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At easyDNA we offer a Legal DNA Test option for those requiring their test results to be used in a court of law. For example a court paternity test can be used to settle any number of family related legal issues, for example, child custody and child support cases, inheritance disputes and immigration applications (visit our DNA Immigration Testing page for more information about this type of test).
All legal DNA testing is performed by an accredited laboratory for your peace of mind. Once the samples are processed, a copy of the test results will be sent to you initially by email within 5 to 7 working days. A hard copy original of all the documentation will follow around 10 days later after eveything has been signed and authenticated by a notary.
For a DNA test to be fully court admissible, the testing must follow a strict chain of custody procedure. The following are step-by-step instructions on how to undertake a legal DNA test.
Step One: Order your DNA Legal Test
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Place your order and process payment using our simple-to-use Order DNA Test page. The cost of our Legal DNA paternity test is £289 (This excludes any fees charged by the sampler). Once your order is confirmed a Legal DNA Kit will be specifically prepared for your case and dispatched to you within 2 working days. Our Legal DNA Kit contains everything you will need for the test, including submission forms, sampling instructions and the sampling kits.
Step Two: Book appointment with Sampler
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A legal DNA test requires that a neutral third party, usually a medical professional like a doctor or a nurse, collect your DNA samples. They are known as Samplers and are responsible for verifying the identity of the parties being tested and their subsequent samples. You are responsible for making an appointment with a registered sampler and paying any related fees.
Step Three: Prepare all necessary Paperwork
Here is a list of what you will need to take to your Sampler’s appointment.
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Each person being tested must provide two passport size photos showing your full face and wearing no hat.
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Each person being tested must also provide one original ID document that can be checked to confirm identity when sampling (if possible please also photocopy the ID and sign the back of it with your name, signature and date and enclose it with your samples) Example of ID documents: Passport, Full Driver's License, National Identity Card with photo, Armed Forces ID card, Pass card issued by a Government Department or any other photo ID.
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Certified copy of birth certificate for children tested.
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Sampling kit and submission forms as provided by easyDNA in your Legal DNA Kit
Step Four: Identification and DNA Sample Collection
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At your appointment, your Sampler will collect DNA samples from all participants using oral swabs, which will be carefully dried and placed in the collection envelopes. He/She will seal and label each sample, ensuring that at no time during the process are the participants to come into contact with them, and send them directly back to our offices in the self addressed envelope provided in the testing kit.
The Sampler will endorse the passport-sized photos you have provided as follows:
1) “I [Samplers Name] certify that this is a true likeness of ... [person’s name]”
2) Samplers Signature
3) Date
(For a visual guide on how your samples will be collected visit our Sample Collection Guide page.)
At easyDNA we offer Legal DNA testing on all our DNA paternity and relationship tests. Should you require further information please contact us to discuss your case.
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