know and I think
me saying that I didn't
think it was good and not only that,
just her being insecure and just him rubbing
her the right way
at the right time. My thing is, he keeps
selling me dreams about
playing football. We moved from Florida
which is where I met him and then I wanted to become,
you know, more into
the medical field, so I went to California,
it didn't work out. So he was like,
"Let's go to Georgia." I don't know
anybody in Georgia. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. So he was like,
"Let's go to Georgia, "you know, I wanna play
with the arena football," and I'm like, "Okay,
whatever it's gonna do
to support you. "And so that you can help
support us." I'm down,
we get to Georgia. We've been here in
Georgia since,
you know, November, he still ain't doing nothing,
he still not working,
he's not playing football. Nothing. JUDGE LAKE: Uh, let me
ask you something, 'cause I'm not hearing this,
are you enthusiastic about
the child you have with Ms. Wyatt? I mean, are you
an involved father? Yeah, of course, I am. I'm very involved with her
all the time. He thinks he's involved
'cause he lives with us. Every time. As you can see. We always together. He thinks he's involved
but when he goes to his mom's house,
he totally forgets about her. It's not like a normal fight, it's like when we fight,
it's a big fight. So it's not a fight,
I'mma call you the next day
and say, "Hey, how you doing?" Your Honor, he has
other kids, he doesn't
do that with them. It's not a fight
with them. It's not a big fight
with them. It's not a fight
with them? As I'm saying
us being together
with them, I've never had these
biggest fights as I had
with her. That is not true,
Your Honor, that is
totally not true. That's what makes it different. So you have other
children? WYATT: Yes, he does. How many other children
do you have? Three. WYATT: By three other women. None of those women
have an issue with you
in the way that you parent? Well, first of all,
they keep me away
from my kids, when I'm trying
to be the father, so that right there
makes it more complicated, 'cause I wanna
be in my kids' life. So, when my dad
wasn't there for me, that's why I'm trying
to be there. Your Honor, excuse me,
I hope he's not the father. Okay, why is she talking.
I was talking. Okay, excuse me,
Your Honor. (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) First of all, Mr. Roberts,
she did interrupt you, however she is an elder,
so don't disrespect. Your elders, not just
in this courtroom. Disrespect?
Time out, first of all... No, no, no, you time out,
we're not on
the football field. ROBERTS: She's always
disrespectin' me. We not on the football field and honestly you not either,
'cause you not getting a check. That's the problem. 'Cause you told me about
all these kids, and you running around,
talking about you gonna be
on the football field, but you not
and you callin' time out. I did try out. No, we gonna time out.
(BANGS GAVEL) We gonna time out
right now. 'Cause I know
a little bit about football. And the first thing I know
about it, it's about being
a team, and you don't seem
to know how to do that
with your own wife. How can you be a team
when somebody not trying
to team with you? Now, look, judging
from the outside, I'm sitting here,
I'm not in your marriage
every day. I can see she got
a lot of mouth
and she don't listen. We've seen that today
but what I can also see is that she provides for
your child, she works. She went with you
to Georgia when you wanted
to follow your dream and that's what women do
when they love and support
a man. And I'm trying to understand
if she did all that, why do you
doubt her so much and why do you doubt
that this baby is yours? Like, she'll say,
say, we separate, like, whatever the case
may be. I come back, and she'll be
like, "Oh, I never talk
to any guys." I'm not that
type of person. And that's true. I have never dated anyone else. When you go on her Facebook, you see a whole stack
of messages. JUDGE LAKE: So you're saying
that she's got
an online profile... Yes. Yes. ...that looks like
she's single? And every time you break up,
she's acting
as if she's single. That's not true.
That's not true,
Your Honor. So you doubt whether
during the time of conception of this child, whether
she was only sleeping with you. Yes. Okay. I have the result.
Would we like to know
what they are? Yes. WYATT: So he can finally
shut up. Your Honor, can I say
something, please? The results are in, Ms. Warren.
I've heard all the testimony
I need to hear. Okay. These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics. In the case of<i>
Wyatt v. Roberts,</i> when it comes to
one-year-old London, Mr. Roberts, you... In the case of<i>
Wyatt v. Roberts,</i> when it comes to
one-year-old London, Mr. Roberts, you are her father. Exactly. (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) Exactly. Are you happy? Yes, I am. Are you ready
to get in the game? And I'm not talking
about football. Yes. Amen for that. JUDGE LAKE: I'm talking
about getting in the game... We'll see. ...of trying to save
your family? I think it's obvious
Ms. Wyatt loves you. She wouldn't have traveled
and followed you across
the country, if she didn't or got your back
financially while you out here
living your dream. Do you wanna make it work? I know you said it was over
and you started your profile but I saw a lot of passion
and emotion here from you today
and I'm a firm believer, where's there's still emotion,
there's still love. If he can do what
he's supposed to as a husband, and as a father,
of course. JUDGE LAKE: And he says
he wants better. So will you give him
a chance to try? If he says he wants better,
but you have to show me, 'cause actions speak
louder than words. I was just
about to say, will you
allow him to try? I'll allow him to try
but not for another year. Okay. So I'm putting him
on probation. JUDGE LAKE: I wish you
the best of luck. And I'm glad you got
the answers that you wanted. Let me give him a hug. JUDGE LAKE:
Well, that would be wonderful. (ALL LAUGHING) (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) That was wonderful.
Court is adjourned. Well, I felt what Judge Lake
said was very inspirational for me as a young man,
I know I got step it up. And you know,
be that man,
be that father. I do agree with her
that I have to listen
a little bit more and I also agree that
he needs to step up
to the plate.
