Court-Admissible DNA Paternity Tests in Des Moines
ARCpoint Labs of Des Moines provides court-admissible DNA paternity testing results to individuals at our Des Moines lab. Our paternity tests are admissible in any court of law including courts in the Polk County areas.
Some situations require court-admissible results. This means that the results of the tests are required in a court of law as evidence. For a paternity test to be admissible in court, tests and results must be handled according to certain legal procedures provided by our Des Moines lab.
Why Would You Need a Legal Paternity Test?
If mother was not married to her child's father, she must legally establish paternity to collect child support payments. This is because she must prove the DNA paternity before she can establish a court order for child support. More families than ever before need to establish paternity in the U.S. There has been a 377% increase in the number of children born to never married-parents in the past 10 years. Paternity may also need to be established if a couple was married and living apart when the child was conceived or if the couple was married and the husband says he is not the biological father.
Benefits of Establishing Paternity From Our Des Moines Lab
- Collection of child support payments means that the responsibility for support is taken care of by both parents
- Children can be covered by father's medical insurance
- Children become eligible for Social Security and Veteran's benefits from their father
- The child's right to inheritance is protected
- The child is legitimatized and their heritage is complete
Our Des Moines, IA lab offers legal, court-admissible DNA testing, providing that the following conditions are met:
- Parent or Legal Guardian is present during the testing of minors
- Photos of all tested individuals are taken
- Strict "chain of custody" paternity testing documentation is used to document the collection & lab processes
- All adults provide valid photo ID and proof of Social Security Number
Our Des Moines Lab Provides Court-Admissible DNA Test Results Often For:
- Court Cases
- Paternity Cases
- D.S.S. (Social Services/Family Services)
- Adoptions
- Confirming newborn identity (hospital error)
- Establishing/enforcing child support
- Establishing child custody
- Immigration
Our Des Moines lab also offers the following DNA Testing Services to individuals and families from the Urbandale, Ankeny, Ames & Altoona areas:
Our Des Moines Paternity Testing Lab
Pre-natal paternity testing is offered by some of our DNA testing labs. Please contact ARCpoint Labs of Des Moines, Iowa to find out if pre-natal DNA testing is an option. If you wait until the child is born, you would have a much less intrusive buccal swab test, which is so gentle it can be performed on newborn babies.
For further questions about our court-admissible testing please contact our Des Moines lab. ARCpoint Labs of Des Moines provides legal DNA paternity testing to individuals at our Des Moines lab and in some cases we can come on-site to the customer's location in the Urbandale, Ankeny, Ames & Altoona areas and the following:
Johnston, Indianola, Norwalk, Newton, Pleasant Hill, Winterset, Indianola, Grimes, Marshalltown, Waukee, Huxley, Perry, Jefferson, Boone, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, Drake University, Clive, Waukee
Contact our Des Moines lab to see if on-site DNA testing is available in your area.
