What is the chain of custody?
Results from home DNA tests are normally not guaranteed admissible in a court of law due to the lack of the “chain of custody”. The chain of custody refers to the various chain of “hands” that the individual sample passes through. A legal chain of custody requires the samples to be collected in the presence of a third neutral party at a lab or hospital facility where all parties are photographed to verify their identity. You can provide the results of a home test to an attorney or judge but it may not be accepted if the findings are disputed.
