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Click for the difference between a
home (self
collection) and legal (court admissible) DNA test
Should I purchase the formal court admissible
DNA test,
or will the self collection (home) DNA paternity test kit work for me?
What if I do the less expensive self collection kit,
and then find that I
need the court admissible DNA Test after all?
DNA Testing Centre now offers an unprecedented solution
to this common dilemma. Once you purchase our home DNA test kit
to establish paternity, then later discover you must establish the
"chain of custody" as required by the court, DNA
Testing Centre will then apply 100% of the previously paid cost of
our home DNA test to the cost of your new court admissible
paternity test, valid for two years after completion of your self
collection test. There are a few restrictions which apply as
shown below.
 | Testing will only apply to the parties tested in the
originally purchased home DNA test kit.
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| Special sample extraction costs (CVS, amniotic fluid, chewed
gum, cigarette butts, etc.) are not applied to the cost of the court
admissible test.
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| Cost of shipping and handling of the home DNA test kit is not
applied to the purchase of a court admissible DNA test.
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| The maximum that can be applied to any court admissible test
is $280.00. No stat testing fees will be applied to the
cost of the court admissible test. |
Home (self collection) Vs
Legal DNA Test
| Legal
 | Chain of custody
Results of our formal DNA tests are guaranteed
to be admissible any U.S. court
of law due to the verified "chain of custody"
and because the lab is AABB accredited.
The chain of custody refers to the various chain of "hands" that
the individual sample passes through. A legal chain of custody
requires the samples to be collected in the presence of a third
neutral party at a lab or hospital facility where all parties
are photographed to verify their identity.
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| Home (self
collection)
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Chain of custody
Results from self collected DNA tests are normally
not admissible in a court
of law due to the lack of the "chain of custody".
The chain of custody refers to the various chain of "hands" that
the individual sample passes through. A legal chain of custody
requires the samples to be collected in the presence of a third
neutral party at a lab or hospital facility where all parties
are photographed to verify their identity. If you need a
court admissible test after completing a home test, we will
apply the purchase price of your test to your court admissible
test (see details).
You can still provide the
results of a self collected DNA test to your attorney or
Judge and they may accept the results if the outcome of
the test is not being disputed. The results of a
self collected test or a test without a valid chain of
custody will have the following similar disclaimer (varies
from lab to lab). "Paternity screening test
results cannot be used in a court of law"
Many customers use the results from a home test (self
collection) for immigration , a birth certificate change,
or social security benefits. If the outcome of a
home test is disputed, a formal legal test will be
required.
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