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If the mother is trying to test a child without the father's knowledge and she is the primary custodial guardian she can give consent to her child. She can not force the alleged father to perform a DNA paternity test unless she was able to get a court order from a judge.

Although a mother can refuse a peace of mind paternity test, the mother's permission is not needed to carry out such a test, provided her DNA is not being submitted for testing and the potential father has parental responsibility for any child being tested.

Each person who is taking part in the paternity test must give written consent to allow their DNA sample to be taken and tested. To achieve the most accurate and conclusive result, the biological mother should also be tested rather than only testing the father and child.

Although samples from the putative father and the child are always required, it is no longer necessary for the mother to provide a sample in order to obtain a meaningful result. These developments have raised the possibility of samples being tested without the knowledge and consent of all parties.

A DNA test can determine siblings. In fact, it is the most scientific and accurate way to prove that two or more individuals are biologically related. A sibling DNA test can establish whether brothers and sisters share the same mother and father, or share either the mother or the father.

Faking a paternity test in a court case The only way to fudge the paternity result is to submit someone else's DNA in place of your own, and if the court discovers that there was a felony committed in connection with the matter, you might end yourself paying a hefty fine or perhaps being thrown into jail too.