Peace of Mind Testing
We appreciate that sometimes you just want to “know” for peace of mind. This testing may be court admissible however, they will NOT be accepted by government departments such as Birth, deaths and marriages, IRD or immigration.
A sample collection DNA test kit is despatched by courier to you and you are required to collect a cheek swab yourself. Once you have collected your sample, you simply pop the DNA test kit into the post, return it to us and we do the rest. This option is much cheaper than the “Legal paternity test” as there is no chain of custody, however the testing that is performed in the laboratory is exactly the same.
Please call us on (09) 571 0474 or email us at to arrange payment and dispatch.
Cost of peace of mind paternity testing:
(all prices GST inclusive)
- Total cost of Peace of Mind DNA Test $515 (alleged father and child)
- If mother wishes to be included in testing: Additional $395
- Repeat test with a new alleged father or another child: $405
How does paternity testing work?
A child inherits half of its DNA from their father and half their DNA from their mother. The test compares the DNA profile of the child with the DNA profile of their alleged parents. Wherever possible, we prefer to include the mother in the test to achieve the highest degree of certainty for the results.
A Positive Result
We compare the DNA between the alleged father and the child at 15 different places along the DNA and from this a paternity index value is calculated. It’s important to note that, while DNA paternity testing is extremely accurate, there is no such thing as a one hundred per cent positive paternity test. When the alleged father’s DNA does match the child’s paternal DNA, a Paternity Index Value is calculated.
What is the Paternity Index Value?
The Paternity Index Value is a measure of the statistical likelihood that the alleged father is the child’s biological father. Our minimum threshold for reporting a case as positive is 100,000. This means the DNA evidence is 100,000 times more likely if the alleged father is the biological father, rather than unrelated to the child.
A Negative Result
If the alleged father’s DNA does not match the child’s paternal DNA at more than 2 of the 15 places tested, the alleged father cannot be the biological father.