Legal Paternity Testing  

Why a legal paternity test?

You need a legal paternity test kit if you want to use the report for child support and custody. Did you know results for a home paternity test are not court-admissible? For DNA results to be accepted, the court system requires that a specific chain-of-custody process be followed. No one has more experience with legal paternity testing than DDC, so you can trust us to get it right the first time.

There are different reasons to get paternity test for legal procedures like: child support and custody cases, birth certificate, immigration, adoption, tax forms, inheritance rights and more. The report is posted to your secure online account 1-2 business days once all samples are received at the lab. Need a paternity test before the baby is born? We provide a non-invasive prenatal paternity test.

Still not sure if this is the right test for you? Contact us today for a free consultation.

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How does legal paternity testing work?

DNA COLLECTION: When you place your order with DDC, a scheduling specialist arranges a DNA-collection appointment near your home or office at a time convenient for you. A legal paternity test requires that all parties have their DNA samples collected at a certified facility such as a hospital, medical office, or health department. We have the largest network of sample-collection sites in the world, and thousands of locations from which to choose.

CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY HANDLING: Once the DNA is collected for the legal paternity test, the samples are sent securely in tamper-proof packaging to our accredited laboratory in Fairfield, Ohio, where DNA testing takes place.

THE TESTING PROCESS: Our laboratory technicians carefully handle and prepare your DNA samples for processing. Every paternity test with cheek-swab samples is run two separate times by independent teams. The results are then reviewed by our in-house team of PhDs and your report is prepared.

YOUR RESULTS: As soon as the results are verified, immediate and secure online access to the report is available for the decision-maker in the case, and a legal document that is admissible in a court of law is mailed to all tested parties.

Results are completely confidential, and your private genetic information is never shared with or sold to outside parties.
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