Who needs to be tested?
It is preferable to test a child, alleged father and the mother of the child. However testing is possible without the mother’s sample and in certain circumstances, when the alleged father is unavailable or deceased, it is also possible to conduct a test using stored DNA samples from the alleged father or DNA from his biological relatives.
We need for the research at least one and preferably two in your family line with surname MAY, who are thought to be the natural children of your MAY ancestors. The best test is to have two or three males who have a known common ancestor but are distant cousins or belong to different branches of your MAY family line. Please note that this test cannot be performed on females. If you are a female MAY researcher and want to test your MAY family line, you will need to find males with surname MAY from your line willing to take the test.
Each test is different: In the case of Paternity DNA Testing, it is helpful to test the mother, child and possible father, however, we can test the possible father and child only if necessary. In the case of Maternity DNA Testing, only the child and possible mother need to be tested. IN the case of Grandparentage DNA Testing, BOTH of the maternal or paternal grandparents need to be tested along with the child or children. In the case of Sibling DNA Tesing, only the sisters or brother need to be tested, however it is helpful to add both mothers if possible.
Typically, a paternity test is conducted with the child, alleged father, and mother. This is known as a trio. However, a test can also be done without the mother. This is known as a motherless paternity test. In either case, the cost of the test is the same and the results are equally accurate and reliable.
