Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

dna swab buccal testing (motherless)

In your legal experience, how accurate are the results of a dna swab buccal test w/the alleged father & the infant, no mother ? Are the results usually reliable or as a divorce proceeding goes on, is test viewed as flawed ?


Asked on 11/02/06, 10:10 am

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Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: dna swab buccal testing (motherless)

I am somewhat puzzled by your question. First of all, every human being, who is not a clone, has a mother. Secondly, I do not understand the distinction between the dna a swab might detect or that which analysis of hair or other bodily material might produce. Dna analysis is deemed to be 99 % reliable.

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Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

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Answered on 11/02/06, 5:53 pm
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: dna swab buccal testing (motherless)

It totally depends on the facts of the case and the results of the test. A DNA test cannot say that there is a 100% certainty that this person matches with this DNA, i.e. is the suspect, is the father, etc. It can only give the odds and/or percentage. In one case, we had a client who they thought was the father but he had a brother and his brother came up as with a higher percentage than the client. It was something like 96.6% for my client, and 97.1% for the brother. So, it was too close to call either way and no one was deemed the father. I suggest you at least meet with an attorney to discuss your situation. My initial consultations are always free, so you can call me at 732/247/3340 if you'd like.

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Answered on 11/02/06, 11:01 am


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