Legal DNA paternity testing – what to bring to your appointment

If you have an appointment scheduled for a legal DNA paternity test, it’s important to make sure you are prepared. This will ensure that your appointment goes smoothly, and that your results will be admissible in court if you ever need them.

The most important piece of information to bring to your appointment is government issued photo identification. A driver’s license or passport photo will do just fine. If the child is a minor, you should bring in the birth certificate. Both mother and father will need to present photo ID. Proper identification is critical to court admissible results.

Make sure you have social security numbers available, as this is used as a second form of identification. Lastly, check to see if the clinic you are visiting has a camera. If not, you will need to bring in a passport sized photo of each participant.

Quality laboratories will go above and beyond what is necessary to verify identity. Keep in mind, everything during this process is kept strictly confidential.

Most of the time it will take about 20 minutes to collect the father and child’s DNA sample. You should be in and out fairly quickly.