Legal Aunt - Uncle DNA Testing
Court ordered aunt - uncle DNA testing
Get the legal documentation you need when the father is unavailable
An Legal Aunt - Uncle, or Legal Avuncular, DNA test is a good option to use to determine paternity when the father is not available for testing. An avuncular test will determine if a sibling (a full blood brother or sister) of the father in question is related to a child, and thus prove paternity.
We always include the mother in the testing process, especially when testing for legal reasons. Using her genetic DNA markers we can provide the most precise and accurate report.
Legal Avuncular DNA tests require that everyone involved have their DNA collected by an impartial third party. This can be done at facilities such as a medical office, health clinic, a hospital. Legal DNA test samples can be collected by anyone who does not have a vested interest in the outcome of the tests.
Child Support, Adoption, Child Custody, Court Orders, and adding a name to a Birth Certificate are common reasons for a Legal Avuncular DNA Test
*Immigration DNA Testing is a separate process than both Home and Legal DNA, both in approach and sample collection. For more information on Immigration DNA Testing see our US Immigration DNA Testing Page.
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Schedule an appointment at our El Paso laboratory near N. Mesa and Restler
Steps For Legal Aunt - Uncle Test
STEP 1: ORDER YOUR Avuncular TEST ONLINE (Contact Us)
Order your DNA test like you would any other product online. Fill in your name, email, phone, shipping address.
For any DNA test to be considered Court Admissible it must be shipped to and handled only by an uninterested and unrelated 3rd party.
This 3rd party will take responsibility for collecting the samples, verifying the identity of the participants, and returning the samples to our lab. This can be done anywhere, such as the third parties house, a medical or law office. This third party can be anyone, a lawyer, notary, family friend, doctor, nurse, or pastor. But most importantly it must be someone with no interest in the results of the test.
Detailed instructions can be seen here.
Step 2: Get your DNA Collected
Make sure to bring a federally recognized government ID, such as a drivers license, passport, or military ID. In the case of a child being tested, a valid certified birth certificate copy must be brought. These should be copied or photographed by the collector. You will also be required to have a picture taken by the collector (or elect to bring one with you) at the time of the collection. The collector will help you fill out the paperwork, sign, include all copies and pictures (hard-copies or send electronic copies to Info@ValidityGenetics with the order number attached), and certify that the collection has taken place according to legal standards.
