Is There any Better Way of Proving Maternity or Paternity?
An At-Home Paternity Test has no legal weight, and is done only if you want peace of mind (in fact it is also called the ‘Peace of Mind Test’) regarding paternity. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘Curiosity test’. What you do is to order a testing kit which is sent to your home together with instructions, labels and a consent form. Following the instructions you will take a sample from inside your cheek – the cheek cells and saliva are tested. You then post that away to the lab for testing and await the results that have no legal standing.The sample for the Legal DNA Test has to be taken by an accredited third party, such as a doctor nurse. It is important that the provider of the sample is properly identified, and that there is a strict procedure of custody of the sample until it has been tested. This is all to make sure that the right person is being tested so there is no identification error. This makes no difference to the test result, just that the legal requirements regarding
