I Will Only Marry You If I Am the Father (Full Episode) | Paternity Court

You may be seated. Hello, Your Honor. Hello. This is the case of

Lohman v. Mitchell. Thank you Jerome.

Good day everyone. AUDIENCE: Good day. Ms. Lohman, you are in court

today hoping and praying,

your fiancé Mr. Mitchell, is the biological father

of your daughter London. And you and your mother

are here to prove it. You say, today's DNA results

will determine the future

of your family together. Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Mitchell, you say,

nothing would make

you happier than finding out you are London's

biological father. But you are in court

today believing there

is no way you are. You say, if the DNA results,

prove you are not the father. Next month's wedding is off. Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. All right, so, you're joined

by your cousin who fears you're being

taken advantage of

by the plaintiff. So, Ms. Lohman, today's

result will determine

the future of your family? Explain. Your Honor, when

me and Jonathan,

uh, got together. I was... You know,

I was very happy. Um, we... Got engaged

January of last year. And if London is not

to become of Mr. Mitchell then our wedding is

gonna be off and that's

gonna, you know... It's really gonna upset me. All right, and how

is it affecting

your relationship now? Me and Mr. Mitchell,

we fight all the time

about, you know, me telling Mr. Mitchell

that London is his and... He will tell me,

"No, you know,

I don't think she is." But you've also told him

that she's not, so? No, I have never actually

told Jonathan that he was not. I told him there was

a possibility that he

might not be. But I have never

for sure told him

he hasn't been. So, talk to me about

the nature of

your relationship? We met when we were

sophomores in high school. Junior year, we had

a lot of classes together, so, we became

really good friends. And, you know, he started

opening up to me and telling

me about his home life. He came from a very,

very, hard, difficult,

terrible background. And I wanted to help him

and save him from that. So, you know,

I went home and I

spoke to my mother and... My dad about it and

you know, I was like, "Can we

do something about it?" They're like,

"Yeah, we're helping." So, he'd end up, you know... (SIGHS) He'd ended up

coming to live with us. And I was really happy

when he got away from that. And so your relationship

started while he was living

with you and your family? Yes ma'am. Were you single

at that time? No, Your Honor,

I had a boyfriend

at that time. He moves in and then

what happens? Um, after about two months

of him living with me

and my family. We were sitting on the

couch one day, just talking

and he kissed me. And I told him, you know,

"I have a boyfriend,

we can't do this." And he just kind of

shrugged it off

and said, "Okay." Okay, so, at that point

Mr. Mitchell, was

just your friend? Yes, Your Honor.

About a week after that

we were in the pool and we were swimming

under the water and he

kissed me under the water and I came up. And I didn't stop it. I let it continue

and we ended up you know, we ended

up having sex. All right, and so,

Mr. Mitchell, do you

remember when your feelings for Ms. Lohman changed from friends to more? Yes, Your Honor. So, tell me about

what you came to love

about Ms. Lohman? I loved how she did stuff.

I liked how she cared

for me whenever I... Didn't have anybody

that cared for me. And she said, you had

a very tough childhood, is that true... Yes ma'am. I was abused, I was... Had to do everything

for my family, I raised... My three sisters

and my brother

basically by myself. It's hard. I understand, so, when you

moved in with Ms. Lohman, it was like finding

a family, real family. Yes, Your Honor. And they took you in

and you finally felt

at home somewhere. Yes, Your Honor. All right. So, this relationship

now turned to more

than a friendship? Yes, Your Honor. But you're still

in a relationship with this boyfriend

at the time. Am I correct, Ms. Lohman? Yes, Your Honor. So, what was that

situation like? He never found out

and to this day,

he still doesn't know. He does not know to

this day that you were also

sleeping with Mr. Mitchell? Right, Your Honor. Was this just a one time

thing when you all... Ended up having sex

or did it continue? It continued. Were you using protection? No, Your Honor. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) So, you have,

an ex-boyfriend? Yes, Your Honor. Who believed that he was

the father, until... They split and she got

with Jonathan and... Disappeared. So, when you found out

you were pregnant your

ex believed it was his? Yes, Your Honor,

because at that time

I also thought it was his. Why did you think

it was his if you knew

you were also having sex with Mr. Mitchell? At the time I was with him

so, I wanted to make myself

believe that it was my exes... Oh, okay, so, you admittedly,

just lie to yourself and blocked out the

Mr. Mitchell possibility? Yes, Your Honor. So, Mr. Mitchell,

do you remember finding out Ms. Lohman

was pregnant? Yes, Your Honor. When you found that out

what were you thinking? I didn't know

what to think. I didn't know if

it was mine or his. At that point, were you... Were you all dating now,

you and Ms. Lohman? Yes, Your Honor. No, Your Honor, I... We were not dating

at the time I told him

there was a possibility. I was still with my ex

at that time. Okay. And so... This ex believed,

"This is my child." Yes, Your Honor. You never said anything

to Mr. Mitchell? No, Your Honor. Mr. Mitchell, if...

When you found out... You immediately thought

this could be my child. Did you confront

Ms. Lohman and say,

"Hey, is this my baby?" Not immediately. When did you do it? I waited a couple of days

and thought it over. So, Ms. Lohman, how did

you finally tell Mr. Mitchell that you thought the baby

could potentially be his? When I was about six weeks. Um, I had went

to the doctor, and... Confirmed that I was pregnant. And then on my second

doctor's appointment,

I asked, you know, do you know,

do you have an estimate

of when I conceived 'cause I can't tell you

the exact date. And she told me, I conceived

somewhere between

October 12th and October 22nd. And I got looking back

at the dates. And I had had sex

with Mr. Mitchell, more times

than I had sex with my ex. I had sex with Mr. Mitchell, about everyday and only

once or twice with my ex. All right. I don't think that's

how that works. So, you do understand

that it is not a numbers game? Yes, Your Honor. I don't mean it to be funny.

I'm serious, you do

understand that, so? You could have sex

with someone 20 times and have sex

with someone else one time. And that one time

make a baby. Yes, Your Honor. Okay. After you realized,

when you conceived. Everything pointed

to Mr. Mitchell. Yes, Your Honor. How do you tell him? We were sitting at home

and I told him, I was like, "There is a possibility that

London could be yours." And... Because I looked

at the dates. And then after

she was born, I was like... "Mr. Mitchell, she looks

just like you." I was like, "She has

your eyes the same

exact eye color." But just because she has

blue eyes and blond hair

don't mean she's mine. Yes, but my ex had

light blue eyes. Jonathan, has dark blue eyes

and London has dark blue eyes. And so, all through

this pregnancy who

is helping you? Mr. Mitchell is. So, you're with her

through this pregnancy? Yes. Yes, ma'am. And you're there

when the baby is born? Yes, Your Honor. Do you sign the

birth certificate? No, Your Honor. No, Your Honor, at that time

I was confused as to

who the father was. So, I didn't want to put

anybody on the birth

certificate except myself. Okay, well,

that's responsible. So, you don't put anyone

on the birth certificate. But you're still there

for the baby, Mr. Mitchell? Yes, ma'am. And the baby starts

to develop... And you start comparing

features, huh? Yes, Your Honor. And, so then, that furthers

your belief that Mr. Mitchell

is the child's father? Yes, Your Honor. You say, they have

the same eyes? Yes, Your Honor. All right, let's look at this. On the left is London... And on the right

is Mr. Mitchell. And you believed

that is an indicator. That Mr. Mitchell is

her biological father? Not only that, Your Honor.

My ex had little to

no eye lashes. Mr. Mitchell has

extremely long... Thick eyelashes and

my daughter London

does as well. She's a girl...

She can just get it. (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) Yeah. Okay, just because she's

a girl don't mean anything. She's got long lashes. Because I'm a girl.

My mother is a woman. I mean, neither one of us

have long lashes... So, now, London is

ten months old and Mr. Mitchell, you say,

you've bonded with this baby. Yes, Your Honor. How so, explain to the court? I love her to death. She's amazing. (SIGHS) She's amazing, you say? Yes, Your Honor. PUMMIL:He has been there

from day one. He takes care of her,

he watches her. He... He has become

so attached to this baby and he has treated her

as if he's known all

along that she is his. But... The doubts are there

and it is better

for him to know. Now, it's better for

everybody especially

London to know now if he is in fact

for certain her father. Or if he's not because

if it goes on... For much longer.

I feel it will be like,

more traumatic for everybody involved

to find out later that

he is not the father. I really do believe

that London is his. Why do you believe

he's being taken

advantage of? I believe that she knows

that Jonathan is going

to do what is right. He loves the baby and

he is going to step up and

be the father that she needs. And I feel, like,

because she knows that... That is why we are

in this situation we are in. So, you basically believe Ms. Lohman has

chosen Mr. Mitchell... Yes. As the best of the

two options? Right. No, that is not correct. No, Your Honor,

that is not correct. I love Mr. Mitchell,

with everything I have. I have been his best friend

since the day when I met him. I love him not because

he will take care of London. I love him because

he is my best friend. She don't treat me

like she does though. Certainly doesn't talk

to him like she does. You don't always treat

her right either? But I treat her better

than she does me. Not always. The point is this,

you say, you love this man. And you say, you truly

believe he's London's

biological father. My question is this,

is your belief that he is

London's biological father rooted in the fact that

you love him so much? Or as she just said,

you feel like, he's going

to do right by the baby? What I'm saying is

both of those two

arguments you understand have absolutely no bearing

on the paternity question? Yes, Your Honor. If your belief is based

on the conception dates. Now, that's something

we can talk about. If it's just based on

a want and a love that's not how it works

in this court room. Mr. Mitchell, has testified

that he has a beautiful loving relationship

with London. I have to ask,

what is your ex doing? Absolutely nothing

with his life. We have no idea

where he's even at. I have no contact with him. I even tried to speak

to his, his father. And his father has

no idea. He hasn't

seen him in six months. Oh, goodness! We don't know

where he's at. He will not talk to me. He has told all his friends,

"Do not let them." He won't let me get

in contact with him...

To get in contact with him. I've tried, you know, just... Just to get in contact

with him, be like,

"Hey, you know, "we need to figure

something out here..." He will not get

in contact with me. He has deleted and

blocked all my numbers. He has blocked and

deleted me on Facebook. The same as the rest

of my family. My goodness, so...

Have you ever been

able to tell him, "I'm pregnant and

this might be yours." Yes, Your Honor. You did give

that information? Yes, because I was

with him at the time

I conceived London. Right, so, you were

with him at that time. Then you moved on

to Mr. Mitchell? Yes, Your Honor. So, at what point

do you two get engaged? We were in Indiana

with a family member

of Mr. Mitchell's. And he took me on...

Mr. Mitchell, took me

on a walk. And we were under

a beautiful bridge.

And he proposed to me. So, he proposed to you,

you said, "Yes." Yes, Your Honor. Even in spite of this

paternity question? Yes, Your Honor. The paternity was in

the very back of my mind. How old was London

when you proposed? I was still pregnant

with London. Oh, you were still pregnant? Yes, Your Honor. But, now, you are engaged

but London's born and now

that London's born and you're looking

at the features. And you're comparing

the features, you think

it's Mr. Mitchell. But Mr. Mitchell and

Ms. Pummil, your cousin, you all starting

to have doubts? Yes, Your Honor. Because of the fact

that there was

the overlapping. That there was more than

one person that was being

slept with. At the same time. And the fact that... I mean, they argue,

and that has been said. We don't know who

the father is, you know. So, Mr. Mitchell, how do you feel

as you hold London? To have so much love

for this baby but to

have so many questions? I... I've been

there for her

the whole time, just... Taking care of her,

so, I've grown attached and I don't know if she's

mine or not though. So, as much as you

are hoping she is. The truth is you

really don't know. I really don't know. I want to know though. Well, I think I've heard

all that I need to hear. Jerome, I'm ready

for the results. Okay. These results were prepared

by DNA Diagnostics and

they read as follows. In the case of

Lohman v. Mitchell when it comes to 10-month-old

London Leona Lohman. She's amazing. (SIGHS) JUDGE LAKE: It has been

determined by this court. Mr. Mitchell... You... Are not the father. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) (SOBS) (SOBS) Ms. Lohman, I can tell

that was not the news

you were expecting to hear. No, Your Honor. Are we certain? Is your ex... London's biological father? Or is there another

possibility that we just

have not spoken about yet? No, Your Honor,

there is no other possibility. (SIGHS) Mr. Mitchell, I'm so sorry,

I couldn't give you

the result you wanted. So, now, we have to

figure out where

we go from here. But we've got to now

do the right thing. Mr. Mitchell, you

have formed a beautiful

bond with the baby. I know you said

this relationship was on the line.

Where do we go from here? I'm going to keep it going. I'm going to stay her dad. You want to still

stay in her life? Yes. And be her dad. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Let's figure out

how we do that. Because it is easier

said than done. So, you wanna try and

make it work with Ms. Lohman? Yes, Your Honor. Good, well, with that said,

Ms. Lohman, is there anything you'd like to say

to Mr. Mitchell? He's been wonderful

to your baby. Just want to tell

that I'm sorry and

that I love you. I love you too. (SNIFFS) Oh. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) (EXHALES) So... Now, we've figured out

how to move forward. And I want you all to

figure out how you put

this family together. But also help London

find her biological father. So, she could hopefully

have a relationship

with him too, okay? I wish you all

the very best. Court is adjourned.