Paternity Testing Facts

By: Jane Bear

A family can find out very quickly if there is a biological relationship between a child and an alleged father with a paternity test. Nowadays, paternity testing is used to decide custody cases, establish legitimate child support cases, influence adoption proceedings, and to aid in claiming inheritance by providing proof of relationship.

Paternity testing compares the child's DNA pattern with that of the potential father, which is the most definitive proof known to exist. Three test options are available in paternity testing, these are: prenatal testing, viability test, and in-home testing.

In prenatal paternity testing, a physician or gynecologist needs to be involved to do an amniocentesis or CVS (chronic villi sampling) in order to collect a sample for testing. If you choose prenatal paternity testing you should discuss this with your doctor to make sure that it is the best thing for you and the baby and that you are in no way endangering the child.

In cases where the father is missing, a viability test can help determine the paternity. The viability test involves testing material like preserved samples of hair or other body tissues.

As its name implies, the in-home testing is done within the comforts of one's home. This type of paternity testing would include the mother, child and the potential father. In this test, a simple swab of the cheek is used to collect DNA samples, the procedure is painless and requires a minimal amount of time spent at the collection site. Loose cells immediately adhere to the swab, which is later tested for DNA comparison in the laboratory. At-home tests can be inconclusive and may not be admissible in a court of law.

Paternity testing can be used for either personal or legal purposes. Personal paternity tests can be done in cases wherein legal involvement is not required. DNA paternity testing used in legal situations establishes legal proof-of-paternity/non-paternity for a variety of legal applications, including child support and custody cases.

There are two possible result scenarios after taking a paternity test. First would be exclusion, which means that the man is proven not to be the biological father of the child. The second scenario would be inclusion, which means that the man is the biological father of the child.

Being identified as the father of a child can have serious and long lasting effects on the life of a man. So, it is important to weigh all of the potential outcomes of paternity testing before you decide to have it conducted. You can purchase a paternity testing kit online delivered safely and securely right to your front door for privacy.

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