DNA & Paternity Testing To Avoid Cheating
DNA & paternity testing is done typically to establish and confirm the biological relationship between a child and parent (normally the father). There are two different types of testing you can do, however, only one of them is admissible in court.
The first test is the “Court Admissible”test where a third party acts as a witness and does the testing. This is usually a court appointed or suggested laboratory. The second test is a home DNA test kit that can still prove paternity for your own benefit, however, it is not admissible in court.
Legal DNA & paternity tests are considered “cheat proof”. This is because they are performed by a neutral witness who is trained and qualified to give the test correctly. There is no room for cheating with the legal test because the samples are taken by the qualified lab physician and not the parents themselves. Opportunities to cheat would be to use someone else’s sample other than your own which could lead to a negative result. This can happen with home kits and there is no way of proving that a test was done legitimately.
This does not mean that home tests are not accurate. In fact both tests if done properly are 99.999% accurate. The only difference between the home tests and the laboratory tests are the documentation and confirmation that is provided.
So, if you are looking to get results on paternity for your own peace of mind, a home test could be the way to go. However, if you are in a legal dispute over custody or even child support, your only option is to do a court appointed laboratory test.
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