ADTS offers the most comprehensive DNA Paternity Testing available!
ADTS understands that people in need of DNA testing are looking for accurate results in a most timely manner. Our courteous and compassionate staff will provide you or your clients with confidential testing that meet and exceed all standards and requirements of accreditation. ADTS’s DNA results are legal reports and admissible in any court of law.
Simply by scheduling an appointment at one of our offices, or in the privacy of your own home, we’ll perform a simple swab of the inside of the clients cheek, package them, and send them to our laboratory for processing. Test results are obtained within 3-business days in most circumstances.
DNA Testing is available for:
- Child Support, Visitation or Custody
- Native American Tribal Rights
- Immigration to the United States
- Social Security Benefits or Inheritance Rights
All Testing is held in the strictest of confidence with the person(s) directly involved in testing
Requirements for testing –
- Adults need a photograph identification card (driver’s license)
- Children need a Social Security Card or Birth Certificate
- If the child’s mother is not available for testing, the alleged father must have legal custody in order to authorize testing of the child.
If you have any questions, please call 707 588-1234
How DNA Testing Works
The test is based upon the principals of inheritance. A child gets one half of his/her genetic makeup from the mother and the other half from the biological father.
The test reveals a control batch of genetic markers from all parties. The genetic markers that the child shares with the mother are first located. Then to determine paternity, the child's remaining markers are compared to the alleged father. If the man is indeed the father, all of the markers that did not match the mother's should match his. If all of the child's remaining markers match the alleged father, evidence is provided that he is the biological father of the child. If they do not match, he is excluded as the biological father of the child.
When the mother is not tested, a larger batch of control markers are revealed from the alleged father and child. If these markers show that the man is contributing half of the genetic makeup of the child, he is given evidence that he is the biological father of the child. If markers are found not to match between the alleged father and child, the man is excluded from being the biological father of the child.