Heritage ID DNA test - A Heritage ID test will be completed within 10 business days from the date of receipt of the sample. A Heritage ID card will consist of the following:

• Name of Tested Party
• Date of Birth
• Date of Report
• A listing of the individual DNA profile
• FTA Card with stored sample for future use if needed

Standard DNA Paternity or Maternity Test - The results of a standard* paternity or maternity test will take 5 business days from the time the last sample is received by our testing laboratory. Orchid Cellmark will release a notarized DNA test report which will indicate a probability of paternity and maternity. The probability of paternity or maternity is 99.99% on average. The reports which are released will include:

• Names of Tested Parties
• Date of Specimen Collection for each Tested Party
• A listing of the individual DNA profiles for each Tested Party
• A Combined Paternity or Maternity Index
• A Probability of Paternity or Maternity
• A statement of conclusion
• A statement of laboratory accreditation

* A standard paternity or maternity test involves testing of a buccal (cheek) swab from the (alleged) mother, one child and (alleged) father.

Kinship Test – The results of a kinship test will take up to 10 business days from the time the last sample is received by our testing laboratory. Orchid Cellmark will release a notarized DNA test report which will indicate a probability of kinship. The probability of kinship will depend on the amount of shared DNA that is observed between the tested parties as well as the frequency of that shared DNA in the general population. Orchid Cellmark cannot guarantee a conclusive result in a kinship case. A kinship report will include:

• Names of Tested Parties
• Date of Specimen Collection for each Tested Party
• A listing of the individual DNA profiles for each Tested Party
• A Combined Kinship Index
• A Probability of Kinship
• A statement of Conclusion
• A statement of laboratory accreditation