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DNA paternity is a situation that none of us wants to be in. By DNA Paternity Test, you can establish biological relationship between father and child. If the woman had more than one sexual partner at the time of conception, she would most likely need to get the paternity of the child tested.

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    Find a location that offers paternity testing. Ask your family doctor for a recommendation. If the test is court ordered, the court will provide you with a list of laboratory facilities that perform the test.
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    Contact all parties that need to be tested. The mother, child and suspected father or fathers will all need to visit the facility to get tested. Mother is optional to establish relationship between father and child.
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    Order test kits online and swabs will shipped to you by courier. Follow the instruction for swabs sample collection and send back samples to laboratory.
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    Wait for the results. You will be contacted by the facility typically within a week to come in to receive the results of the test. DNA paternity testing is more than 99% accurate.
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    Receive counseling for yourself and the child. Paternity testing can be an emotional experience and you want to make sure that you are getting professional help to get through this trying time.
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Categories: Family Life | Parenting

Recent edits by: BR, bbyrd009, Luv_sarah

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Español: Cómo hacerse la prueba de paternidad, Italiano: Come Fare il Test di Paternità

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