You may be seated. Hello, Your Honor. Hello. This is the case
of <i> Woods v. Volmar.</i> Thank you, Jerome.
Good day, everyone. Good day, Your Honor. Good day. JUDGE LAKE: Ms. Woods,
you say you had a brief sexual relationship
with Mr. Volmar which resulted in him intentionally
impregnating you. You say Mr. Volmar now refuses to take responsibility
for his child and you are here today to prove he is
your baby's father, is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Volmar,
you say Ms. Woods is a manipulative liar who was sleeping
with multiple men during the time of conception, and is so desperate
to be with you, that she's decided
to pin her child on you, is that correct? You can't blame her.
Yes, Your Honor. So Ms. Woods, how did you get involved
with Mr. Volmar? I was going through
some issues with my other kid's father. Which one? WOODS: And one night, I went to the club and wound up
running into Mr. Volmar. He actually walked up to me while I was having a drink, and he whispered in my ear and told me that
I look like something that he, you know, he could see his self with. So, we exchanged numbers. I wind up leaving the club. He called me
the following morning, and asked me, can I come over
to his house. I told him yes,
but I had to wait. I had to make sure
that, you know, my baby father
was leaving out for work that following morning. So, I headed
to Mr. Volmar house, we wind up drinking
and smoking. One thing led to another, we wind up having sex. The condom popped, and I told him, like, "I'm a fast breeder.
Like, I have four other kids." So... A fast breeder? WOODS:
Yes, I'm a fast breeder. She's definitely
a fast breeder. Let's just say fertile. WOODS: Yes,
I'm fertile, I'm sorry. Okay. He told me he had... He was in a relationship
for five years, and he, the girl wasn't able to, you know, get pregnant. So, you admit
you had a sexual relationship with Ms. Woods? That's it. JUDGE LAKE: And you weren't
in a committed relationship? Never. And once she told you
she was pregnant, did you immediately think
it was your child? No. JUDGE LAKE: You didn't? No. JUDGE LAKE: What were you
thinking, sir? I said, "Wow,
congratulations." JUDGE LAKE:
Do you agree
with her assertion that when you all... VOLMAR: No. ...had sex, the condom broke? The condom broke. JUDGE LAKE: The condom broke? It was sex, it was fun. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. Lot of fun. JUDGE LAKE: And... Okay. And the condom broke? VOLMAR: Yeah. So, at the point
that she tells you she's pregnant, you don't believe you're
the biological father or do you remember that night
when the condom broke? I kind of remember the night
that the condom broke. There was a couple of nights
the condom broke, and I just said,
"You know what, if I got it, I already got it. Who needs condoms anymore?" So wait, you're admitting
that then you started having unprotected sex
with her? Oh, a lot of it. WOODS: Uh-hmm. JUDGE LAKE: Okay.
So the point is, is that you admit that you could be
this child's father? WOODS: Right. I don't know. JUDGE LAKE: You don't know,
but you could be. I don't know because,
you know, I've tried it before. It didn't work. I don't know. JUDGE LAKE: So when you say
you tried it before and it didn't work,
what do you mean? I tried to get
three different women pregnant and when I stopped trying,
she gets pregnant. I don't know.
It don't add up to me. Okay. And so, Ms. Woods, when you told him
you were pregnant, what was his response? He automatically told me that he wasn't the father because I was staying
with a man at the time... You lived with him.
You just came to visit me. It does not matter.
I was at your house everyday, so how I had time
to have sex with you and have sex with him? JUDGE LAKE: Well, uh,
wait a minute now, Ms. Woods. ...and went to sleep
in the bed with him. I mean, of course
you're gonna have sex, that's your man. JUDGE LAKE: Ms. Woods,
if you were living with him, you were still in a
relationship with him, right? WOODS: Right,
I was in a relationship with my other kid's father but I was not
having sex with him within that month I conceived. JUDGE LAKE: So, you found out
you were pregnant? WOODS: I automatically
knew he was the father because I was not
dealing with him. VOLMAR: You lived with him.
How can you not
be dealing with him? You was driving his car. You wanted this baby.
At the end of the day, you wanted a baby,
you kept saying how I make beautiful kids.
You wanted a baby. I did not want it... VOLMAR: I was having sex. It's what you say during sex. WOODS: Because
I have four other kids. I did not want
no child with him. VOLMAR: I was talking
in the heat of the moment, like, come on, man, really? So, Ms. Woods, you're saying
you were in a relationship with your other
child's father? WOODS: Right. You were having sex with Mr. Volmar. No, you can just call me
sidepiece. I'm a sidepiece. JUDGE LAKE: Well, basically, that's what you were. WOODS: Exactly. And I was the same. I, and I accept it. I was the same to him. I told her, I'm the sidepiece. It was just a sex thing. I'm a good sidepiece. JUDGE LAKE: So wait a minute, you were, you have
Mr. Volmar on the side. VOLMAR: She'll be
on the phone
with her boyfriend, I'd be laying in the bed,
rubbing on her booty while she's talking to him. Okay. I was a good side dude, I didn't say anything,
yeah, no problems, come over whenever you want, we had fun. Oh, Lord. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) So, Ms. Woods,
did you ever tell your ex that he could be
Madison's father? When I felt
that I was pregnant, I have no choice
but to tell him that he might be the father because I was staying
with him at the time. So, I'm stuck having a baby. Are you? Yeah. I had the baby. By who? WOODS: By you. Are you sure? I'm positive. I'm 100% sure. You told your boy. I don't even know his name.
You told your boyfriend... Look at that baby.
That baby
looked just like you, she don't look
nothing like me. That baby don't
have anything... She looks exactly like you. ...from me but my toes, that baby looks
exactly like him. His eyes... She has your head. WOODS: ...his nose,
his facial structure. She has your feet. WOODS: That baby
look just like him. VOLMAR:
You make the same faces. I remember. That's you. JUDGE LAKE: Mr. Volmar,
let's try to take
this seriously, really. Because... Because this is why
I cannot deal with him and this is why
I didn't want no baby for him because the type
of attitude he have, how he's set up. Like, he just...
He just ignorant, and I cannot deal with him... JUDGE LAKE: But no, no.
But Ms. Woods, you were dealing with him. That's why we're here. WOODS: Because I was
going through something with my other kid's father. She likes the ignorance, your Honor. I was going through something with my other kid's father. At the time, he made me feel
good about myself. You should see
what he looks like. She upgraded
when she dealt with me. JUDGE LAKE:
You have a boyfriend, so why would you
mess things up by going to be
with Mr. Volmar repeatedly? WOODS: Because it was
just... It was just so much going on
with my other kid's father, like the fussing and fighting, like, I got tired of that. So let's go cheat on him? Pretty much. Good job. Good job. JUDGE LAKE: You sleep with
Mr. Volmar, another guy. WOODS: Yeah. No, we had sex. There was no sleeping. Oh. VOLMAR: Sex. No sleeping. Let... Let's just be respectful in court. VOLMAR: I'm sorry. WOODS: He just... He rude, he ruined my relationship
at the end of the day... JUDGE LAKE: No. No.
No. No. No. You ruined your relationship. JUDGE LAKE: I don't think...
I don't think he ruined it. I think, Ms. Woods,
you have to own the fact that you ruined it. I own it. I own up to it. JUDGE LAKE: You ruined it. WOODS: I own up to it. You had a relationship, it seems like, I mean, you've probably been going
through some problems... WOODS: Right, I have. JUDGE LAKE: And that's what couples do. I mean, there's that
old saying that, you know, the way
that you get over one person is to get
under another person. WOODS: Right. JUDGE LAKE:
And that's not true. WOODS:
And that's what happened. JUDGE LAKE: But that's
not true. As you can see. Right. Right. That's some bad advice. WOODS: Right.
Because now there's
a child involved. JUDGE LAKE: Exactly. Are you still
in a relationship
with the other guy? WOODS: No.
And the fact is, like, he's hurt over the situation, but at the end of the day,
I can't blame him. JUDGE LAKE: You ultimately
had to tell him that it could
potentially be... And she told him
that after she, like, I didn't even know
she told him
that he might be the dad. So this is something
I just learned today, thank you. I didn't actually tell him Wait. WOODS: Your Honor. I told my mother
and my mother told him. She came to me
and always told me, "You are the dad, 100% sure, "1,000% sure." Because I was dealing with just you within
that time period I conceived. No, you were dealing
with me, him. What about the other guy
I saw you in the club with? That was just a friend, that don't got nothing... I was just a friend. WOODS: And that's what
you keep on saying, you keep on bringing it
to that other guy but you know
you're the father. I don't know. Then when I had my baby, I'm in labor. VOLMAR: Where did you have... My mother is with me. VOLMAR: ...the baby at? Out there in Lafayette. She ran. She left Georgia,
ran to Louisiana, had a baby, didn't call me until after the baby was born. Then she comes back
to Georgia, like, "I have
your daughter here." WOODS: Your Honor,
I called him
when I was in labor giving birth
to my child, he... VOLMAR: You called me
eight months later. ...blocked me off his phone. VOLMAR: Eight months. He blocked me off
of his phone. What do you want me to do? I found out
she was pregnant.
Within two to three months, she was gone. I was dealing with so much
with my other kid's father, that's why I wind up leaving and going
into a whole another state. I didn't want to move
to New Orleans, because it's...
They had so much
going on down there. So, the closest place
is Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana. That's where I moved
with my kids. That's just as bad. Just as bad. JUDGE LAKE:
So, when she comes back, the baby's born? WOODS: Right. VOLMAR: Baby is born. She came back,
the baby was literally three and a half months old when she came and first time
I seen the baby, ever. JUDGE LAKE: And said,
"This is your baby." Yup. And I looked at her with the same look
I'm giving you right now, like, "What?" JUDGE LAKE: And so, Ms. Woods, when you arrived and you told Mr. Volmar he's your child's father... WOODS: Yeah. What was his reaction? WOODS: He say he want
to get a blood test. When I got down here, he finally came
to meet his child for the first time. I don't know
if that's my child. WOODS: Your Honor,
I'm speaking right now. VOLMAR: That could be
anybody's child. Okay. It might be his kid. We riding around or whatever, he wind up bringing
the kit back. I'm like, "What you done
that for? What you brought
the kit back for?" "Oh, I know it's my child." So, which is it,
either she your child or she not your child. Like, he just... I can't deal with him. JUDGE LAKE:
Did you take the DNA testing kit back
to the store, Mr. Volmar? I wish I could've
took her back to the store. She's the worst thing
that happened to me. I promise you.
I got so many headaches. This is, like... Why didn't you take
the DNA test? WOODS: Because
he's cheap, he don't wanna
pay for nothing. It's gonna cost $75 to $100 for you to get
the results back. He didn't wanna pay it
because he's cheap. JUDGE LAKE: Oh, so once
you got the box you realized that it wasn't like
a pregnancy test where you get the results
right there. You had to send them off... VOLMAR: No, no, no. ...and send the check. You know what I did? I started thinking
about, like, "Why am I paying
for something "that might be
somebody else's? "Get somebody else
to pay for it." Fed up with the lies,
the nonsense, you know, it was just a whole bunch
of different stories. When you keep
saying she lies, which lies are you talking
about, Mr. Volmar? One, she's
pregnant by me. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. I've been to the doctors. I have low sperm count. So he's saying. So I know. I would have 20 kids by now if that was not true. I promise you. WOODS: Okay. Everybody body
is not the same. VOLMAR: All right.
I'd like to clone myself. So, Mr. Volmar, you say
you have a low sperm count, is that correct? Yeah. JUDGE LAKE: And you submitted to a sperm analysis test, a new one for this court. Yes. Because we wanted
to get better information. We have called upon
Dr. Jameelah Gater, MD, with RYSE Wellness
medical clinic. Jerome, can you please
escort the expert in, please? VOLMAR: Oh. DR. GATER: Okay. Hello, nurse. Hello, Dr. Gater. DR. GATER: Hello, a pleasure. Thank you so much
for joining us today. Um, we are, of course,
in a paternity case... Yes. ...concerning
beautiful baby Madison. Mr. Volmar had stated
for the court that he has
a low sperm count. He'd undergone testing. We wanted to retest him. What was your analysis
of the results? So, Mr. Volmar
had several factors that indicate he does
have a low sperm count. One was the
sperm count itself, it was at 20 million. Anything below 20 million
is considered low sperm or oligospermia, and that does decrease your
chances of fathering a child. However, it does
not make it impossible for a man to father a child. You was on my side
for a second there. Well, the rest
of the analysis shows that he also had good
motility of a sperm, which is also important
because the sperm have to swim to the egg
in order to fertilize... How can they swim?
I can't swim. (LAUGHS) Well, your sperm
can certainly swim. Mr. Volmar,
you're becoming a clown. And this is not a circus,
this is a courtroom. We're getting the information
concerning your body and your potential
conceiving this
beautiful baby. It's not a joke. I'm sorry, Dr. Gater.
Go ahead. So, based on those results, 40% of men
with his type of picture actually need medical
help to conceive a child. But on the flipside,
up to 60% can go on to father
a child naturally. So, it's really...
It's really a toss-up, it's really 50/50 chance in terms of his sperm count and his ability
to father a child. JUDGE LAKE: So now that you've
heard that, Mr. Volmar, does it change your
position at all in terms of you believing the child
could potentially be yours? No. Because she's saying
it's possible. She's saying 40/60, she's saying
I have low sperm, saying it could happen,
but it didn't. You just don't believe it. VOLMAR: I, uh, I, I know. I mean, she's
a beautiful baby,
but I don't see... Yes, she is. ...I don't see me me in her at all. Ms. Woods, what are
your hopes for today? I mean, this is
not an easy situation. Right. I just wanna lay
everything out on the table. I want him to see
that Madison is his daughter. I want his mother to see. I want his
whole entire family to see that
this is his child. I don't have no reason
to throw a child on him. He's a loser. (SCATTERED LAUGHTER) Let's be respectful. WOODS: Okay,
Your Honor. I'm sorry. But I just want him
to see that this is his child, step up and do
what he got to do as far as providing
for this child. She likes having sex
with losers. JUDGE LAKE: Listen. VOLMAR: Just being honest. Let's just keep the decorum because this is
a very serious time. Right. You came here for answers
and I have those
answers for you. WOODS: Okay. JUDGE LAKE: Jerome. (APPLAUSE) Thank you. These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics and they read as follows. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) JUDGE LAKE: In the case
of <i> Woods v. Volmar,</i> when it comes to
four-month-old
Madison Woods, it has been determined
by this court, Mr. Volmar, you are the father. WOODS: Thank you. Thank you!
You're the father. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you. JUDGE LAKE:
You are the father. That is
your beautiful little girl. WOODS: Exactly,
looking just like him. Thank you, Your Honor. How does it feel? You seem... I'm at a loss for words. JUDGE LAKE: Really? Yes. (LAUGHTER) No. That's a good thing. She's beautiful.
Can I hold her? Now, that's a
beautiful thing to say. VOLMAR: Yeah. She's gonna be
my little piece of gold,
now that I know. JUDGE LAKE: I think
in light of Mr. Volmar's, I think, very real,
honest reaction, I'd like to have a moment
with you both in my chambers because I want him
to see his little girl. I'll meet you there.
Court is adjourned. (APPLAUSE) So I'm very happy we can
get you guys some answers and now you have certainty. Jerome is gonna bring
Madison in right now. Here you go now. That's a beautiful
little girl. JUDGE LAKE: Oh, my goodness. Oh, baby. Hey, little mama,
Daddy is here. Yes, I love you. (BABY CRYING) JUDGE LAKE: Good job, Daddy. Uh-hmm. JUDGE LAKE: Good job, Daddy. You know what?
I do see myself in her. JUDGE LAKE: Good. She is gorgeous. (LAUGHS) Gorgeous, yeah. JUDGE LAKE: That she is. That she is.
