DNA Test - Seffner, FL
Health Street offers DNA testing, legal paternity tests, and sibling DNA tests in Seffner, Florida at a centrally located testing laboratory. Register now, or call us at (813) 670-7572 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 Seffner 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 - Seffner, Florida
Types of DNA Tests at our Seffner, Florida 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 Seffner DNA testing technicians are trained to follow these guidelines so that the results will be legally admissible.
How to schedule a DNA Test in Seffner FL
Scheduling a DNA test at one of our Seffner 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 Seffner, plus many more locations throughout Florida 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
Over a Decade of Experience
Health Street has been performing DNA testing nationally since 2010. We have helped thousands of people from Seffner to communities all across the USA get DNA tests and paternity tests.
Dedication to Excellence
Our dedication to excellence includes our commitment to provide compassionate services and to helping people obtain the accurate DNA testing in Seffner that they need.
Local DNA Testing for Seffner, FL
Top Reasons to Establish Paternity
Establishing legal paternity brings benefits for all parties involved. According to the Florida Department of Revenue, once legal paternity is established, the child will be able to know the name of his or her father and have a better sense of their full family medical history. The child will also have the right to receive financial support from both parents and will gain access to any available Social Security, veteran's benefits, and military benefits based on the father's records. The child will also have access to the father's health and/or life insurance and will be able to receive an inheritance from the father.
A child's mother benefits by receiving child support payments. The father can benefit by having his name added to the birth certificate and being involved in the child's life. Once paternity is established, the father can also seek visitation and custody rights.
How to Establish Paternity in Seffner, FL
In Florida, if a couple is married when a child is born, the mother's husband is presumed to be the child's father, and no other action is needed. When a child is born to unmarried parents, there are several ways to establish paternity. The easiest is for both parents to sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form at the hospital when the child is born. If it's not done at the hospital, parents can also sign and file the form any time up until the child's 18th birthday.
The Child Support Program of the Florida Department of Revenue can also issue an Administrative Order of Paternity. Otherwise, the parties can go to court and a judge can establish paternity by a court order. According to Tampa Father's Rights Lawyer David Hurvitz, PA, paternity action is often initiated in court when there is a dispute about child support, the parenting plan, or the time-sharing (visitation) plan.
The Role of DNA in Paternity Cases
Tampa Bay Paternity attorneys at the Kemp, Ruge & Green Law Group note that the courts often establish paternity based on results of DNA tests. These tests can show that a man is a child's biological father with 99.9% accuracy and can also exclude a man from the possibility of being a child's father with 100% accuracy. Parents can take a voluntary DNA test at any time and use this information to back their case. If a man refuses to submit to a DNA test, he may be required to do so via a court order.
Locations
Clinic Hours for DNA Testing in Seffner, Florida
11752 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Seffner, FL 33584Neighborhoods in Seffner Served by our Clinics
Additional Services
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