Free DNA Paternity Testing

Worried about the cost of DNA Paternity Testing?

Help is at hand as there are some places where you can go in for this testing free of cost as there is number of reasons to get them like you can go in for this testing on legal guardianship, child support and even health reasons. This testing helps your child to get all the required benefits.

What exactly is DNA Paternity testing?

This testing helps to determine exactly who is the father of the child and the results are cent percent accurate and the reports of this DNA Paternity testing is also approved by the court of justice, when the judge has to give a verdict regarding the guardianship of the child or financial assistance that the child may require from his birth father.

Though it sounds very simple this testing is a long and complicated process as each and every individual on this earth has his or her own distinct characteristic and one unique DNA set. This DNA set is a combination of the parent DNA set which helps determine the paternity of the child. As such the DNA set is different from each and every individual but under certain circumstances like identical twins or multiple pregnancy where all the babies are identical the DNA set pattern are the same.

Why do people go about getting this test done?

There are a number of reasons for getting this test done.

a) This test helps track any family inherited health history so that proper care can be taken.
b) Support the child financially like getting an insurance cover policy, family inheritance, medical health insurance, social security etc.
c) Knowing your family tree or family history
d) Certain public assistance asks for both the paternal as well as maternal family information.
e) Fathers can claim leave on paternity rights.
f) Certain legal issues help fathers use this DNA Paternity testing to meet their children when there is legal battle going on regarding the custody of the child.

Some times this DNA paternity testing is done to challenge the paternity rights of the parent.

Though there are some companies which offer you this test free of cost the results are the same as the ones which you get from a paid test. DNA test is done by collecting blood or by buccal swab where a DNA sample is taken using a sponge tip or a Dacron which is rubbed on the inside of your cheek, though tissue samples from other parts can be used but the most popular way to get the DNA paternity testing is by the above mentioned two tests.

You get a home self administered DNA paternity testing kit and the test results are as accurate as the ones that are done at any pathological lab but then this home test results are not valid in the court of justice, as this home test results can be tampered upon they are not considered as valid.

Where can you get this testing done free of cost?

There are some labs that provide you this test at very low cost or sometimes even free you can always get the information of such free labs from your health care provider or from any person who is directly connected to the Office of Support Enforcement. The most famous and sought after lab that is known to give accurate results is the American Association of Blood Banks which have standard equipments and trained staff at your service.