Adoption DNA Testing
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS
In the past decades U. S. families have brought home thousands of adopted children from different countries around the world. Many of the countries from where these children were adopted have different political, social, and cultural environments from the U. S., and their governments may not be involved in the process of inter-country adoption. Because of this, there might be a lack of information about the children’s background and the circumstance under which they are adopted. While many of these children are true “orphans” because of their circumstances, more birthparents in certain countries are choosing to give their children better lives through adoption.
To ensure that the birthparents and/or the children are not victims of human trafficking or abduction, DNA testing is often required to verify parentage relationships and support consent / relinquishment by birthparents. When DNA testing is not a government requirement, some adoptive families and their legal representatives still choose to perform the DNA testing for peace of mind.
Universal Genetics / Advanced Genetics works with U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Immigration Service Centers around the world and has vast knowledge of the ins and outs of many countries’ processes.
DNA TEST AS PROTECTION FOR CLIENTS AND CHILDREN FROM FUTURE BIRTHPARENT CLAIMS
Adoption is an effort to do what is best for a child. To ensure that everyone is protected, many attorneys and agencies prefer that their clients and the children involved undergo DNA testing. Through services like DNA Testing, all can be sure that the biological parents of the children are relinquishing their parental rights.
For attorneys and agencies that use DNA Testing for many of their cases, Universal Genetics / Advanced Genetics DNA Laboratories offers Legal Chain of Custody DNA Testing. All results are returned to the attorney or agency with complete discretion. Everyone involved can depend on our results to be private and confidential.
STEP 1
FILL OUT ONLINE APPLICATION
Fill out our online application with the information for your case
STEP 2
WE WILL REVIEW YOUR INFORMATION & SEND YOU A LINK TO MAKE PAYMENT
If everything seems in order, we will send you an email with information you need to make your payment online. Otherwise, we will contact you regarding any missing items in your application.
STEP 3
WE SEND YOU YOUR TRACKING INFORMATION
We will arrange for DNA kits to be sent to DNA collection agencies or US Embassies/Consulates depending on your case. Also, we will email you all the details for you to monitor your case. If you have a case with USCIS, we will provide you with a compliance letter, so that you can notify them that the DNA testing process has initiated.
REQUIREMENTS TO INITIATE YOUR ADOPTION DNA TEST
If this test is initiated in connection to a U.S. Immigration matter, then we will need the following:
A copy of the letter / written request provided by the U.S. Embassy or USCIS Office. This document typically contains:
-
Your file / case number
-
The names of the persons that need to be tested
-
The type of relationship that needs to be proved
In addition, we will need the following from the participants in the U.S. and abroad:
-
Names
-
Dates of Birth
-
Address
-
Phone Numbers
If there is no U.S. Immigration case depending on this DNA test results, then we will just need the following for all participants in the U.S. and abroad:
-
Names
-
Dates of Birth
-
Address
-
Phone Numbers
Once you have provided the required information accurately, you only need to make your appointments to have your samples collected at the clinic or doctor’s office we will use. We will handle everything else with the collection kit shipping, testing, and reporting of the DNA Test results to the client, or if this test is in connection to a U.S. Immigration matter, to the corresponding immigration agencies.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If this test is not for U.S. immigration purposes and the participants in the test are overseas, we first must evaluate if we count with a local clinic or doctor’s office to collect the DNA samples for all the participants abroad. Unfortunately, sometimes this is subject to availability. However, given that many times these adoption procedures might be needed for local authorities, they can suggest the acceptable local clinics or DNA collections sites they may accept. If this suggestion is given to the client, often we can communicate with those collectors and coordinate the DNA sample collection process for the parties abroad.