There may come a time in your life when you’re unsure whether or not your partner’s baby is your child. Whether or not you need this information for a personal matter or if the issue has legal implications, you may need or want to find out if the baby belongs to you. Although there are… Read more »
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When can a paternity test be administered without the mother?
You certainly can take a home paternity test without the mother’s DNA. Even though the standard home paternity test kit includes DNA swabs for the mother, father, and the child, it is not required to have the mother’s DNA. The mother’s participation is encouraged, both in the process and the testing, but that is left… Read more »
Difference Between an At-Home and Legal DNA Paternity Test
There are several different reasons why one may be interested in a DNA paternity test. Sometimes, the reason for a paternity test is for peace of mind, while at other times the test may be needed for legal reasons such as child custody. Because there are different reasons for paternity testing, there are different types… Read more »
When Can You Take a Paternity Test?
A paternity test is used to compare the DNA of a child to the DNA of a potential father in order to establish paternity. There are several ways to go about establishing paternity. While some tests may be performed before the child is born, the safest and easiest method is after the child is born…. Read more »
Can You Test for Paternity While Pregnant?
In a word, YES, you can test for paternity while pregnant. Advances in prenatal DNA testing have made it possible to know the paternity of a baby before birth. The easiest and most innovative way to perform a paternity test before birth is the DDC non-invasive prenatal paternity test. This test can be performed as… Read more »
Why Isn’t There a Paternity Test That Provides Instant Results?
While it is possible to detect pregnancies almost immediately using in store pregnancy tests that detect specific proteins associated with pregnancy, DNA paternity testing is more complicated. Scientists are learning more about the relatively new science of DNA every day, but as of now, there is no “instant result” paternity test. Here are some of… Read more »
Paternity Leave: Equality for Dads
If there’s one thing our friends in Northern Europe know besides how to furnish a home, it’s parenting. The cold winters of Sweden are exceptionally warm to new fathers when a baby is born to a citizen. While mothers get paid leave from their employment, fathers also receive a paternity leave to help raise their… Read more »
Testing for Paternity Later in Life
While many paternity tests are conducted on newborn infants, thousands of families also take DNA tests purely for their own peace of mind later in life. Perhaps there was a discrepancy in the past in terms of a mix-up at the hospital or just inaccurate records, no matter what the relation, there is a human… Read more »
Top 5 Celebrity Paternity Stories of 2014
From TV plot lines to tabloid magazines, celebrities who took paternity tests often end up in the limelight. Here are some of the top 5 celebrity DNA test stories of 2014 from the real and imagined world of Hollywood: British actor, Alan Cumming recently wrote a memoir called Not My Father’s Son, a book about… Read more »
What if I didn’t do the at-home paternity test the correct way?
There can be a lot of anxiety associated with taking a paternity test at home, what if you do it wrong? With such an important, often life changing test, people tend to over think the process, and thus create unnecessary worries in their head. Luckily, MyDNATest offers a simple step-by-step process to ensure accuracy. First,… Read more »