Application examples for private and official paternity tests and parentage analyses

The test kits, including the forms for documented sample collection and the consent forms for all involved parties in accordance with the Genetic Diagnostics Act, can be ordered directly from Eurofins Forensics. Clear sample identification is always crucial, ensuring that the samples were provided by the correct individual.

For court-directed tests, we also recommend analyisng maternal samples in all cases.

A kinship test can identify uncles, aunts, cousins, and so on. These tests can be quite logistically complicated, depending on who is available to provide a buccal swab, and may require prior planning for the best outcome.

A sibling test identifies full or half siblings. If a full sibling relationship is established (i.e., all siblings share the same mother and father), this test can also help determine the father.

In the case of twins, you may need to determine whether they are identical or fraternal. Eurofins Forensics can perform these tests.

A maternity test may seem unnecessary to many; however, situations such as a baby switching in the hospital or cases of adoption can mean that such a test is desired in order to definitively establish the relationship between mother and child.

Before the entry of family members of persons with residence status in Germany, DNA tests can be carried out on fathers, children, mothers or even more distant relatives to prove the familial relationship.