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A couple of years ago, if an average person were in need of a paternity test, they most likely wouldn’t have been able to afford it. Originally, the cost was thousands of dollars! However, because of scientific advances, those same individuals can now get a home paternity test that costs a fraction of the price. Home testing is almost 100% accurate and individuals can receive the results in as little as 5 to 7 days.

In fact, there are companies which will now complete the DNA testing for less than a hundred dollars. You take the samples at your home and mail them back in to the lab for testing and results. Often times you can find companies which are partnered with labs and provide customers with free test kits. Of course, the lab testing is not free, but the kit is. In order to test three people, that’s usually the suspected biological dad, biological mom and the child in question, the price will typically run from about a hundred dollars to two hundred dollars. Of course, you can always pay a fee to have your test be considered priority and completed in a business day.

In some cases, a child needs to be tested but the supposed father is either deceased or not available for the testing. There are a few options here, including doing the testing with leftover samples, such as hair, blood, bodily fluid or tissue. If these items do not exist, the supposed father’s mother and father can submit samples and it’s possible to determine in this way if the child in question indeed is the biological child of the supposed father. This particular type of paternity testing involves more than a simple DNA paternity test, so it’s more expensive. The average price of this is between $600 and $800.

There is a difference in a Paternity test that is legally binding and a test that is only for personal use. For instance, if a court orders a paternity test, it must follow a process called the Chain of Custody. This process ensures that each procedure was completely followed to the letter from the collection to the testing and this is more expensive than a regular test also. It is also possible to do a test on a fetus that is unborn. The results are still as accurate, although there is a small risk to the mother or child and it’s best to wait until the child is born. In order to perform the testing, a large needle is inserted and a portion of the amniotic fluid is removed from around the baby. This can be done in week 14 through week 24. This is probably the most expensive type of paternity test, as the doctor’s fees are usually over a thousand dollars and the testing is around five hundred dollars.