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Your Guide to Immigration DNA Testing: What You Need to Know
DNA testing has become increasingly popular. With Immigration DNA testing playing a vital part in Home Office and Passport Office applications from families based worldwide. Within this article, we will provide insights on one of the most respectable and recommended DNA teams in the UK – dadcheck®gold, and how we can assist in these legal…
Read MoreGuide to Surrogacy DNA Tests
Surrogacy can be a viable way to start a family for anyone struggling to conceive, with the number of parents having a baby using a surrogate in England and Wales almost quadrupling in the last ten years. However, the process itself can come with complications. One of those complications is determining the genetic relationship between the intended parents and…
Read MoreParentage via sperm donation and the matter of “consent”
The donation of sperm or eggs is a very laudable social service and demand in the UK is increasing[1], albeit, sperm is in short supply for artificial insemination (AI). The service can be carried out by one of the many reputable licenced clinics recommended by the HFEA which regulates their activities and gives a great…
Read MoreParental Responsibility and Consent for a DNA Test
Parental Responsibility refers to “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property”[1]. In real terms, this means having input into substantial matters affecting a child’s well-being, such as education, religion medical treatments, appointing a guardian, holidays and extended…
Read MoreLegally Approved DNA Testing – Supporting Earlier Resolution of Private Family Law Arrangements
Family law disputes can be emotionally taxing and financially draining for all parties involved. The traditional court process often exacerbates these issues, leading to prolonged conflict and stress. However, there are several strategies and approaches that can support the earlier resolution of private family law arrangements, benefiting everyone involved. These are discussed in the sections…
Read MoreWhat is a Twin?
We are often asked about DNA testing for twins and the hope the following will explain a little more about the situation. By all means call us if you need more information. Firstly, the frequency of twins is much more common than it ever has been; twinning is now in over 90% of multiple births.…
Read MoreSperm Donor Anonymity – A Distant Memory
With the plethora of alternative ways now available to either participate in conception, birth or take care of a child and the interest in family trees, the issue of sperm donation has once again come into the spotlight. In particular, this is being accentuated by the use of social media, celebrity culture and the rapid…
Read MoreFrom Eternity to Paternity
In this article Dr Neil Sullivan reports on a landmark case where the DNA testing of the extracted and stored genetic material of a deceased male has been used for a paternity test. In Spencer v Anderson1 , the applicant had previously been made aware that a male who died of bowel cancer, may have…
Read MoreSurrogacy
At the dadcheck®gold DNA testing service, we have recently noticed a surge in the number of prospective parents wishing to enter into a surrogacy arrangement with an overseas mother. There are significant grounds for arguing caution in these arrangements, not least because there are cases where the intended parents are not at all linked genetically…
Read MoreHe Has His Father’s Nose
“You have your dad’s eye’s”, “your mums smile”, “and your grandfather’s ears”… We’ve all heard comments such as these; but do they have any basis in fact when attempting to assert paternity? As a leading DNA testing company dealing with hundreds of paternity cases every year, these types of comments often are posed to us.…
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