South Africa - How To Apply for Paternity Test

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for a Paternity test in person, the person who wishes to undergo a Paternity test must visit the National Health Laboratory Service.
2. Please click the following link for the contact and address details of the National Health Laboratory Service for each province:Link
3. Find your provincial address information and pay a visit to the Provincial office of the National Health Laboratory Service.
4. Contact the person in-charge of the Paternity Testing and obtain a form to apply for a Paternity test, at the office.
5. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
6. Complete the application form with required details as applicable and attach the documents required.
7. Lodge the application form and required documents at the respective counter for verification and approval.
8. If the application is approved, an appointment will be fixed for the Paternity test and you will be issued with an advice as a proof of appointment.

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Required Documents

• Completely filled Application form
• Identification document of the applicant
• Identification document of the parent (for whom the Paternity test is to be done)
• Identification document of the child
• A written consent by both the parents
• A blood report or DNA test report of the child (if required)

Office Locations & Contacts

National Health Laboratory Service NHLS- Head Office
Physical Adsress:1 Modderfontein Road,
Sandringham
Johannesburg
South Africa
Postal Adsress: Private Bag X8,
Sandringham,
2131
South Africa
Tel: 011-386-6000
Email:[email protected]
Website link
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Eligibility

• Any person, a lawyer or a magistrate who wants to prove that they are biologically related to someone or not is eligible to apply.
• Any person, who wants to confirm the paternity of a child with the person whom the applicant considers to be the father, can apply.
• The person must possess all the required documents as instructed, before applying.

Fees

• Please contact the authorities the office you visit to apply for the fees details.
  

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• The application forms will be available at the office or testing centre.
  

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Processing Time

• The application may take not more than one day to process the application.
  

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Instructions

• With the respect to the fixed appointment, visit the venue specified in appointment on the appropriate date and time.
• The paternity test will be performed in the test centre and you will be asked to collect the report when the report is ready.
• According to the report generated by the Health or testing centre, the court will make amendments as requested by the applicant not violating the law and constitution.

Required Information

• Particulars of the parent
• identification document number of the parent
• Particulars of the child
• identification document number of the child
• particulars of the applicant

Need for the Document

• A paternity test application is made to prove the biological relation of any individual with another who is assumed to have such a relation.
  

Information which might help

• A paternity test analyses your blood group to determine whether you are biologically related to someone else. Negative results prove that you are not related but positive results show only that you could be.
• However, if a man denies paternity but refuses to undergo a confirmatory test, it raises questions about his credibility. If other evidence suggests strongly that he is the father, the court may take his refusal into account and make a presumption of biological fatherhood.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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