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    Unhappy Conflicting DNA Paternity Tests

    Hi. I find myself in a very confusing situation and looking for advice on my next step. In November I was excluded as the paternal father of a two month old beautiful baby boy. This test was done in a lab and comes complete with the chain of custody documents. The state of Florida (or atleast I was told it was from the state by the baby's mother) sent us an "at home" dna test, these results came back 100% paternal inclusion. Due to the confusion of conflicting DNA test we took another "at home" test purchased by the mother and the results of this came back as 99.8999% paternal probablility. Through each of these tests my DNA has remained constant while the childs changed from the first results. The second and third tests do however do reflect the same analysis of the childs dna.

    The company that did the legal test says that they wil testify in court that their results are accurate. The state says that they will persue a course of action according to the results of the second test(the first home test), and that they will be coming after me for child support because the mother has applied for goverment assistance.

    I did sign the birth certificate at the hospital. It wasnt until after the results of the first test that the mother admitted to me that she slept with someone else a short time before she got pregnant. I have not paid for anything or signed anything that acknowledges me as the father since before the results of the original test.

    I am almost at a loss as to where I should go from this point. The pain of the situation just seems to be dragging on for everyone. Lawyers were telling me I could do it on my own but the court says I need to get a lawyer.

    What course of action should I take from here? Should I wait for the state paperwork then present my chain of custody documents in the eventual hearing? At what point, if any should I get a lawyer involved? Any advice or words are appreciated.

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    Default Re: Conflicting DNA Paternity Tests

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    Through each of these tests my DNA has remained constant while the childs changed from the first results. The second and third tests do however do reflect the same analysis of the childs dna.

    The company that did the legal test says that they wil testify in court that their results are accurate.
    If the child had different DNA in the first test, as opposed to the second and third tests, it suggests either that the original sample was contaminated or that they used the wrong sample at the lab. They can testify that the result is accurate, but if they mistakenly used another child's DNA then the accuracy of the analysis doesn't matter.
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    What course of action should I take from here? Should I wait for the state paperwork then present my chain of custody documents in the eventual hearing? At what point, if any should I get a lawyer involved? Any advice or words are appreciated.
    What do you want to do? Are you and the mother agreeing to your paternity, or are you or she still trying to dispute it?

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    Default Re: Conflicting DNA Paternity Tests

    That is what I questioned the first lab about. The chain of custody records each and every step taken, each and every person involved, and has strict guidelines that must be followed or the chain of custody cannot be established.

    At this point she is taking the odds at 2 out of 3 for me beign the father but I have faith in the first test. We both just want to know the truth and move on from there.

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    Default Re: Conflicting DNA Paternity Tests

    I don't want to burst your bubble, but if labs number two and three had samples from the same child and the first lab had a sample from a different child, the odds are that (whatever its protocols) the first lab messed up.

    Where do you think the second and third labs got a DNA sample that apparently belongs to one of your children?

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    Default Re: Conflicting DNA Paternity Tests

    Q: What course of action should I take from here?

    A: Hire a lawyer and get a real second test. (Those home things are worthless.)

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