Legal DNA testing
Court-admissible DNA testing services for child support, inheritance rights and more.
court-approved dna testing
Select a Legal Test
Legal Paternity test
The DNA Paternity Test will conclusively determine whether an alleged father is the true biological father of a child.
Legal Maternity test
The DNA Maternity test will conclusively determine whether an alleged mother is the true biological mother of a child.
Legal Grandparent Test
The DNA Grandparent Test determines the likelihood that an alleged grandparent is the true biological grandparent of a child.
Legal Sibling test
The DNA Sibling Test determines the likelihood that alleged siblings are full siblings, half siblings, or not related at all.
Legal Aunt /Uncle Test
The DNA Aunt/Uncle test determines the likelihood that an alleged aunt or uncle is the true biological aunt or uncle of a child.
Legal Cousin Test
The DNA Cousin test determines the likelihood that two individuals are biologically related as first cousins.
Legal vs. Private DNA Testing
Private DNA relationship tests are suitable for individuals who wish to find out the truth about a biological relationship in private, before deciding on the next step.
For private knowledge testing, the DNA sample can be collected by anyone, without any witnessing, fingerprinting or other legal obligations. The sample collection process is quick and easy, and takes just minutes to complete.
Legal DNA relationship tests are intended for court use and are accepted as legal evidence of a biological relationship in court.
For legal DNA testing, sample collection must be performed and witnessed by an unbiased third party who has no interest in the outcome of the test. You may choose to arrange your own sample collection and witnessing services or our knowledgeable staff can arrange help you to arrange sample collection appointments at one of our collection facilities.
Both legal and private DNA tests are equally accurate. The only difference is whether the sample collection is witnessed or collected in private.
Over 1,000 Locations
With our convenient locations and professional services, you can trust that your legal DNA testing needs will be taken care of quickly and accurately.
Legal DNA test results can be used for....
- child support and child custody
- inheritance disputes
- birth certificates
- immigration
How it works
Order your test
Schedule and attend your sample collection appointment
Receive legal results
Court-Approved Testing
Our testing laboratory is AABB, CAP, and ISO17025 accredited, meaning that our legal DNA results reports are admissible in court in every state across the US.
The Genetrace Difference
Free consultation
Most accredited lab
Legally admissible results
Excellent support
High volume
Over 1000 locations
Results are available in 1-2 business days once our laboratory receives the samples from all participants involved in the test.
DNA sample collection for legal purposes must be performed and witnessed by an unbiased third party following a strict chain-of-custody procedure. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you arrange for sample collection and witnessing services at one of our collection facilities. If the participants live in different cities, separate sample collection appointments can be scheduled at collection facilities closest to each person (additional fees may apply).
If you prefer to arrange your own sample collection and witnessing services, our laboratory will ship a legal DNA sample collection kit to an address that you provide, and you are responsible for selecting your own 3rd-party unbiased specimen collector.
Yes! Our laboratory is one of the few laboratories in the world that is fully accredited by ISO/IEC 17025, AABB, and CAP for DNA relationship testing, and we are approved to conduct immigration DNA testing services for the following countries:
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
For more information about DNA immigration testing, please contact us by email to immigration@genetrace.com. We have decades of experience in providing immigration DNA testing services, so you can rest assured that your family’s case will be in good hands.