Man Tragically Passed 3 Weeks Before Getting Answers (Full Episode) | Paternity Court

He may be sitting. -Hello, your honor. -Hello. This is the case of Walker v. Royal. Thanks, Jerome. Good morning everyone. Good day. Ms. Walker, you say that before the tragic death of his son Delonte, he had doubts that he fathered the defendant's one-year-old son, Delonte Royal. He claims that he needs today's DNA results in order to accept this child as his grandson. Is that correct? -Yes, your honor. -I am very sorry for your loss. Miss Royal, you state that you are 100% certain that Ms. Walker's deceased son is the biological father of her child. And today's results will prove

paternity

.

Is that correct? -Yes, your honor. -So, Ms. Walker, explain to the

court

why today's results are so important to you. Well, Your Honor, my son was

tragically

murdered. He, um... The day he died, my son left me something, and that was his doubt. And today I am here to resolve the doubt. His son, his son, I don't know if he is my grandson or not. And hurts. So I would love to hug that child. And I can say it. I can see the tears in your eyes. -That doubt is really eating away at you. -Yeah. It is.

My family and I love his son. - Oooh. -We love it. But we just can't go all the way, we can't be there 100% because we just don't know. We just don't know. We need to know, we need those

answers

. We need to know, my son would have wanted that. He wanted that. You know, he had doubts. He touched me when you said your son left something behind. -Yes, he did it. -And we mean –he left a son. - Good. But you said he left the doubt behind him. -He left the doubt of him. -With you. Yes.

And it's very difficult for you to carry that. It is. It weighs on my shoulders, your honor. Because I have nothing but love. I want nothing but love to give that child. But I can't give it to you without being sure. So, Mrs. Royal, listen to Mrs. Walker express the fact that Delonte, her deceased son, left the doubt behind. Don't you think there are reasons to doubt? No, your honor. The reason I say that is because I have been completely loyal to him. I have... There is no other person who can say, "This could be my son.

This is my son." I am 100% sure that this is Delonte's son. I remember that one day, to fuel his doubts, they got into an argument. She had seen text messages between her and a boy around the time she conceived. And that's why she hesitated. She had doubts. So tell me what happened that day. One morning I heard them arguing. You know, they have puppy love, I heard the discussion. I didn't think anything about it. Until it sounds louder than usual. Um, so I walked in and said, "What's going on?" You know, "Mom, she's an 'H', she's this, she's that." --At this moment she is approximately three months pregnant.

And I said, "Well, why do you say that, Delonte?" Because she saw the text messages between her and this guy when she got pregnant. I... I'm just shocked. "No, she does not." You know, because she painted this pretty picture. Not her. She's not that kind of girl. He says, "Mom, you don't know her like you think you do." And you laugh while she testifies, Ms. Royal. Do you remember these text messages between this guy? His Honor, he arrived late at night, you know, I also had my suspicions that he was cheating. I'm pregnant, I have nothing else to do but sit in this house.

So when he came into the house, I started going through his phone. Which I found nothing. Then after that he caught me, yes he did. He said, "If you think I'm cheating on you, you can take your things and leave." When he was trying to pick up my things and leave, I grabbed my phone, he grabbed my phone to see who he was calling. He was an older guy. I called him my brother. He's just a person I admired as well. Um, I let him check the messages. He called me softly. I didn't have a problem with him calling me that because I don't...

That's nothing to me. I call this boy my brother, he is an older person. That's not how he described it to me, your honor. He portrayed it to me as if they were sexually active. -Oh. - Oh. Then your son was convinced when he told you, "Mom, you don't know her." -Yeah. You felt like he was telling you, "There's a lot going on that I haven't told you about, but I'm aware of it." -Yeah. That's exactly it. Alright. So I want to understand. What... So in your relationship, you were dating? We were together for two years.

Alright. And then you ended up living at Mrs. Walker's house, after you found out you were pregnant? - Yes. Then take me back to the moment you found out you were pregnant. The moment we found out we were pregnant. He told me before that I was pregnant before I even knew I was pregnant. And when we got to the place he was excited, she was excited. -Yes, he was happy. -We were all excited. I actually took her to pick him up, but they told me my son came and he said, "Mom, what if I tell you I have a baby on the way?" I said, um, "With who?" "Ladybug." I say, "Okay." So I immediately spoke to her on the phone.

Today we will do a test. We went and got tested and we came back positive. We were all happy. We enjoyed that moment. On the day of birth, we are all there, all happy. It was her, her family. She hugged that boy, kissed him on the forehead and everything. She asked him and said, "Delonte, do you want a DNA test now?" - Right at the hospital? -Yeah. She put her head on my shoulder and said... First she said, "Mom, I think I'm going to throw up," when she saw the baby. So, when she asked him if she wanted a DNA test, you know, she looked around her, saw her family members, and said, "No." But then later that day she looked at me and said, "Yes, I need a DNA test." - -Oh.

So in front of everyone at the hospital, when both sides of the family were there and everyone was so excited, she didn't want to ruin the moment or seem disrespectful. - Or embarrass her. -Or embarrass her. So he just said, "No, I'm fine." -Yeah. -And then, he came to you personally and said, "Mom, I need the test." -I need proof. Yes. So, Ms. Royal, did she know that he went to her mother and said, "I really need the test?" No, your honor. Because I asked him twice. I didn't care about the doubts. She named my son after her.

So, according to your testimony, the reason I kept asking him, "Do you want one?", is because I knew it was his son." -Yes, I just knew. And then, "If you want one, get it so we can make it." ". -You know... -Why didn't you sign the birth certificate, your honor? Your honor, you didn't sign it because you didn't have your ID. We kept telling you that you were being irresponsible. That wasn't my fault. You even got the name and address. his father's middle name. I would have given him his last name, but he didn't have that ID.

So that wasn't my fault. Do you think he would have signed that birth certificate? -Oh yeah. -If he had brought his ID? Your honor, I believe it. You thought I was being irresponsible and forgot. -A lot of things happened. -Yes. Your Honor, when she said she was pregnant, I told her: "You know, for this baby to have your last name, you have to have it." an ID to sign the birth certificate and give that baby your last name." He knew, she was probably two, three, four months old. So she had months, nothing more than time to get this ID if she really wanted to sign that birth certificate.

So I think she procrastinated for that very reason. -Oh, you think she was avoiding him on purpose. -Oh yeah. Oh yeah. So how soon was baby Delonte born, sadly his son

passed

away? -Three

weeks

. -Oh. -Three

weeks

. -Oh I'm very sorry. -So three weeks later. - Yes. Three weeks later, your honor. I'm attracted to him and Ladybug. Because that's all I had left, you know. He was my oldest son, you know, but he was still my baby. So he needed that comfort. So you say he attracted you to Mrs. Royal. -Yeah. -You held on to them because you really wanted this to be your grandson.

And he would be a little piece of your son that would remain in the world. Yes, your honor, yes. And what was the bond like at the beginning? Tell the

court

about it. You couldn't separate us. We were together morning, noon and night. When I woke up, he... He was there. When he woke up, I was there. There was... uh... he was my son. I love... I love that child. I love it. But the doubts are still there. That's what's killing me. So, as much as you love him, as much as you spend time with him and want to give him the world, when you look at him, do you still have doubts?

In the back of my head, yes, he's still there. And I know in this courtroom we always say, "You can't just stare." But it's human nature. When you look at the baby, do you see your child? Do you say, "Oh, I see it"? Right there, they look like they have the same chin a little bit. Yes. But when you spend time with him, don't you look at him and say, "That's my... that's my grandson"? At first I did. At first I did. What happened? What changed? How did you start to walk away? I think about time, dealing with my son's death, and then remembering his doubts.

Because he had blocked it. You know, because he was dealing with the death of my son. So, remember... The doubts returned. When she said they had doubts, she never knew. Like because I kept asking for the DNA test. There is no problem with me. He always says, "My boy, my boy." When he passes away... Before he

passed

away, they had a bond. They would sleep together, he would be at my house with my baby, with his baby. 24/7, "What does he do? When he's not with me, what does he do? What does my baby, my son, do?" So, when they say doubts, I don't believe it because today I am here to prove it.

When you look at the baby I can see how much it means to you to have this cleared up, Mrs. Royal. And I know it's hard because if you know for sure that Delonte is your son's father, then you know for sure that your son will never meet his father. Good. And that is painful. -Although he would know about him. -Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I don't want to keep you waiting any longer, ladies. You've been through a lot. Mrs. Walker, has he prepared himself in any way? "What will I do if he's not my grandson?" -Have you thought about that? -No.

That's something you can't... can't... can't prepare for. Can I ask you this? This happens in certain cases and I usually ask it because the truth is always the best way. -Yes it is. -But we are all human. And then there's a part of me that says, "Do you want to know for sure?" -Oh yeah. -You do. -Because you understand what I mean. -Yeah. That you could get through this. You have these beautiful photos of your son holding this precious baby. You have this relationship with Mrs. Royal and with baby Delonte. -Yeah. Regardless of that, you've said to yourself, "I want the truth." -Yeah.

Yes that's fine. -And I have it for you. Jerome. -Thank you. -The envelope, please. Thank you. -You are welcome. -These results... - ...were prepared by DNA Diagnostics. And read the following. Because there was no blood card available to test the DNA of the deceased, Delonte Ross, we performed a DNA test on his surviving mother, Monique Walker. That being said, the results determined whether there is a viable relationship between the boy, Delonte Royal, and Monique Walker. Here are the results. In the case of Walker v. Royal, when it comes to 15-month-old Delonte Royal, this Court has determined that the percentage relationship between Ms.

Monique Walker and Delonte Royal is... - Ninety-nine point nine nine. percent. - Period. You are related. - Yeah! -Period. -Yeah! -Period. Yeah! Yes, your honor. I almost started crying. Thank you. Thank you. -Know what. -Thank you. Thank you. And I'm going to thank not only this Court, that's why we do it. I'm going to thank you for Delonte, your grandson. For having the courage to do that, and Mrs. Royal, I know she feels vindicated right now, but I will say this. Now that you are a mother of a son, I will tell you one thing for sure.

If your child ever whispers in your ear: “Mommy, I need something,” you will be setting a course to get it. Oh yeah. This is my mom Dukes. I know too. I would have done the same. -I'm not angry with her. - Good. That's my mom. How does it feel to hear that? -I love her. -Oooh. I love that. So, Mrs. Royal, you are a young woman. But you said something important, and sometimes I like to give back to people's own words to empower them. And when I said that baby Delonte, unfortunately, would never meet his father in the physical sense and that's really unfortunate.

Yes it is. You said, "But he will know about him." And I think now, this is the most important thing that you can do in the future: allow Mrs. Walker and the family and everyone to share stories and create a photo album and do all these things for baby Delonte, so that he will understand. who his father was, that his father loved him and, most importantly, who is the man whose name he bears. And do everything he can to make sure he keeps those memories alive for his daughter. Alright? Wish you all the best. We have advice, we have resources for all of you.

It won't be easy, but I know that together, as a people, we can achieve it. Wish you all the best. The session is over. -Thank you. -