Home Paternity Testing

If you have determined that you do not need a DNA test for a legal matter — and only want to take a paternity test strictly for your own knowledge — a home DNA test might be an appropriate option for you. In a home DNA test, the tested parties collect the DNA samples themselves, at a time and place of their choosing. Please note that the results of a home DNA test cannot be used as legal proof of paternity, because the identity of the persons tested cannot be verified.

If you need to review the differences between a legal (chain of custody) test and an in-home test, you can find a detailed explanation here. You may also discuss your situation with one of our caring, confidential case managers by calling 1-866-497-8621.

Note: Due to New York State Department of Health regulations, Home DNA Testing is not available for residents of New York.

For all our DNA paternity testing clients, we:

• We ensure each test are ran twice to achieve the greatest accuracy for our clients guaranteeing accurate and conclusive results.
• Complete testing in 3 working days (5 working days for a prenatal test).
• Maintain confidentiality of each case using strict communication protocols.

DNA Test Participants
In a standard DNA paternity test, the tested parties include a child, the alleged father, and the mother (called a trio).

The mother’s participation in the paternity test helps to exclude half of the child’s DNA, leaving the other half for comparison with the alleged father’s DNA. However, we can perform a paternity test without mother’s participation (called a motherless). A motherless test involves additional analysis, which GENETIC SOLUTIONS PRO performs without any additional charge. Results are equally conclusive whether or not the mother participates. Motherless tests are guaranteed to have at least a 99.99% probability of paternity for inclusions and 100% for exclusion.

DNA Collection Kit
Collecting the DNA sample is quick and painless. Once you place an order, we will send you a DNA sample collection kit within one business day. The kit will contain the following:

• Complete instructions for collecting the DNA samples
• Buccal swabs and swab envelopes for the child, alleged father, and mother (if participating)
• Business return envelope for shipping the samples back to the laboratory

Special DNA Paternity Testing Options
We often work with customers who would like to know the paternity relationship even before the child is born. We’re able to test prenatal samples in such situations. Alternatively, we can use umbilical cord blood taken at birth—this option is less expensive than the prenatal test, which requires special procedures performed by an OB-GYN.

We can also test unusual samples when the father is missing or deceased based on a viability test performed on the samples.