Get the Right DNA Test for Your Situation
DNA relationship testing can help provide answers for personal, legal, family, and immigration-related situations. The correct test depends on why you need the results and which family members are available to participate.
Legal Paternity or Peace of Mind?
Choosing the right test from the beginning ensures your results serve your intended purpose.
Legal Paternity
Legal paternity testing is designed for situations where documented chain-of-custody procedures are required and results may need to be used for an official or legal purpose.
Potential situations may include:
- Child support matters
- Birth record matters & birth certificates
- Custody-related situations
- Benefits & inheritance
- Other legal proceedings
Non-Legal Paternity
Non-legal paternity testing is intended for individuals who want answers for personal peace of mind and do not require court-admissible results.
Key details:
- For private knowledge and family clarity
- Laboratory analysis of buccal (cheek) swabs
- Not intended for court or legal documentation
- Discreet, confidential handling
Immigration DNA Testing
DNA testing may be requested as supporting evidence in certain immigration cases when documentation is insufficient to establish a biological relationship.
Immigration DNA testing involves additional case coordination and should not be treated like an ordinary self-scheduled paternity test.
Contact Integrity Testing Services before scheduling so your case and required process can be reviewed.
Extended Family DNA Testing
When an alleged parent is unavailable, testing biological relatives can provide meaningful insight into family relationships.
Siblingship DNA Testing
Siblingship testing can help determine the probability that two individuals share one or both biological parents. This type of testing may be appropriate when a parent is unavailable to participate directly.
Grandparentage DNA Testing
When an alleged parent is unavailable for testing, biological grandparents may sometimes participate in relationship testing to help evaluate a potential family connection. The recommended participants depend on the circumstances of the case.
Aunt or Uncle DNA Testing
Avuncular testing evaluates the biological relationship between a child and an alleged biological aunt or uncle. This option may be useful when the alleged parent is unavailable to participate.
What Happens During a DNA Testing Appointment?
A transparent, step-by-step process designed to ensure comfort and chain-of-custody integrity.
Select the Appropriate Test
Review the testing options or contact Integrity Testing Services if you're unsure which test fits your needs.
Schedule or Submit an Inquiry
Some services can be scheduled directly. Others require case coordination first.
Bring Required Identification
Adult participants should be prepared to provide acceptable government-issued photo identification. For minors, a birth certificate or legal guardianship documentation is generally required.
Specimen Collection
DNA relationship testing commonly uses a quick, painless cheek-swab (buccal swab) collection.
Laboratory Processing
Collected specimens are sent to the appropriate partner laboratory for analysis. Integrity Testing Services works with established laboratory partners, including Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp, for applicable testing services.
Receive Results
Results are delivered according to the procedures associated with the selected service. Turnaround depends on the test type and laboratory processing schedule.