In New York, a child’s biological and legal paternity is determined through a series of paternity tests. The first and most important step is to contact a family law attorney in New York. Other steps include preliminary research and genetic testing.
If you want to prove paternity before the baby is born, a prenatal certificate can be obtained when the mother is eight weeks pregnant. Blood tests are less accurate, but DNA tests are done later. But this is another way to prove paternity.
Why do you need a paternity test?
The main reason New York parents want to establish paternity for their children is to provide financial support as well as custody and access to their children.
There are many other reasons to get a paternity test. Some of the other reasons are as follows:
- Obtaining legal documents for parental rights
- Knowing the valuable medical history of the child’s father
- Ability to have both parent’s names on the child’s birth certificate
- Medical and life insurance coverage from either or both parents
- A child’s legal right to inherit from either parent
- Eligibility to receive veteran’s benefits or Social Security benefits, if eligible.
- Authority for the child’s father to sign documents on his behalf, i.e., release and consent forms
Although the testing methods are the same, a legal paternity test must be performed by a professional doctor, nurse, or sampler. A silent paternity test can be done by yourself but eliminates the need and expense of a professional doctor, nurse, or sample tester.
There is no difference in test results. The method of determining biological composition is the same. DNA Worldwide guarantees a final result of 99.9999% positive paternity or 100% paternity exclusion. We test for more DNA markers than any other DNA testing company, so you can be sure you’ll get the results you want. Paternity test results are expected in 3-5 business days.
