How is DNA used in adoption cases?
• Paternity testing to accurately identify birth fathers is becoming more common request by adoptive professionals and parents to solidify the proceedings. Although adoptions processes vary efforts to locate birth fathers for parental relinquishments has become a higher priority since the publicised cases such as the Baby Richard case. The paternity testing serves as proof that the accurate birth father has been located and is participatory in the proceedings. Medical advances in linking biological causes for diseases and serious medical conditions also encourage the need to identify the birth father. Without the birth fathers identification, half the childs medical information is unknown and may not be traceable at a later date when needed. What is the indication for DNA Maternity Testing? • Similar to the procedure for Paternity Testing, the alleged mother is tested along with the child in question. Recent publicised cases of babies switched at birth have necessitated implementation
