
Different from other court shows, "Lauren Lake's Paternity Court" acts only on family issues. There are no battles over rent money or damages caused by a car accident. These emotional cases can have life-changing consequences for participants and sometimes new beginnings for individuals. While most suits relate to a child's paternity -- including deadbeat dads and DNA-test determinations -- others involve things like grandparents fighting for visitation rights. Lake's lengthy legal career has specialized in family law, making her a natural fit for this court.

A married couple from Key West, Fla., separated over doubts about paternity, and now the potential father is in court with his new girlfriend and denies fathering his wife's 3-year-old daughter.

A relationship is on the line because an Ohio man suspects his friend is the biological father of at least one of his girlfriend's children.

An Oklahoma City construction worker had a friends-with-benefits relationship for two years but denies fathering his lover's newborn son.

A 29-year-old Maryland woman and the man she has known all her life as her father appear in court to find out if he, or another man, is her dad.