What’s the difference?
Results from a personal DNA paternity test (or ‘Peace of Mind’ paternity test) have the same accuracy and are just as conclusive as a legal paternity test.
Legal DNA paternity tests, under the guidelines of the AABB and ISO, require an independent collector to verify the identification of each paternity test participant and witness the collection of the DNA sample. This type of collection provides proof of identification for each test participant along with your paternity test results and is generally court admissible.
The distinctions between a test for court purposes and a test for interest only are the following:
Home test Personal Paternity Test
We simply send you the swabs and each party provides a cheek swab and you send the swabs and the payment ($255.00) back to us and you have the results in about 10 Business days.
(there are additional fees if there are more children)
If you wish to proceed with the home test click this link:
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Samples for a test for court purposes must be collected by a third party therefore a kit cannot be sent to you.
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An Authorization For DNA Test form is signed by all participants at time of DNA Collection.
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Samples for a test for court purposes must be accompanied by Photo ID from all participants. (Birth certificate and recent photograph for the child)
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The documents or lab report utilized for court purposes is signed by the Associate Laboratory Director and also Signed by a Notary Public.
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If the child is a minor, the Authorization For DNA Test form must be signed by the Legal Guardian.
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If you decide to proceed with the testing procedure we need to have you provide us with all contact information from the parties agreeing to the procedure.
In order to meet the legal requirements for a Paternity test for court purposes a third party with no vested interest must collect the DNA samples. DNA Canada has a national contract with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). The VON offices are not laboratory locations; they are offices throughout Canada that provide the collection service for DNA Canada.
If you wish to continue with the legal test, we will need the following
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Address
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Phone number
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Email address if available as the results are sent to the clients via email and mail
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Legal Names of all the participants so we can arrange to start the collection process.
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Birthdates of all participants
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Method of payment
If you wish to complete an online form with the above information
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Once you send us all the personal information we send the necessary documentation and collection kit to the collection facility.
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Once the collection facility receives the package it is the responsibility of the client to contact the collection facility to arrange an appointment.
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Once the collection has been made the collection facility returns the samples to us for processing.
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Please note we will need a $200.00 deposit prior to the clients attending the collection facility.
Please contact our call centre at 866-362-3629 to speak to our service department if you wish to begin the process.
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