Is There A Difference Between the Legal DNA Paternity Test and the At-Home Paternity Test?
Yes, there is, but not in the actual test itself. The difference is in the way the sample is collected. If you want to carry a DNA test yourself, you can order the kit and have it delivered to your home. It comes with instructions, swabs, containers labels and documentation, and all you do is follow the instructions and send off the sample to the lab. The results will come back to you in due course. The obvious problem with that is that there is no legal proof of who the sample belongs to, and it can easily be tampered with. It isn’t legal, and is sometimes referred to as a ‘Curiosity test’ or ‘Peace of Mind Test’. The Legal DNA Test involves the appointment of somebody to come and take the sample after identifying the person providing it. It is then packaged and taken to the lab under escort, so that there is unbroken custody of the sample throughout the entire procedure. Only in that way can the sample tested be certain to belong to the correct person, and the test result regarded as
