DNA test firms profiting from Credit Crunch
Business is booming for a paternity testing firm after a rise in relationship difficulties amid credit crunch financial worries. Sunderland-based Complement Genomics’s dadcheck testing service has received a record number of investigations in the first weeks of 2009.
Business grew continuously during last year but the unique swell in activity since New Year has come as a surprise for chairman Louise Allcroft. She revealed : “We have been shocked at the level of interest in DNA testing following the vacations.
“The level of interest shown obviously suggests that folks see resolution of relationship issues as a high concern.
“We know that this could be a busy time for divorce barristers, and the large number of investigations that we’ve received indicates this also is applicable to paternity.”.
It would seem that fathers are less willing to payout for kids that they have not fathered in these difficult economic times.
Hi there,
Just wanted to drop you all an email to complement on the cartoon and mention on your site. Thank you. We have seen a lot of cases as you can imagine over the years and experience tells us that not all dad’s are bad and they do get a rather bad press – and very often unfairly so. As a mother myself, I cannot imagine what it must feel like not to know whether a child is yours or not. But let’s remember that at the heart of this is a child – and it’s in their best interests that we should always act.
If you are considering a DNA test please do your research thoroughly as the result of this will be with you forever and please take time to consider the consequences of the test result (especially if it is not the result you wanted or had hoped for) not only to you and the child but to your extended family, too. dadcheck is one of a small number of ISO17025 accredited laboratories in the UK and is also on the Ministry of Justice’s list of accredited bodies (so you may want to update your list in the site too!). If you have any questions about a test please don’t hesitate to contact us – we’d be pleased to answer any questions you may have.