DNA Test - Irvine, CA
Health Street offers DNA testing, legal paternity tests, and sibling DNA tests in Irvine, California at 5 conveniently located testing centers. Register now, or call us at (949) 522-8499 or schedule online. with any questions. Our paternity testing (including grandparent DNA tests, avuncular (aunt or uncle) testing, and postmortem DNA testing) determines if two or more people are related.
Schedule your Irvine DNA test appointment online. Our legal DNA test results can be used in court for matters such as: child support, birth certificates, and custody cases. Appointments can be scheduled together or separately. Legal DNA tests are done by cheek swab at our testing centers. We also offer home DNA test kits for peace of mind. DNA can be tested from hair, fingernails, and other specimens.
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DNA Test - Irvine, California
Types of DNA Tests at our Irvine, California clinics:
Paternity Testing can conclusively establish whether or not a man is the biological father of a child.
Relationship Testing for other close family relationships can be performed at our testing centers. Our DNA testing services can confirm or deny biological relationships between grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, half-siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews:
Specimens we can test for DNA
The easiest and most reliable way to obtain a DNA sample for paternity testing is to swab the inner cheeks of the alleged father and child or children. These skin cells are known as buccal cells, and they rub off easily onto cotton swabs and remain in place for analysis by our laboratory.
Other specimen samples, such as hair follicles, fingernails, and garments that might contain someone's DNA, can also be tested. An Alternative Specimen DNA Test is done by ordering one of our testing kits online and shipping the specimens back to us.
Legal DNA Tests vs. "Peace of Mind" At-Home Tests
A Legal Paternity Test is a court admissible lab testing service performed at an AABB accredited laboratory. Accurate results for DNA paternity testing with 99.99% confidence or greater take about a week.
When deciding which type of DNA test is right for you, consider first what you might do with the results. A legal paternity DNA test will hold up in court for such matters as child support or to change the name on a birth certificate. This test must be performed using strict chain of custody procedures. Our Irvine DNA testing technicians are trained to follow these guidelines so that the results will be legally admissible.
How to schedule a DNA Test in Irvine CA
Scheduling a DNA test at one of our Irvine clinics is simple and fast, and we often have appointments available in the same week. It's always helpful to schedule in advance to make sure you get the time you want. Please call our customer service team to help you book your appointment over the phone, or set up your appointment easily online.
We have state of the art testing labs and friendly clinics that perform the DNA sample collection in Irvine, plus many more locations throughout California and across the United States. During registration, we'll show you the nearest locations for DNA testing so you can choose the site that's most convenient. You'll also pick the times and days that you prefer.
Why Health Street
More than a Decade of Experience
Since 2010, Health Street has offered DNA tests in Irvine, the state of Irvine, California, and throughout the nation. Since our founding, we have focused on helping people obtain the DNA and paternity tests that they need, from Irvine to neighborhoods everywhere.
Irvine, California - DNA Testing
Establishing paternity in Irvine, California
There are three ways of establishing paternity in Irvine, California. Parents can sign a Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or Paternity, ask their local Child Support Agency to establish paternity, or go to court and the judge can establish it.
Unless both parents agree on the parentage and sign the declaration voluntarily, there are DNA tests to prove paternity. Child Support Agencies and courts usually order DNA tests to determine the biological father. Based on the DNA test results, paternity can be established, and both parents will have the same rights and responsibilities towards the child.
Californian man finds his daughter in search of his father
Ted Wood was adopted as a baby. When he was older, he found his biological mother, who had him during high school, but he could not find his father even after searching for years. Ted decided to take a DNA test. At the time, he was married and had three kids.
He had donated sperm during college because it was an easy way of earning money, and the clinic promised him anonymity. He had no idea people were now using DNA tests to search for parents who were sperm donors. Over the years, he matched with distant cousins and family, but this time his results said he had a daughter. He had long forgotten about his sperm donation and had no idea she existed.
His daughter Melissa had been searching for answers. She found out as a teenager that she was conceived by sperm donation, so she contacted him and thanked him. They started to text more, but they lived thousands of miles apart, and Ted did not feel like a father figure. Her dad died years ago, and Ted was all she was left with when her mother passed away. They agreed to meet. Wood also found another two girls were his biological daughters due to his sperm donation, and they decided to meet.
Ted never met his birth father, but he did find out some information about him. His father married another woman, then divorced, and then started dating a man. During a fight, his father shot the man and then killed himself. Wood was shocked and disappointed with this information, but at the same time he was happy to reconnect with daughters he had no clue existed.
Locations
Clinic Hours for DNA Testing in Irvine, California
15775 Laguna Canyon Rd Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92618Some Irvine Neighborhoods That We Serve
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