Paternity Test with Legal Validity

This type of test can be used in situations such as:

• filiation or paternity acknowledgment proceedings
• child custody
• inheritance and legal rights
• administrative or judicial procedures

The results obtained have full legal validity, provided that the established procedures are complied with.

The main difference is the procedure:

• Informative test: can be performed from home, without formal identification.
• Legal test: requires identification of participants and sample collection in an authorized center.

In legally valid tests, it is mandatory to guarantee:

• Identification of participants
• Informed consent
• Sampling by authorized personnel
• Chain of custody throughout the process

1. Test request
   Our team will inform you and arrange an appointment at an authorized center.
2. Sampling at a collaborating center
   It is performed by means of a buccal swab, a quick and painless procedure.
3. Identification of participants
   Identity is verified through official documentation.
4. Chain of custody
   Samples are collected, identified and transported following a protocol that guarantees their integrity.
5. Laboratory analysis
   Genetic profiles are compared using DNA techniques.
6. Issuance of the report
   A valid report is delivered for use in legal proceedings.

The chain of custody guarantees that the samples analyzed really belong to the persons identified and that they have not been tampered with during the entire procedure.

Without this procedure, a DNA test would have no legal validity and could not be used in a trial.

The paternity tests performed at MyADNLab offer a reliability of over 99.99% to confirm paternity and allow paternity to be excluded with almost 100% certainty.

To perform a paternity or maternity test with legal validity it is necessary:

• all participants must provide official identification documentation (ID card, NIE, Passport,…)
• consent of participants or legal guardians.
  If a minor is involved, the minor’s legal representative or guardian must authorize the sampling.
• go to an authorized center for sampling.

If you would like to locate the nearest partner center, our team will be happy to help you.

Contact us and we will inform you without obligation, by calling us at