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Paternity Tests and DNA Relationship Testing for Legal Purposes

DNA paternity test and relationship 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 LAB. This means that your paternity test or other relationship test results are accurate, reliable, and considered court-admissible by accreditation standards. DNA test results from samples collected at home my be submitted to a court; however, a judge will often require proof of identity for each participant in the DNA paternity test or relationship test.

Court-Admissible DNA Relationship Test Results

  1. Purchase a Legal DNA Relationship Test

    Purchase a Legal DNA Relationship Test online or call 1-888-404-GENE (888-404-4363)

  2. Arrange DNA collection appointments

    An IDENTIGENE DNA Test Consultant will assist you with arranging DNA collection appointments for each person. Please allow 48 hours for collection.

  3. DNA Relationship Test Sample Collection

    At the collection appointment, each person provides 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 dna paternity testing lab.

  4. Relationship Test Results

    Choose how your DNA 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 DNA test results sent directly to your attorney.

"Legal" DNA tests, or relationship testing for legal purposes, like legal paternity tests, require accurate test results as well as proof of identity for each person participating in the DNA test. For legal cases, including legal paternity cases, IDENTIGENE tracks your DNA samples from the time they are collected at one of our DNA collection sites until the time they arrive at our DNA testing laboratory. Following this chain-of-custody procedure outlined in the accreditation guidelines offers proof of the relationship 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 DNA test using photographs, driver's licenses, birth certificates, and passports the DNA Chain-of-Custody form. The collector witnesses the DNA sample collection from each participant. The collector seals the DNA specimens and Chain-of-Custody paperwork in a tamper-proof envelope and sends it to our DNA paternity testing laboratory. This process tracks your DNA samples from the time of collection all the way through DNA testing.

Call IDENTIGENE at 888-404-GENE (888-404-4363) to order or for more information.

Legal DNA Paternity Test
$399

Purchase a legal paternity test from Identigene

Can this be used in court?

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.


"After years of questions, I wanted a DNA test to be sure. The results were quick and the paternity test was easy. Identigene put an end to the question I had for almost 10 years."

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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

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  • Q. How accurate are the DNA paternity test results?
  • A. IDENTIGENE Paternity Tests are 100% accurate, with results in just 2 working days.

    Your test report contains 100% accurate DNA profiles for each person being tested and includes a probability of paternity if the man being tested is the father. Learn more about how to read a paternity test result.

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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.

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