Sneaking Around At Lunch Time During Work Hours (Full Episode) | Paternity Court

Please take a seat. -Hello, your honor. -Hello. This is the case of Polzin against Callender. Thanks, Jerome. Good morning everyone. Good day. Ms. Polzin, you have summoned Mr. Callender to

court

in hopes of salvaging what remains of your relationship. You say he denies your daughter Zoey, but today you intend to prove her

paternity

, is that correct? Yes, your honor. Mr. Callender, you say that he loves Zoey and that he has formed a bond with her, but Mrs. Polzin has an unfaithful past and that is why he is convinced that he is not Zoey's father. - Yes. - Is that correct?

That is correct, your honor. So, Ms. Polzin, what is the current nature of your relationship with the defendant? Um, we've been again, again, the Honor of him, and the end of most of our arguments is that he likes to throw that in my face, whether Zoey is his or not and Anthony knows that's his daughter. I mean, without a doubt. But, Mr. Callender, you do question it. Yes ma'am. It's like a dark cloud hanging over us. Holding us back... I think it prevents us from moving forward. Only the uncertainty, not knowing 100% that I am his father.

Do you feel that dark cloud? Yes, your honor, and this needs to stop. Specifically, how is it affecting you and your relationship with Mr. Callender? It keeps us in constant turmoil and constant fuss and fighting about it and I'm ready for it to be cleared up and done. So how did you meet? We originally met when we were younger and we were in a relationship and we went our separate ways and we both had long-term relationships, and in my last long-term relationship, we were going through some tough

time

s towards the end, it was about Nine Years, and he contacted me on Facebook, Mr...

Mr Callender did it. And we started talking, rekindling our love again, and we started seeing each other again. Did you know she was in another relationship when you pursued her? -I did, but she was...-She was...she said that they were separated, living in different rooms, and that she was in the process of moving her things out of her residence. So, you thought this relationship was pretty much over. Yes, that is correct, Your Honor. But you had to sneak away? She-she came to see me at

lunch

time

and...-you know, when she got off

work

. Your Honor, he wasn't trying to be disrespectful to a man I've been with.

He knew it was all over. We were both doing our own things and I wasn't trying to flaunt my new relationship in front of him. So, you were

sneaking

around at

lunch

and after

work

. -Good. - Good. Quite. So, you all started this relationship even though you weren't quite done with the last one. -Correct. How soon after officially starting a relationship with Ms. Polzin do you find out that she is pregnant, Mr. Callender? Uh, well, it was about a week after she moved into her apartment after moving most of the things out of her residence. -One week? - Well, I was just having sexual contact with Mr.

Callender. My ex and I lived in separate rooms. We had many assets together and lived in separate rooms. There were many things to resolve between that relationship. Then she finally gets out of this relationship with the ex and a week later she tells you, "I'm pregnant." - Exactly. -What are you thinking when you say that, Mr. Callender? I'm not in the residence with them while she stays there, so I have no idea what they are doing. I can only go based on what she tells me. What she tells me is that she stays in a different room, but I'm not there. -How do I know they are not in the same bedroom? -MAN: Correct.

So how... I mean, did your spidey sense increase? I mean, what... - - After she moved out, the next thing you know, he shows up with soup and a teddy bear because she's sick. But how did he know she was sick if they hadn't communicated? -Soup and a teddy bear? -He brought me flowers to work and he brought soup... he left soup and a teddy bear on my porch and... But this is a man you weren't supposed to sleep with... -True. -...bring soups and teddy bears when you're not feeling well. Hmm. I know that doesn't sound good. -It is not like this. -It is not like this.

It definitely doesn't feel like it's completely over. Was. He was trying to hold on to something that wasn't there. So how did he find out about the soup and the teddy bear, Mr. Callender? Uh, I was going through his phone, looking for a number that he had dialed from his phone, and I had seen that his number was there, and, you know, just out of curiosity I clicked on it and it said: They had had conversations for 30 minutes and another one for an hour, you know, and I asked her about it, what they had been talking about and she said, "Oh, it's just..." He wanted to know if she wanted to get some more things from the residence she had left behind.

You know, he wanted the couch and I was like, "Well, why does it take an hour of conversation to decide if you want a couch or not?" - Good. And you never knew it. It wasn't like she was having these conversations in front of you. -No. When he got the soup and the teddy bear, did he come home and say, "Honey, guess what my ex did... with his crazy self"? - No. Actually,... it came up a year or two later. -She got angry with me. - I was like, "Well, at least he cared enough to bring me soups and stuff or teddy bears, you know?

You never did this kind of thing for me," and he just threw it in my face, you know? ? And I said, "Really?" It never fails. Arguments are when it always comes to light. -Right, Jerome? -Yes, I like soup. So take me to the birth. When Zoey was born, were you there, Mr. Callender? Yes, your honor. -You...You participated. -Yes, your honor. Did she show up for the birth? That and especially every visit to the doctor. Every visit to the doctor? So even though you had doubts, you still participated. -Yes, your honor. Because you wanted to be there.

I wanted to be there for the baby and for Rachel. - Well. - Oh. And when she was born, did you sign her birth certificate? They wouldn't allow me. It was like a kick to her chest. And then your doubts began to swirl. Yeah, and a week or two after that, she contacted her ex and he asked her, "Could it be mine?" Oh, the ex said, "Could it be mine?" -Yes, and... -Now, how did you know this? I was standing when he made the call and I was listening and I heard him say, "Is there any chance it's mine?" But according to Rachel, they hadn't had any kind of sexual contact for three or four months before we started seeing each other, so...

So why would I ask that then? That's another reason why I have doubts. But if you do that math, we were in North Carolina in December and she was born in September. -Oh, shouldn't I be able to do the math too? -But, Mrs. Polzin, I mean, when another man calls her phone to simply say, "Well, let me ask you this, could you be mine?" Uh, that means there's some part of this math, some factor in this equation... that we're missing. It sounds like you feel like he might have been sexually active with you during the period the baby was conceived, because why would you ask? - I think he was doing that just to get angry because, like I said, once he found out about my new relationship...

It might make sense for him to call you to try to hurt you, but he's bringing teddy bears and soups, and you're talking on phone with him for 30 minutes and an hour. So that doesn't add up. -That... -If someone tries to hurt you, don't sit on the phone with them for 30 minutes or an hour. Sure, but that was before I knew she was pregnant. But he had made a comment earlier, while you were removing the last things from your house, he had made the comment, you said, that he was asking for one last shed. Oh really? -Yes, he did it. -UH Huh. -But you refused? - Of course I rejected it.

She had long moved on from that relationship and had only been sexually active with Mr. Callender, and he knows it. I think if I knew that, I wouldn't be here. Yes, he did it. Mr. Callender, you brought a witness. I would like to know about her. Madam, please stop. Get on the podium. -State her name for the

court

. -Karen Allen. Mrs. Allen, what relationship do you have with Mr. Callender? -I am his mother. -You are his mother. -Yes ma'am. -What do you know about the parenthood surrounding baby Zoey? Do you think your son is her biological father?

I hope and pray that it will be so. - Oh! -We have a very strong bond. And I can see how emotional that makes you. - Yes ma'am. - Oh. Do you love the baby? Yes ma'am. Oh. This relationship started with a disaster. It was a disaster when it started. -It only got worse over the years... -Mmm. ...and the back and forth fights. I don't want Zoey to hear, "Maybe you're not my son. -This may not be my son." - Good. Yes, and she's at an age where she could hear that... -Yes, ma'am. -...and possibly even be able to understand...-she will. -She would do it. -...exactly what someone is saying.

Absolutely, and between the arguments they have, that... You could say that they don't realize that she is within listening distance, and that would break my heart... - Yes. -...for her to listen. that. So, Ms. Allen, do you think this relationship can withstand... the realization that Zoey is not her son's biological daughter? I don't believe it. So you think that if she is not his, this relationship is over. -Yes ma'am. - So that means the stakes are high. - Yes ma'am. So... Mrs. Polzin, you say that she is sure that Mr. Callender is the biological father of her child.

Yes, your honor. I have an exhibition. -You have an exhibit you brought. -Yes Yes. Please come forward and show the court what you brought. These are the reasons why I believe Mr. Callender is the father. Both he and Zoey have the same attitude. Um, they're very picky about things, like how they like food and stuff like that, and if they don't get their way, they'll get angry until they get what they want, and I don't act like that at all. - Same temperament? -Yeah. -Well. -Yeah. Without protection. We were... When we were together and had sex, we didn't use protection.

Tanned skin. Obviously I'm very pale and she's tanned. Zoey is...she looks like him. You can't deny that. Tanned skin, dark hair, and then this is Mr. Callender when he was a baby and this is Zoey. - -It's identical. It is identical. You can't deny it. She looks like him. Mom, Mrs. Allen, when you look at this side by side, do you see any resemblance? Do you see this incredible resemblance that Mrs. Polzin claims to see? I wish I had. I think Zoey looks like her mom and Zoey is tan, but we play outside a lot.

Children tan. Thank you very much, Ms. Polzin. She can return to the plaintiff's podium. The reason I asked mom is because a lot of times moms know this. Grandma... Grandma has that supernatural spider sense. -I believe that temperament is a learned behavior. He is spoiled. I...did that and I'm close to Zoey. - -And I take the blame. -You say you ruined the... I take the blame for what happened to him. No protection... She was with the boy. I'm sure they didn't use protection either. Uh, tanned skin. I mean, everyone... I'm not the only person on the planet who has tanned skin, you know?

The guy's a little tanned, so... And Zoey doesn't have black hair. And I can see that this is really affecting both of them. Like, you don't know. I can... I can look at them both and see that this is really worrying them, because they have very real doubts. -Yes ma'am. That being said, I think we have heard enough testimonials and it is time to know the results. Jerome. These results were prepared by DNA Diagnostics and read as follows. In the case of Polzin v. Callender... Yes, ma'am. It's like a dark cloud hanging over us. When it comes to Zoey Callender... this court has determined...

Mr. Callender... you... are the father. I told you. Thank you. You are the father and I am so happy that I was able to give you the outcome that you all desperately wanted and now we can decide where to go from here. I want your name on the birth certificate. Not just because it's on that birth certificate. That's important, but it's also about being a consistent and supportive parent in their life. -Yeah. -Good? - -And now that we no longer have -any more doubts... -Mmm. ...What are we going to do with this relationship? Definitely work on it and move on to the next steps.

Good. He can know that he has the love of both parents, her grandparents. She deserves to have her village, all of her children deserve it, so if you're going to try to make it work, you have to do it, but you also have to keep her at the forefront of your minds. -Good? -Yeah. Alright. So I want everyone to go and talk to Dr. Jeff, find out how you're going to take those first steps to get to the next level and I wish you all the best. The session is over. Thank you.