Miss Allen, you claim the defendant got you pregnant and has refused to take responsibility for your two-year-old daughter, Nolla. You say she suffers from severe allergies, which have placed both financial and emotional strain on you, and you believe today’s DNA test will prove he is her father.

Mr. Toer, you and your girlfriend insist you are 100% certain that you are not the biological father. You also claim to have evidence supporting your denial.

When asked what he has done for Nolla, Miss Allen answers bluntly: absolutely nothing. She says he has provided no child support, has never visited the child, and has not been involved in her life in any way.

Mr. Toer responds that he has several reasons for doubting paternity. He says he has tried to get Miss Allen to take a DNA test, but according to him, she avoided doing so.

Miss Allen denies avoiding the test. She explains that she did not feel comfortable going alone with him and says that discomfort was the reason she delayed testing.

The judge quickly challenges that explanation, pointing out the contradiction. She remarks that if Miss Allen was comfortable enough to sleep with him, it should not be impossible to appear for a DNA test.

Mr. Toer adds that Miss Allen has sent him messages saying she misses him. He claims he saw these messages on Facebook Messenger and says they confuse him because she claims not to want him back.

He argues that whenever Miss Allen has problems with her boyfriend, she returns to him acting as though she wants to rekindle their relationship. According to him, when she is in another relationship, he hears nothing from her.

The judge pauses the back-and-forth and asks both parties to clarify the timeline. She confirms that they were in a sexual relationship during the time Nolla could have been conceived.

Mr. Toer says they were together only a couple of months. He describes it as casual and inconsistent, while also acknowledging they were seeing each other on weekends and were not always in the same county.

The judge reminds him that living in different counties does not prevent pregnancy. She then asks whether they used protection every time they had sex.

Mr. Toer admits they did not. He says that on the very first night they met, they had intercourse after meeting through a dating site.

He also claims Miss Allen told him she had been with her ex-boyfriend the night before. Miss Allen denies ever saying that.

Mr. Toer insists that she told him this while they were drinking and talking. The judge cuts him off before he goes into unnecessary detail, making it clear she does not need a romantic play-by-play.

Still, the judge points out the obvious. If he had sex with her during the conception window, then he is one of the possible fathers.

She then asks why, if he knew he might be the father, he did not pursue testing sooner or try to build some kind of relationship with the child. Mr. Toer says he needed proof first.

He explains that Miss Allen gave him every reason to believe the child was not his. In his view, he could not commit emotionally until paternity was confirmed.

The judge presses him, noting that two years have passed. Mr. Toer says Miss Allen told him another man was going to be Nolla’s father.

He presents photographs as evidence. In one image, Miss Allen is in the hospital giving birth while another man appears to be present or involved.

Mr. Toer says Miss Allen told him that this man would be Nolla’s father. He explains that this happened during the pregnancy, which is why he felt excluded and suspicious.

The judge asks whether he was invited to the hospital when Nolla was born. He answers no.

Miss Allen admits that she had begun dating another man at that time. She says she was three months pregnant when that relationship started and that he remained with her throughout the pregnancy.

When questioned, Miss Allen clarifies that she never meant the other man was Nolla’s biological father. She says she meant that he was going to raise the child since Mr. Toer was not present.

Mr. Toer says that is not how he understood it. To him, her statements suggested there was a real possibility that another man was the biological father.

He also presents a Facebook post in which the other man appears to refer to Nolla as his little girl. The post strengthens Mr. Toer’s belief that someone else might be the father.

The judge asks Miss Allen whether she was seeing anyone else at the time she became pregnant. Miss Allen says no.

She explains that when she learned she was pregnant, she called Mr. Toer from the doctor’s office. According to her, his response was that it was not his problem.

Mr. Toer disputes that version. He says he simply asked her who the father was and wanted her to determine paternity.

He claims that Miss Allen only contacts him when she is fighting with or separating from another boyfriend. The judge asks Miss Allen directly whether that is true.

Miss Allen denies it. She says she has consistently tried to establish a relationship between Mr. Toer and Nolla.

When asked how, she says she repeatedly tried to contact him and invited him to see the child. According to her, he always had an excuse, often saying he was too busy or unable to travel.

The judge asks Mr. Toer whether he has ever met Nolla. He says he has not.

She notes with disbelief that the child is already two years old. Mr. Toer responds that if the child were really his, he believes Miss Allen should have pursued the DNA test from the very beginning.

He argues that it is wrong to “toss a kid around” without certainty. In his view, the child deserved to know who her real father was from the start.

He says that if Miss Allen had provided proof earlier, his behavior would have been different. But he insists he could not simply upend his life because an ex-girlfriend claimed he was the father.

Mr. Toer further argues that Miss Allen says she does not want money from him. Instead, he believes she wants him back in her life and is using the baby as a way to reconnect.

The judge turns to Miss Allen’s court papers, where it states that Nolla has severe allergies. Miss Allen confirms this and says that is one of the reasons she desperately needs help.

She explains that Nolla is allergic to many things and requires constant medical attention. The doctor visits are frequent, exhausting, and expensive.

Miss Allen lists some of the substances Nolla reacts to, including peanuts, pine trees, oak trees, apples, and rice. She says no one in her family has a history of allergies, which is why she feels overwhelmed and confused.

The judge acknowledges how emotionally and financially taxing that must be. Miss Allen confirms she has been handling everything on her own.

Mr. Toer says he also wants answers and needs to know the truth for the child’s sake. However, he insists that what Miss Allen really wants is not just his presence in the child’s life, but in hers as well.

Miss Allen quickly corrects him. She says she does not want him in her personal life and only wants him involved in their daughter’s life.

The judge asks Mr. Toer if he believes her. He says he has been dealing with this cycle for two years and finds it difficult to separate paternity from the emotional drama between them.

Mr. Toer’s current girlfriend is then asked to speak. She says that if Nolla turns out not to be his child, then they can move on, but if she is his child, she is willing to help care for her.

She says she would treat Nolla kindly and step into a supportive role if needed. Still, she says this uncertainty must come to an end.

Mr. Toer adds that his girlfriend recently saw messages from Miss Allen saying she missed him and loved him. He claims those messages caused problems in his current relationship.

The judge asks him bluntly whether he enjoys the attention. She suggests that despite his denials, part of him may enjoy the fact that Miss Allen has not fully moved on.

Mr. Toer denies that interpretation and says he is only trying to show that Miss Allen uses the baby to get back into his life. He returns to one of his main claims: that no one in his family has allergies.

At that point, the judge calls in a medical expert, Dr. Jamila Gator. She asks the doctor to explain whether a child’s allergies can prove who the biological father is.

Dr. Gator explains that asthma is often linked to allergies and that allergic tendencies can run in families. However, she emphasizes that allergies themselves are not inherited in a simple, direct way.

She introduces the concept of *atopy*, which is the tendency of the immune system to overreact to environmental triggers. According to her, a parent may pass down that tendency without sharing the exact same allergies as the child.

In Nolla’s case, Dr. Gator says it would be impossible to identify a father based solely on the fact that the child has allergies. A parent does not need to be allergic to apples, eggs, or pine trees for a child to develop those allergies.

The judge immediately points out that Mr. Toer’s argument about allergies has now collapsed. Mr. Toer responds that his bigger issue was always Miss Allen’s delay in getting the DNA test done.

The judge then reveals that the court has already administered the DNA test. She opens the envelope and reads the result aloud.

According to DNA Diagnostics, when it comes to two-year-old Nolla Allen, Mr. Toer is the biological father. The courtroom absorbs the result as the tension breaks.

When asked how he feels, Mr. Toer says he is happy—at least a little. He admits that he has always wanted a child.

At the same time, he says he wants Miss Allen to understand one thing clearly: he will be involved in the baby’s life, but the emotional back-and-forth between them must end. He says they are done as a couple.

Miss Allen responds that she does not want him romantically either. Mr. Toer says that is good, because he wants to be sure they are on the same page.

He adds that he is serious about his current relationship with Britney and says she will likely become part of Nolla’s life too. Miss Allen says she understands, though she notes this is the first time she has ever seen Britney.

Mr. Toer acknowledges that he still needs time to get to know his daughter. Miss Allen says that is understandable and that she would not expect everything to happen instantly.