Court Admissible vs Not Court Admissible
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- The vast majority of customers purchase the “home test kit”. The results of a DNA test not ordered by the court is seldom submitted as evidence in a court of law. The AABB does not accredit home kit tests because the sample collection is not in accordance with their sample collection standards. Our labs are accredited by the AABB and perform the identical testing steps regardless of it being a legal or non-legal test.
- Home DNA test kits listed as “Not Court Admissible” are not admissible due to the absence of the required “chain of custody” documentation. The “chain of custody” refers to the various chain of “hands” that the individual sample passes through. A legal chain of custody requires the samples to be collected in the presence of a third neutral party at a lab, clinic, or hospital facility where all parties have their identity verified.
- If you order a home DNA test kit that comes with chain of custody documentation, all DNA samples must be collected in the presence of a third neutral party at a lab, clinic, or hospital facility where all parties have their identity verified. We cannot guarantee that your judge will accept your test as qualified evidence. However, to date, results have been accepted when the instructions have been properly followed by establishing a “chain of custody” as described above. For more information, contact your attorney.
- We will upgrade your peace of mind test to a legal test if necessary. You only pay the difference between the 2 tests.
- Court Admissible Test Kits Cannot be shipped Internationally
