How Far Would You Go For A Paternity Test?

To what lengths would you go for a paternity test? Would you collect some hair? Go to the store and buy a home kit? Would you exume a dead body?

A 72 year old man in Geneva, Switzerland petitioned the court more than 10 years ago to exhume the remains of a man he believes is his father. According to World Radio, the man's mother told him late in life that the deceased man was his father. The man died in 1976 and was buried in Switzerland.

"He had to take his case from Switzerland to the European Court of Human Rights in order to get permission to dig up his father’s remains."

Ten years after his petition began, he has won the right to exhume the body. I'm really not sure what the circumstances are behind this case, but this deceased gentleman must be very important. The man has been put to rest for more than 30 years.

In order to obtain DNA from a sample that old, DNA technicians will probably recommend removing either a tooth or a femur. Then they will drill into the leg bone to extract bone marrow which contains DNA.

This amount of hassle makes me want to figure out why the 72 year olf Swiss man needs to know who his father is.