Why do I need a legal paternity test?

• When you do a peace of mind (home) paternity test, each donor takes their sample themselves at home, thereby allowing no means to confirm that the sample truly originates from the stipulated donor. When you participate in a legal paternity test, each donor must attend a proper collection with a qualified doctor to have a buccal swab (mouth swab) taken. Also, photo identification and other verification measures are required to confirm that the samples have come from the stipulated donor.
• DNA Solutions Pty. Ltd. is an ISO17025 accredited laboratory, conducting legal parentage testing that is accepted in a court of law and government departments.
• It is not possible to upgrade from a peace of mind test to a legal test, so if you will ultimately require a legal test, it would be more economical to do a legal test initially.

Legal parentage tests adhere strictly to the Family Law Regulations and ISO standards, but our friendly customer service staff are more than happy to help guide you through this process step-by-step. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any stage during testing to ask questions, obtain an update, etc. Below you will see the process for a legal paternity test outlined so that you can understand what will be involved (although if you prefer to discuss it with us instead of reading below, please call!).

• It is strongly advised to include a mother in a legal paternity test, but it can be done with only father and child. Please contact our office to discuss this further.
• Once you have decided to do a legal paternity test (either on your own or through guidance from legal council or DNA Solutions Pty. Ltd. staff), contact our office on 1800 000 362. We will arrange to send you the paperwork that you will need; we can send this via normal post, email, or fax, or you may download the paperwork yourself by clicking on the button below.
• Click to download your legal paperwork
• Also in this initial phone call we will organise for your collection. We have collection points established around Australia, so we will take your post code and find the nearest collection point to you. If you prefer to go to your own General Practitioner (GP), that is fine as well and please be prepared to provide us with their name, address, and telephone number when you call.
• Once we have agreed upon a location for your collection, we will organise the collection with the collection center or your GP and send your collection kit via Express Post. After approximately 3 business days, you can contact the collection center and identify yourself by name and set up an appointment to have your collection done, as they should have your collection kit by that point (if not, please notify us on 1 800 000 362). It is very important that you arrange your appointment for collection such that you will have time to go to a Justice of the Peace prior to your collection (discussed in more detail three points below).
• We understand that in a legal paternity case, the alleged father, mother, and child may not all be communicating efficiently with one another. We can work with each adult party individually to organise the paperwork and collections if that is what you prefer, or one adult can make the arrangements for all parties to be involved.
• Once you have your paperwork (or while waiting for it to arrive via post) you need to organise two (2) passport sized photos of each donor. These do not need to be actual passport photos, but must be passport sized, full frontal original colour photos with none of the facial features obscured.
• On the day of your collection, but prior to your collection, go to a Justice of the Peace (JP) and have your Affidavit witnessed.

• Payment can be made via credit card (details can be entered on the paperwork or you can call us to give us these details) bank cheque, personal cheque or money order. Payment details should be submitted along with your paperwork at the time of your collection.
• Take all of your paperwork to your collection with you, consisting of the Affidavit, Collection Form, and the Parentage Testing Information Sheet (including payment details). The collector will return all paperwork (including payment details) along with the samples directly to DNA Solutions Pty. Ltd. via Express Post.
• Upon receiving your samples and paperwork directly from the collector, our Sample Reception staff will review the paperwork and samples against our Family Law Regulations and ISO guidelines. If there are any issues with the paperwork or samples, we will contact you as soon as possible.
• Once we have received all the samples, paperwork, and payment for a test and they have been approved, we will begin processing your test. Normal testing time is ten (10) business days from the day that we approve all the samples and paperwork.
• Upon completion of testing, an analyst will call each adult donor to issue the results and original hard copies of reports will be mailed to each adult party involved in the testing. The report will include statistics calculated for your particular case if the result is a match and should exceed 99.9%. If the result is a mismatch, it is 100% that it is a mismatch and the statistics are therefore not calculated nor reported.

Legal Paternity Test Price List

• Legal paternity test (with mother) $770
• Legal paternity test (without mother) $870
• Legal paternity test (for immigration purposes) $1250
• 4 day express Additional $290
• 7 day express Additional $149
• Additional person (additional alleged father or child) $195 each person
• Print out of the profiles of all tested individuals Additional $59

Please note that all testing times are from the date when our Sample Reception staff approve all paperwork, samples, and payment.

Click here to download paperwork to take an accredited paternity test.