...because the child is not 18 years old.
Standard DNA Test (Trio): A parentage test with Mother, Child, and the Alleged Father all participating.
Buccal Swab: A buccal swab is a cotton or other material-tipped device used to collect buccal cell samples from inside an individual’s mouth, particularly the cheek, where blood samples cannot be or are not taken, or as an alternative method to obtaining a blood sample. (1) In parentage testing, buccal swab collections are now the standard method of obtaining DNA.
Court Admissible: Acceptable / allowable in court. Court admissible testing is often required in paternity testing, so a laboratory must have procedures in place, which follow the chain of custody of a DNA sample from collection through sample analysis.
Genetic Profile - The identification of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from biological samples. The term “Genetic Profile” is often called a “DNA Fingerprint.”