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Ordering a test is simple.

Please call 1 (888) DNA-CODE or 1 (304) 690-4361 for customer service assistance.

Customer Service will ask you for the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the parties to be tested.  Our friendly staff will answer your questions and provide information about the process.

We will assist you with scheduling appointments for sample collection at the nearest collection site. You will need to take the following to the sample collection site:
  • Picture identification of the mother and alleged father
  • Birth certificate of the child
  • Proof of custody or guardianship for child, if appropriate
  • Payment for services at the collection site

You will need to sign a Consent Form and adults must provide a thumbprint. The collection site will overnight the samples sealed in packages provided by our laboratory to ensure chain of custody is protected.


Services & Fees
We require an initial, non-refundable, deposit of $100 before a collection site is identified and DNA testing begins. Clients are responsible for payment for sample collection at the collection site, which generally ranges from $20-$45 per person (the collection fee is seperate from our testing fees). Before results are released, we must receive full payment for the balance of services.

We accept cash, money orders, checks, VISA and MasterCard.

Services Fees

Standard Trio DNA Test
(Mother, Child, Alleged Father)

$420

Single Parent DNA Test
(One Child, One Alleged Parent)

$420
Each Additional Child or Alleged Parent $150
Forensic Paternity Cases $750
Immigration Cases $420 + international shipping charge
Personal DNA Identification $90
Personal DNA Identification Certificate
on Document Paper ready for Framing
$110
Expert Witness Testimony

$1200 per day plus expenses

Sample Collection Fees $30 per sample


Contact Us
Our Customer Service Department is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (EST). Our answering service is open 24 hours a day, so please leave a message, you will get a response the next business day. We welcome your comments or suggestions.

Toll Free: 1 (888) DNA-CODE
Phone: 1 (304) 690-4361
Fax: 1 (304) 690-4360
E-mail: parentage@marshall.edu

Physical Address:
Marshall University
Parentage Testing Services
1401 Forensic Science Drive
Huntington, WV, 25701

Collection Site for Parentage Testing by Appointment

AABB Accredited
ISO/IEC 17025 Compliant

Download and Print:

Parentage Information Sheet
Forensic Relationship Testing

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Marshall University Forensic Science Center
1401 Forensic Science Drive, Huntington, WV, 25701
Telephone: 304-690-4363 Fax: 304-690-4360
Email: forensics@marshall.edu
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