Legal Paternity Test: Upgrade from a Home Paternity test
Legal Paternity Testing - Home Paternity Test Upgrade
Upgrading your Home Paternity Test to a Legal Paternity Test is easy! It is important that you determine what type of results you need (Peace of Mind, or court-admissible) before you use the test. If you are unsure if you need a legal paternity test, call our Test Consultants at 888-404-4363 and they will advise you on the best paternity test for your situation.
Upgrading to a Legal Paternity Test
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Call IDENTIGENE at 1-888-404-GENE (888-404-4363)
Calling IDENTIGENE to upgrade your home paternity test is the first step. It is critical that you order your legal upgrade before you collect the samples. Witnessed 3rd party collection is what makes a Legal Paternity Test admissible in court.
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Arrange DNA Collection Appointments
The IDENTIGENE DNA Test Consultant will assist you with arranging DNA collection appointments for each person participating in the Legal DNA test. Please allow 48 hours for collection.
DNA Paternity Test Sample Collection
At the collection appointment, each person will provide proof of identity. The collector obtains DNA samples from each participant, using the safe and effective cheek swabs provided by IDENTIGENE. The collector sends the samples directly to our paternity testing lab.
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Legal Paternity Test Reporting
Your legal paternity test report will be ready 3-5 business days from the day the lab receives your samples. You may choose how your legal paternity test results are reported: online, over the phone, or have a hard copy of the test results mailed directly to you. You may also have a copy of the test results sent directly to your attorney.
Legal Paternity Testing - What is it?
Legal paternity test results are often needed for use in court. Divorce, child custody, child support, estate settlement and inheritance cases all require court admissible Legal Paternity Test Results.
Legal paternity tests with court admissible results requires proof of identity for each person participating in the legal paternity test. A DNA collector will witness the collection of the samples and verify the identity of each person participating in the legal paternity test. Following the following chain-of custody procedure outlined in the accreditation guidelines, IDENTIGENE tracts your DNA samples from collection until they arrive in our DNA testing laboratory.
DNA Collection Network
IDENTIGENE partners with a nationwide network of DNA specimen collectors. The DNA collector documents proof of identity for each person in the DNA paternity test using photographs, driver's licenses, birth certificates, or passports, on the DNA Chain-of-Custody form. The collector witnesses the DNA sample collection from each paternity test participant. The collector seals the DNA specimens and Chain-of-Custody paperwork in a tamper-proof envelope and sends it directly to our DNA paternity testing laboratory. This process tracks your samples from the time of collection all the way through DNA paternity testing.
Call IDENTIGENE at 888-404-GENE (888-404-4363) to order or for more information.
| Legal DNA Paternity Test | |
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| $399 |  |
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LEGAL TESTS All our DNA Tests can be upgraded to legal DNA tests before testing. See all available tests online.
Learn how to use IDENTIGENE's Home Paternity Test kit with this short video.
"My son and I share the same DNA; my questions have been answered. I love him more than anything. Identigene's Paternity Test put my mind at ease and struck down my worst fear."
legal forms
- » Instructions for DNA Test Participants
- » Chain-of-Custody Form (Living Participant)
- » Chain-of-Custody Form (Prenatal or Non-standard Sample)
- » Report Release Form
how-to questions?
- » When will my results be ready?
- » Legal vs. Personal Which test do I need?
- » Understanding your paterntiy test results
- » More frequently asked questions...
helpful links
- » Genetipedia: a resource for understanding DNA testing
- » Legal? Personal? Selecting a DNA test
- » Paternity testing forum
- » FREE Eye Color Paternity Test (online)
- » FREE Blood Type Paternity Test (online)
- » Contact Us
contact us
IDENTIGENE DNA Testing Center
2495 South West Temple,
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
888-404-GENE (888-404-4363)
9 am to 8 pm ET
Direct: (801) 462-1401
Fax: (801) 462-1403
paternity test questions?
- Q. How accurate are the DNA paternity test results?
- A. Identigene paternity tests are the most reliable results available and are extremely accurate. When collected properly, Identigene results can be used in court for divorce, child support, inheritance or even criminal cases (forensics). Typically, test results probabilities are greater than 99.99%.
An accredited laboratory, Identigene adheres to strict scientific guidelines for every test. Most test types can be upgraded to a 'legal test' for use in court (see more information about legal testing).
paternity test stories
I signed the declaration of paternity thinking this child was mine. Now years later paternity questions have been raised. I wanted a DNA paternity test to be sure.
