There are several reasons why you might need a home paternity test. Perhaps the test is for a custody case or a child support hearing. Maybe you need the test because of adoption purposes. In any case, taking the test at home has several benefits. Below you will find a list of reasons why taking the test at home benefits you.
The Benefits of Home Testing
1. Privacy. A paternity test is not anything that should make you feel ashamed or embarrassed. However, you still might want more privacy than going to a place and having the test done. When you go to have the test done, a lab technician or other trained person takes a sample of DNA from the child and the child's alleged father. The father might not want anyone else to know he's being tested. The child might not want anyone touching them or maybe you don't want anyone touching …show more content…
The sample DNA can be obtained by simply getting a sample from the inside of the father's and the child's cheek. It only takes a minute, but you're still in a place where you might feel uncomfortable with people knowing what you're doing. Taking the test at home gives you all the privacy in the world. Anyone involved can come to your home or you can go to them.
2. No time constraints. Anyone that must donate DNA can do so at anytime. All you have to do is give them a timeframe. You're on your own clock, and not the clock of a lab or anything else. When you're taking the test somewhere else, you must make it there before the place closes. Take the home test frees you of those constraints.
3. Simple. Taking an at home test is easy. You purchase the kit, which includes everything you need. Normally, the kit includes collection swabs for two people plus the packaging to return the samples to the lab. If you need to test more than one child and one adult, you might have to order an extra test. If you need to test someone that doesn't live in your state, some companies will send them a kit free of charge.
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The Benefits of Home Testing
1. Privacy. A paternity test is not anything that should make you feel ashamed or embarrassed. However, you still might want more privacy than going to a place and having the test done. When you go to have the test done, a lab technician or other trained person takes a sample of DNA from the child and the child's alleged father. The father might not want anyone else to know he's being tested. The child might not want anyone touching them or maybe you don't want anyone touching …show more content…
The sample DNA can be obtained by simply getting a sample from the inside of the father's and the child's cheek. It only takes a minute, but you're still in a place where you might feel uncomfortable with people knowing what you're doing. Taking the test at home gives you all the privacy in the world. Anyone involved can come to your home or you can go to them.
2. No time constraints. Anyone that must donate DNA can do so at anytime. All you have to do is give them a timeframe. You're on your own clock, and not the clock of a lab or anything else. When you're taking the test somewhere else, you must make it there before the place closes. Take the home test frees you of those constraints.
3. Simple. Taking an at home test is easy. You purchase the kit, which includes everything you need. Normally, the kit includes collection swabs for two people plus the packaging to return the samples to the lab. If you need to test more than one child and one adult, you might have to order an extra test. If you need to test someone that doesn't live in your state, some companies will send them a kit free of charge.
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