Mr. Gray,
you are suing your wife and
the mother of your daughter <i> for a paternity test.</i> <i> You and your parents</i> claim Ms. Gray lied to
you about her sexual past, and since discovering
the truth about her, you now all fear
the baby is not your
biological daughter. Yes, Your Honor. Mrs. Gray,
you argue that your
husband is destroying your marriage because
he no longer trusts you. You claim that your in-laws'
influence is causing your
husband to deny his child. You also say your
husband has not stepped up
financially, in the past. Yes, Your Honor. Mrs. Gray, what was your
first impression of your
daughter-in-law? Well, considering the fact
that the first time that she
come to our home, that particular day, she and
Tanner went to the bedroom,
and had unprotected sex. (AUDIENCE GROANS) JUDGE LAKE: Okay. Uh, how old
were they when... She was 14 and he
was 15 years old. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) Okay. Let me get my
mouth off the ground. JACQUELINE: Okay. They went to his bedroom? Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: And had sex? Yes, ma'am. Okay, continue. Okay.
Within about three weeks, they called me
into the bedroom. She explained to me she
was late on her period. I looked around for
a few things to throw. And, instead, I went to
the store and I got
a pregnancy test. And, I come back
and toss it at her. Asked her if she knew how to
use it, considering she was
only 14 years old. And, she said "yes." She went to the bathroom,
brought it back to me and
it was positive. Well, Your Honor,
considering the fact that during the
heat of the moment,
I had said something about, you know,
getting pregnant, and, Tanner, you know,
he seemed like that he
was agreeing with me. And during the
heat of the moment
he got me pregnant. So, I mean... JUDGE LAKE: So, it really
wasn't a good decision? It was a mutual agreement. JUDGE LAKE:<i> A mutual agreement
based upon irresponsibility,</i> and bad decision-making. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) You discovered e-mails
with six other guys? She admitted to me,
sleeping with six other guys. How many other men did
you see on the e-mails? The e-mails, there was
quite a bit she was having
sexual conversations with. Two to four weeks prior... JUDGE LAKE:
Sexual conversations? Yes. About having
sex with each other. JUDGE LAKE: Oh! And, then when I demanded
a DNA test, I demanded it. I sat him down, I'm his
mother, I have that right.
He was underage. Okay, her and her family, did everything
in the world to
convince him that it would make him
a bad person if he did not trust her enough to
have that DNA test. So, he did not
have that DNA test.
Against my wishes. she looks at you
and tells you, "Yeah, I slept with
six other people." TANNER: Yes, ma'am. Is this true, Ms. Gray? Yes, Your Honor.
It is, but also
considering the fact... She's trying to
trap my son. My son
was the best one out of the ones in
which she slept with. Well, considering
the fact... We had a beautiful,
nice six bedroom home,
and she seen that. And she took
advantage of that. So, in your opinion,
she came over on that
second date, and that Christmas tree
was sparkling, right? Absolutely. JUDGE LAKE:
And the six bedrooms. Those big presents
glistening. And she's like...
this is the place
I need to be. Throw pillows on the beds
and she got it in her mind, I'm gonna make
this long-term. JACQUELINE: Yes, ma'am. That's your account? Yes, Your Honor. <i> But now you're not
just saying you want</i> the child to be your son's because you put out
so much money and time? I love her. You love... I love Keeley. I love Keeley. JUDGE LAKE:
What's not to love? MRS. GRAY: Exactly. Exactly. Absolutely beautiful. She's precious. But I've had to
hold my reserve
with Keeley. Because I have to
know the truth out of all this stuff
that's been going on.
I wanna know the truth. So, you feel like
as a grandmother you've kind of
been holding back. Yes. You love her. Yes, I've had to hold back. You provide for her. Yes, I love her more than anything
in the world. I love her to death. And Mr. Gray,
tell the court, what do you want
from this situation? I want the baby
to be mine. I love Keeley
with all my heart. I have supported
her since the day
she was born. <i> And I believe
whether or not
she's mine or not</i> that Kaitlyn
best know that
I'm still the father. Regardless of
who's the father. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) Mr. Gray, you are her father. (SOBBING) I told you. I love you
guys, so much. I love you... Now that's
what I wanna see. That is
a wonderful example of what the blessing
of a beautiful, innocent child can
do for a family. Ms. Alston, you've
come to court to prove to the defendant,
Mr. Holmes, whom you first met
at the age of 15, that you are his
biological daughter. Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Holmes, you say there's
no way she's your child, and today, the DNA
will prove your case. You say her biological
father is David Alston, the man who is on her
birth certificate and paid child
support for her. So, Miss Alston, tell us
how you first found out the defendant might
be your father. MS ALSTON: Well, Mr. Alston
and my mom were married. So, as a child, it
all started there. I grew up at home with my
mom with my seven siblings so, um, one summer, I was
going outside to play, and my mom was outside
talking to a guy and when I walked up,
he was like, "Tell her, tell her," and
she looked at me and said, "This is your uncle. "This is your dad's brother." So, um, I proceeded
to meet the family, which is my younger
brother, my grandmother, aunts and uncles, and
they embraced me like if they knew me
from day one. So, I have always assumed
that Mr. Alston was my dad 'cause his name was on
my birth certificate. But at 15, she told me that
Mr. Holmes can be my dad. He's always been a
father figure to me, from day one, even
with the doubt. Mr. Holmes, you don't believe
she's your biological child? No, I don't, Your Honor. Why? Explain to the court. Because Ms. Alston's mother, back in the day,
she was like... Fast. JUDGE LAKE:
Mmm-hmm. 'Cause I met her at
the school bus stop, she was in high school, and two days later,
after I'd met her, I had sex with her. I called her again a couple of days later, asked her to come back, and we had sex again, so it was kind of
like a booty call. JUDGE LAKE: So, this is the
man on your birth certificate. This is the man you were
led to believe for 15 years was your biological father and
yet you have no relationship
with him. Yes. This is the man, at 15, your mother told you really
is your biological father and yet he doubts that
you're his biological child but his family accepts you Yes. as their family. Yes. I stand here today and I
have to ask you, Ms. Alston. What are you hoping for? Are you... I'm just hoping that... Honestly, I'm hoping that
Mr. Holmes is my dad. JUDGE LAKE: You are? DONNA: Yes. It has been determined
by this court, Mr. Holmes... You... Are not Ms. Alston's father. I said it right. JUDGE LAKE: Mr. Alston, you... Are not Ms. Alston's father. HOLMES: What? Get the... DONNA: (SOBBING) HOLMES: Why'd she do that? Lord, have mercy. You're still my grandbaby. Oh, my God. DONNA: (SOBBING) Oh, my God. JUDGE LAKE: Sit
her down, ma'am. Sit down Ms... Ugh. HOLMES: Wow. This... Oh, my God. I'm so sorry, Ms. Alston. PETERSON: You know you
still got us, don't ya? That's the mother fault. HOLMES: Ain't nothin' changed. (DONNA SNIFFLES AND SOBS) (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Miss McGhee,
you've petitioned the court for a DNA test to prove
to your estranged husband,
Mr. McGhee that he is in fact the father
of your 4-year-old
daughter, Sir'renity. MISS MCGHEE:
Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: You claim
your husband vanished
four years ago after the birth of your child,
and has denied fathering your daughter. Yeah. JUDGE LAKE: And refuses
to help you financially. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: You're also suing
for child-rearing expenses in the sum of $3,617. Yes, Your Honor. Mr. McGhee, you say,
you wanted to be a family and that's why you
married Miss McGhee. Only to discover that after Sir'renity was born
your wife cheated on you and that you may not be
the father of the child? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Coley, thank you
for joining us today. MR. COLEY:
How're you doing? JUDGE LAKE: Uh, you
understand we're here discussing the paternity <i> as it relates to Sir'renity?</i> <i> She said you all had sex
within the window of
conception,</i> <i> unprotected.</i> MR. COLEY: <i> Yes, ma'am.</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i>
You agree to that?</i> Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: Do you believe
you're Sir'renity's
biological father? Uh, I say, it's a slight
chance that I am. JUDGE LAKE: Slight? MISS McGHEE: I say
it's a 1% chance. Why 1%? How did you
do that math? MISS JUSTICE: Because... (AUDIENCE CHUCKLING) I'll tell you
how I did that math. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) Because me and him
were intimate more than
me and him was. JUDGE LAKE: But you understand
that it is not about the quantity, as it only
takes one time. One encounter. it has been determined
by this court... The biological father is... Mr. McGhee. MISS McGHEE:
(LAUGHING RAUCOUSLY)
How you feel now? Bet you feel stupid now,
don't you? (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) JUDGE LAKE:
Miss McGhee. You missed all them years. JUDGE LAKE: Miss McGhee,
let's be respectful. Because now we've determined
that's your child's father. MISS McGHEE:
You know what? That's her father,
you said it all along. I know and I was right
and I want him and my mother, my own mother,
now how you feel? (SOBBING) I feel that I owe you an apology,
I'll give you one. Yeah, yeah. But you got to understand... You can say because
I didn't have to suffer,
she had to suffer. Miss McGhee,
I can only imagine what it would feel like
for you to hear your
mother doubt you... It hurt me. Well, you can't confide
in somebody and then tell them all your business,
and then be mad when they form their own opinion. MISS McGHEE:
It's my mother. JUDGE LAKE: No! (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) MISS McGHEE: That's my mother. She just formed
her own opinion. JUDGE LAKE: I hope you two can
work through this. But most importantly, there's
this beautiful little girl. Mr. McGhee, you're
her biological father. You doubted that. 25% turned into 99.9%.
What you're going to do? (MISS MCGHEE AND
MR. MCGHEE CHUCKLING) I have no alternative
but to step up and to provide for my child, be in her life
as much as possible. Miss Chappell, you're
a married a woman who admits to having an affair, and now
you say you have questions regarding your five-month-old
daughter's paternity. MISS CHAPPELL: Yes,
Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: Standing next to
you is your father, Mr. Wells, and he doesn't want you to
get the results today. Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: He claims
when you were a young girl, you learned that he was not
your biological father and that news had
a devastating impact
on your family. Yes, Your Honor. So, Mr. Chappell, you say you
were elated when your wife told you she was pregnant? Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: And, then,
that joy turned to pain when she revealed
that you may not be her baby's biological
father. Yes, your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: You admit
you'll be heartbroken if today's test results
prove your wife's lover is, in fact, the child's
biological father. Yes, your Honor. How did all of this begin? Well, we met at a high
school football game, and it was love
at first sight. We...we got engaged
four months later. We got married
on Valentine's Day. We had a son together,
probably about a year later. I started getting bored
with our sex life. I kept telling him
and telling him... Your Honor, hey,
it takes two people. It takes two people. Four months later? If I tell you...if I tell you
that we needed to change it, we needed to change it 'cause
I wasn't happy, sexually, I would ask him... I'm working 40 hours a week. I would ask him... I'm trying to provide
for you and my son. ...to try something new. I'd be like, "Well, let's
go get some handcuffs." Let's try something new. Let's change positions. It's not all about that. He never wanted to do that. No, it's not all
about that. Yes, it is, it's
communication in a marriage. I'm working every day. It takes two. When your wife tells you
she's not happy like that, you should wanna
listen to her... I disagree. ...because that's what made
me go and do what I did, and I found somebody
that gave me what
I needed sexually. Do I regret it...
Yes, I do. I do regret it every
day, but I don't
regret my daughter. She's the best thing that's
ever happened to me. JUDGE LAKE: And so you admit
to having an affair? MISS CHAPPELL: Yes, I did. If she doesn't come out to be
his, I'm really sorry, and I'm gonna have
to live with that for
the rest of my life. But I know she'll always
have you as her daddy, and I'm hoping and
praying that he comes
out to be her dad, 'cause I love him. (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) Mr. Chappell,
is there anything you'd like to
say to your wife? If she is mine, you know,
we'll just go home, throw a big ol' party. But if she ain't mine,
I don't know if we can let this
marriage carry on. Mr. Chappell... You... Are not her
biological father. What'd you do
this for? (CRYING) I'm so sorry. I really am. I'm still gonna
be there for her. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) That's exactly what this
Court wanted to hear. Miss Taylor, you are here
to prove to your ex,
Mr. Thompson, that he is not
your 18-year-old
daughter's father. You say he's accusing
you of disappearing and hiding your daughter,
Miss Turner, for 14 years. But you claim,
you kept her away because
you are certain he is not her father. Mr. Thompson, you claim, you've always
known Miss Turner
was your child and searched for
Miss Turner for 14 years. You believe the child was this married man's
child, but you say your daughter believes that Mr. Thompson
is her biological father. Does she believe
that because you told her? TAYLOR: Yes. AUDIENCE: Ooh. JUDGE LAKE: So now, if you told her he is her biological father, why not tell him where she is? AUDIENCE: Yeah. When I did get in contact
with Mr. Thompson, which was in October
of 2012 via Facebook, that's when he started
to know where we were and where she was. Did you ever
tell the married man... I told both of them. That he potentially could
be the father? I told both of them. I told both of them. And what was his response? TAYLOR: He didn't want
nothing to do with it. AUDIENCE: Ooh. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. Which is why
you then just said to your daughter,
Mr. Thompson
is your biological father. TAYLOR: Well... <i> You knew that the married man</i> <i> didn't want
anything to do with it.</i> TAYLOR: <i> Correct.</i> I made a memory book
for Mr. Thompson. (SOBS) JUDGE LAKE:<i>
So you made a book...</i> TURNER: Yeah. JUDGE LAKE: <i> For Mr. Thompson.</i> <i> Oh, and beautiful pictures
of you growing up.</i> <i> Wow. Look at all
these pictures. You see them?</i> <i> So these are your graduation,</i> <i> When you look
at these pictures,</i> Mr. Thompson,
what are you thinking? That's my baby. (CHUCKLES) You believe it
when you see this? Yup. This is gonna
be my baby. Jerome, will you
please hand this book to Mr. Thompson. She wanted you to be able
to see the moments that you have missed. (SOBS) when it comes to 18-year-old, Milinda Turner, it has been determined
by this court Mr. Thompson, you are not her father. AUDIENCE: Aw. (THOMPSON AND TURNER SOBBING) JUDGE LAKE: I'm so sorry. (SOBBING CONTINUES) Miss Taylor, do you know where
that man that you say would be the other
possibility,
do you know where he is? Yes. You do. Do you know how
to get in touch with him? I need to call my mother before I leave here today. Because I spoke
with her last night and as weird as this is I haven't seen
him in years either. But my mother did last weekend
when she was in Louisiana. And he gave her
his phone number. So I'm gonna have to call her. Oh! Did you hear your mom? TURNER: Yeah. They always say,
what you don't know
won't hurt you then... JUDGE LAKE: But listen.
Listen. I've heard that saying. But you have no idea what's out there for you.
It could be beautiful
and you're a strong girl. Ms. Englund... (AUDIENCE RESPOND) JUDGE LAKE: You say that you
and Mr. Kiser have been
together for six years, have a 3-year-old son
together but claim he's now denying
your six-month-old
son, Isaac and you're here to prove
that he is the father. ENGLUND: Yes, Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: Mr. Kiser,
you acknowledge one child with Ms. Englund but say Isaac is not yours. You say that
during your separation
from Ms. Englund, she slept with another man and you are 100% sure he is the father. Yes, Your Honor. So, Ms. Englund... Why is Mr. Kiser
accepting one child
but not the other? We've been through everything. I've supported him,
I've took care of him, I've turned him
into the man he is. You know, I took him
from ashy to classy and he's not supportive
at all of it
and he wants to say that it's not his. I've always been classy. ENGLUND: Now that
can be debated. Mr. Kiser, if baby Isaac
is not your biological child, can you still work
on the relationship? JUDGE LAKE: Or is it over? No, Your Honor.
It's over, Your Honor. It's over. I can't do it. I can't do it, Your Honor. It's over. (STAMMERING) Because
I've already helped her
raise her other child and I've raised... KISER: And then, it's going
to be a problem, Your Honor, because this might be the baby of the man who she
actually cheated on me with. So, how am I going
to raise his child? ENGLUND: I never cheated.
I did not get... But you had his phone number before you moved out. But I did not have
any kind... That's 'cause you cheated. ...of physical relation... You wanna talk about cheating,
talk about what you did. (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) Listen, listen... KISER: I never slept
with neither women... Now, I have to ask
the question. If baby Isaac is your biological child,
Mr. Kiser, can you all move past
all of this arguing over cheating?
I mean... You all have been arguing
for 25 minutes straight. I don't wanna... I don't wanna
cheat no more, Your Honor.
I love this woman. You know what I'm saying? ENGLUND: It gets worse
at the house. Answer my question. Can you repeat
the question, Your Honor? JUDGE LAKE: I know
you didn't hear it. (ALL CHUCKLING) (CHUCKLING) I don't know why
we taking testimony
on tongue-tied. You ain't tongue-tied today. (CROWD LAUGHING) JUDGE LAKE: Okay. Can't get a word in. KISER: I want that to be
my son, Your Honor.
I do want him to be my son. Okay. KISER: But I just want
to make sure he's my son. When it comes
to six-month-old Isaac Englund JUDGE LAKE: It has been
determined by this court Mr. Kiser, you... (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) JUDGE LAKE: Are not
the father. KISER: Are you sure? JUDGE LAKE: I'm sorry,
Mr. Kiser. You sure? Are you sure? JUDGE LAKE: I'm so sorry. (RON MURMURING) (CRYING) Oh, I'm so sorry. (KISER CRYING) There's got to be
a mistake, right? Just a mistake, right? (KISER SNIFFLES) I am so sorry but
it is not a mistake. (KISER GASPING) Oh, my God. JUDGE LAKE: You are not baby Isaac's
biological father. ENGLUND: But he can be his father. It doesn't matter if DNA
or not, he can be
that boy's father. ENGLUND: Just because he has
a daddy that don't care, why can't he be
the daddy that does? We've been through hell
and back... Six years. We've been homeless together. ENGLUND: We've had to struggle
to get where we are now. I don't think it has to end
because that's not his blood. Our other child,
he raises just fine. JUDGE LAKE: I understand. We, in this courtroom,
recognize that... JUDGE LAKE: Biology
creates family, of course,
but there are also families created through love. JUDGE LAKE: When you all
came into this courtroom, you told me your relationship
was on the line and you needed this answer. But I'm not ready
to let go of the relationship,
Your Honor. I love this man. This is
the longest relationship
I've ever been in. And that's for you two
to figure out if you can
work it out. JUDGE LAKE: Ms. Englund,
I have to ask you. So do you know for certain
that baby Isaac's father is this other... Man. ENGLUND: Yes, Ma'am. I do. I did not have intercourse
with anybody else.
I'm not a... JUDGE LAKE: Does this man
want to be in his life? No. Neither does the family
of the man. The only people that help
with this child is him
and his family. Mr. Kiser, what would
you like to say, sir? I still want to be
there for her,
to be honest. ENGLUND: Thank you, baby. ENGLUND: I'm so sorry, baby. (KISER SOBBING) JUDGE LAKE: Mr. Fritz,
you state that over
the last 30 years you have searched to find
your biological daughter, who you claim was taken
from you as a child. However, just four months ago, this three decade search came to an end when you
found Ms. Agee whom you believe to be
your daughter on Facebook. You're now petitioning
the court to prove that you are, indeed,
her biological father. Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor.
That is correct. Ms. Agee, you say
you know exactly who your
biological father is and have come to court today
to prove once and for all, to Mr. Fritz
that he is not your father. Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Fritz, your compassion
towards Ms. Agee is... It's remarkable,
it's refreshing. And I have to say, whether you are
or you are not
her biological father, I can see that you...
This relationship means
everything to you. FRITZ: It does, Your Honor. Do you have
any other children? No, ma'am. So the stakes,
they're very high. I really honestly do believe
and I gave this a lot of
thought since I found you, I'm thinking that God knew
that I wasn't ready. God was there, God said,
"Well, you're still in
this motorcycle club, "you still doing this,
that and the other." There's no sense in God
bringing you and me together because the only thing
I'm gonna do is hurt you. When I got out
of the motorcycle club, and I started
getting more prayer in, God brought me
to the Facebook page
that found you. MAN: Wow. (APPLAUSE) And it breaks my heart
to see... (STAMMERING) I'm just mad, I'm hurt.
I'm mad and I'm hurt. You can be mad at me
all you want to,
and I want you to be. I want you to get it all
out of your system. Because when it's gone,
then it's gonna be
filled with love. Exactly, exactly. It has been determined
by this court, Mr. Fritz... FRITZ: I am her daddy. You... Are her father. Yes! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) That's what
I'm talking about. (BOTH LAUGHING) (AGEE SOBBING) FRITZ: I love you so much,
baby, I'm so sorry. You can't be that mean
and not be my young'un. (JUDGE LAKE LAUGHING) I love you so much,
baby girl. This is just so beautiful. FRITZ: That's beautiful
right there to me. You just made
my whole life. JUDGE LAKE: Aw! Now I'm gonna cry. Oh, this is just too good,
isn't it, Jerome? JEROME: Yes. It's just too good! I don't even
wanna adjourn court. I just wanna sit here,
watch them hug. Thank you, Jesus!
