DNA testing - Legal paternity tests for court evidence
DNA Paternity Testing - Legal Paternity Test Results
Legal paternity test results provide strong evidence for many court cases, including divorce (child custody or child support), immigration or visa applications, and estate settlement or inheritance cases.
IDENTIGENE maintains laboratory accreditations for DNA paternity testing with the AABB and L-A-B. This means that your legal paternity test results are accurate, reliable, and considered court-admissible by accreditation standards. paternity test results from samples collected at home may be submitted to a court, however a judge will often require proof of identity for each participant in the DNA paternity test.
Legal Paternity Test Results
Purchase a Legal Paternity Test
Purchase a Legal Paternity Test online or call 1-888-404-GENE (888-404-4363). If you have already purchased a home paternity test, you may be able to upgrade to a legal paternity test. Call 888-404-4363 to find out how.
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Arrange DNA Collection Appointments for Legal Paternity Testing
An IDENTIGENE DNA Test Consultant will assist you with arranging DNA collection appointments for each person participating in the legal paternity test. Please allow 48 hours for collection.
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DNA Sample Collection
At the collection appointment, each person provides proof of identity. The collector obtains DNA samples from each participan in the legal paternity test, 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
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 paternity test results sent directly to your attorney.
"Legal" paternity tests, or paternity testing for legal purposes, require accurate test results, as well as proof of identity for each person participating in the DNA paternity test. For legal cases, IDENTIGENE tracks your DNA samples from the time they are collected at one of our DNA collection sites until the time they arrive in our DNA testing laboratory. Following this chain-of-custody procedure outlined in the accreditation guidelines offers proof of paternity (or non-paternity), as well as proof of identity to a judge, social worker, embassy, or other government official.
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 legal 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 legal 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.
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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.
"The result came back just as I said they would. He WILL have to face her one day and I will still have a copy of the results if he needs to see the proof again!"
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
1-888-404-GENE (1-888-404-4363)
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.
