Information for Solicitors
If a DNA test is required for legal reasons.
To start the process, contact us to discuss the case so we can advise you on what is required to best suit your needs.
Nominate a General Practitioner.
You can choose your clients own general practitioner or you can use one of Summit’s Testing Centres to carry out this DNA test. A General practitioner or practice nurse must carry out this DNA test for it to be admissible in court proceedings. Ensuring you have the General practitioners confirmation to carry out the test prior to ordering the kit from us.
From here you can contact us and give written instructions on the kit you are ordering, the general practitioner name and address if you are not using one of our Testing Centres and the details of each participant. We can send you an invoice at this stage of the process.
The kit will be posted directly to the nominated general practitioner with the details you have provided.
Inside each kit you will find:
- Two swabs per person being tested.
- Instructions for how to collect the samples.
- An application for to be duly completed by the collector.
- Freepost mailer to return your samples.
Any of our kits can be tailored depending on how many people are being tested.
- The appointments usually take 30-40 minutes.
- It is advised that the paperwork be completed prior to samples being taken, and a copy of each person's photo identification .
- Take the samples, label and package them as per instructions included with the kit .
- The completed samples & paperwork must be posted to us using the freepost mailer provided. Ensuring this is not given back to the patient, this can only be handled by a member of staff at your practice
- The cost of the consultation is not included in our DNA testing fee.
- Results will be issues within 5-7 working days.
Included in the paperwork is a result distribution list, this should be completed for persons wishing to obtain a copy of these DNA test results. Include yourself in this if you wish to receive a copy of the results. We typically email the results but these can also be posted to you.
Contact us at any time throughout the process if you any queries info@summitdnaireland.com