What is the procedure for getting a paternity test?

I'm just asking for a story i;m writing for a college class.

If you are having amnio or CVS done during pregnancy, paternity testing can be done then. Otherwise a test would be done by using a swab placed in the mouth, to collect cells.

either when you go to court for child support, custody if he wants one he has to request one to the judge. or you can look in a phone book but it costs an arm and a leg...

Usually A NASAL SWAB TEST

you can get it for a low fee at your court house during child support proceedings. That's in NYC at least

generally they swab the inside of the mouth or get a hair sample.

males dont get pregnant..u see..however to determine if the bay is his or no then there is dna test available..

Generally, it is necessary to knock the man out, drag his unconsious body to the lab, have his blood drawn, and have the lab compare his DNA to that of the baby (whose blood also has to be drawn, but the baby can remain consious).

Labcorp is a national company that does testing. Its about $300. They swab the inside of the child's mouth, the potential father's mouth, and the mother's mouth if she is available. It is most accurate when all three are present. It takes several weeks to process the test. I work with foster children so I have seen it done many times.

Good luck, I hope this helps.

Depends on what you need it for.

For child support? Contact family court.
Or you can simply get it done on your own if both parties agree to it.

There are many companies who will do it. All you need is samples then mail it to them along with a fee. just do a search for paternity test or dna test

good luck

Either blood from both parents and child, or saliva-but all three parties are involved, child, mother and assumed father.

DNA test of the father / mother and the son / daughter. The results of these DNA test analysis confirm the paternity or otherwise.

A paternity test is conducted to prove paternity, that is, whether a man is the biological father of another individual. This may be relevant in view of rights and duties of the father. Similarly, a maternity test can be carried out. This is less common, because at least during childbirth, except in the case of a pregnancy involving embryo transfer or egg donation, it is obvious who the mother is.

This by DNA analysis of the three individuals, although older methods have included ABO blood group typing, analysis of various other proteins and enzymes, or using HLA antigens. For the most part however, DNA has all but taken over all the other forms of testing.

The DNA of an individual is almost exactly the same in each and every somatic cell. Sexual reproduction brings the DNA of both parents together randomly to create a unique combination of genetic material in a new cell, so the genetic material of an individual is derived from the genetic material of their parents. This genetic material is known as the nuclear genome of the individual, because it is found in the nucleus.

Comparing the DNA sequence of an individual to that of another individual can show if one of them was derived from the other or not. Specific sequences are usually looked at to see if they were copied verbatim from one of the individual's genome to the other. If that was the case, then this proves that the genetic material of one individual was derived from that of the other (i.e.: one is the parent of the other). Besides the nuclear DNA in the nucleus, the mitochondria in the cells also have their own genetic material termed the mitochondrial genome. Mitochondrial DNA comes only from the mother, without any shuffling.

Proving a relationship based on comparison of the mitochondrial genome is much easier than that based on the nuclear genome. However, testing the mitochondrial genome can only prove if two individuals are related by common descent through maternal lines only from a common ancestor and is thus of limited value (for instance, it could not be used to test for paternity).

Obtaining news that a child either is or isn't one's own is something that a parent or erstwhile parent can undertake at their own expense, without necessarily informing anyone either about the test or its result. However this situation will change when the Human Tissue Act comes into force in the UK in April 2006. Section 45 states that it will be an offence to possess any bodily material intending that any human DNA in the material be analysed without qualifying consent

Tests can also be ordered by courts when proof of paternity is required