Usability of a paternity test in Court

If the results of a paternity, maternity or sibling test are to be used as valid evidence in court, several conditions must be fulfilled. First of all, the identity of the involved people has to be ascertained without doubt by an authorised person before the taking of the test samples. For this, independent witnesses such as a lawyer or doctor are suitable. In other words, all samples (usually swab samples) received in our laboratory for DNA analysis must be accompanied by a chain of custody.

This witness completes a record of the taking of the swab sample and sends the samples back to us. Additionally, we offer our consultation by appointment at which you can get advice and afterwards have the paternity tests taken by us.

A DNA analysis in Germany can only be performed if all test persons and/or all legal custodians (i.e. mother and father) submit their agreement to the examination in writing.