PATERNITY TEST
INFORMATIVE OR ANONYMOUS

Sample from the child and sample from the alleged father. (The sample from the mother is optional and free of charge.)

There are several procedures. Choose the one that best suits your needs.

• Visit the LabGenetics facilities. Our staff will take the samples by mouth swab anonymously (no need to identify yourself).
• Visit one of our collaborating centers if you are not in Madrid. Contact LabGenetics and we will inform you about the nearest collaborating center.
• Request a sample collection kit. We will send it to the address you provide. Requesting the sample collection kit implies payment for the test at the same time. The kit contains precise instructions for use. Once the samples have been taken, you must send them to us by registered and express mail, or by courier.
• Shipping costs are your responsibility.
• Take the samples yourself and without the need for a kit. To do this, proceed as follows for each of the participants in the test:

Rub the inner right cheek of the mouth with a cotton swab (on both ends) for approximately 30 seconds. Using another swab, repeat the same operation on the inner left cheek. It is VERY IMPORTANT to then allow both swabs to air dry at room temperature in a protected place for at least 1 hour. After this time, handling the samples as little as possible, place the swabs from each person in a properly identified paper envelope (son/daughter, presumed father, presumed mother, etc.).

If the samples you have have been collected indirectly (nails, hair with roots, cigarette butts, blood stains, semen, etc.) place the samples in separate, well-identified envelopes. To ensure the integrity of the samples, it is important that you handle them carefully, avoiding touching areas that may contain biological remains with your fingers.

Once you have the samples taken and properly identified, you must download and complete the application form. Finally, you must send us the samples and the application by registered and express mail, or by courier. The shipping costs are your responsibility.

In order for LabGenetics to send you the report with the results obtained in your paternity or maternity test, you must have made the payment for it in advance, using one of the following methods:

• Payment gateway when requesting the kit
• Bank transfer (to the account number indicated on the application form)
• Credit card
• Credit card or cash at our facilities in San Sebastián de los Reyes
• Cash on delivery when sending results, with an additional cost of €20

The results of your DNA analysis will be ready in approximately 3 to 5 working days from receipt of the samples. You will receive your report, in a completely confidential manner, through the means you prefer (and which you will have previously indicated on the application form):

• Email
• Ordinary mail
• Courier service, with an additional cost of €15
• Hand delivery to our facilities in San Sebastián de los Reyes, upon identification of the person requesting the test

At LabGenetics we have the ISO 9001:2015 certification and the ISO 14001:2015 certification. In addition, we comply with all the technical and methodological requirements necessary to obtain accreditation through the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard, for Forensic Genetics tests.

The confidentiality of all LabGenetics services is absolute. We comply with Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights, and our databases are registered with the Spanish Data Protection Agency for greater control and security of these.