Can a paternity test be performed if the alleged father is missing or deceased? Several testing options are available in situations where the alleged father is missing or deceased: The first option that should be considered is viability testing on a sample taken from the deceased, such as stored blood or a tissue sample. (This type of sample usually comes from a coroner’s or medical examiner’s office.) If usable DNA is found in the sample, we can conduct a paternity test using it as the alleged father’s sample. If no biological samples from the alleged father are available, either Grandparentage Testing or Missing Parent Testing are the next options to consider. One or both biological parents of the alleged father (the paternal grandparents) are used to participate in a Grandparentage test. Results of this test prove only the relationship of the child to the grandparents, but most government offices treat these results as indirect evidence of paternity. The Missing Parent Test requires both grandparents. Their DNA is then used to reconstruct the DNA of the missing parent. It is a statistical analysis and will provide you with a statistical answer to help determine the probability of paternity. If one or both paternal grandparents are unavailable for testing, other family relationship tests–such as Siblingship tests–may be performed to indirectly determine a paternity. Please contact us to discuss your situation. 713.795-9955
Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:56:08 +0000
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