How old does the child need to be for paternity determination testing?
There is no age limit for DNA Testing. Children who are just a few days old can be tested using buccal swab sample collection. Newborns are readily tested by collecting blood from the umbilical cord on the day of birth. Under special circumstances, DNA paternity testing can be performed on unborn children during pregnancy by using amniotic fluids or CVS samples. However, If the child is a minor, it is absolutely required that the legal guardian provide consent for the child to provide a sample and be tested.
