DNA test for child support?

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My son (who is almost 14) has never seen a dime of support from his biological father.  I finally decided to let the court find him and they did (he's in another state).  We're starting the process of establishing paternity (he signed the birth certificate but has had no contact since my son was a newborn).  

My son and I are scheduled to go for a DNA test and his father is scheduled for one in his own state.  The question I have is how is the other state going to guarantee that his father is the actual person that shows up to take the test?  He hid his income and his address for years and hasn't wanted to take any responsibility to date, and I wouldn't put it past him to try to have someone else go for the test in his place.  

Has anyone gone through a forced paternity test?  Do they make them provide photo ID and such?  I can't imagine him willingly submitting to this.  For anyone who has been through this, do you know what the procedure is?  I just want to guarantee my son gets the support he deserves, even if his father doesn't want to be involved in his life.

LovesTheConstitution · Accepted Answer

I worked for a state child support enforcement agency.  DNA tests involving putative parents who live far from the child are not uncommon.

The testing laboratory will document how they determined the identity of the person being tested.  They photocopy the driver's license or passport or other picture ID.

If the person who is ordered by the court to appear for DNA testing does not do so, the court may make a determination of paternity in his absence or may hold the person in contempt.

For many deadbeats, the process is far from voluntary.  If he wants to make it hard on himself, he will find that the court can make it harder.

Anonymous · Answer

They do better than getting a picture of the ID, at good genetic test labs, they actually take a picture of the person who showed up in case the test is negative or there is fraud involved.  If the results are negative, the child support office should get a picture for you to identify whether the person who took the DNA is the person you named.

nas88car300 · Answer

they take a photo ID and a photo of the person they take the test from and if it isn't that person a court can and will consider that an admission of guilt and determine him to be the father of the child.. and hold him in contempt of court .. and then take his DNA supervised by the court

kanoa · Answer

I do DNA sorting out and that i see this each and all the time, on account that she is receiving State help, (TANF< nutrition STAMPS, etc) the dep. of Human centers, (welfare workplace) will pay for her workplace work and could pay for the DNA sorting out. toddler help varies by making use of each and every state yet a choose will continuously look on the quantity of earnings, yet there continues to be a sequence volume so "if" your son is the dad then he could pay shall we are saying 50.00 a month to the toddler help enterprise (continuously use funds orders and shop a duplicate with a observe wrote on there for the month and year of the toddler help) and then the state welfare enterprise could pay her a verify. good success.

katjha2005 · Answer

When I took me and my son in... I had to show proof of ID and also they took our picture before they administered the test and put it in the packet with the swab

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