Personal testing
A personal test answers the question for you. Collection can be done at home, there is no witnessed identity check, and the report is not prepared for official use. It is the fastest and least expensive route.
Legal testing
A legal test is collected under supervision: participants attend in person, present government-issued ID, and the samples travel with a documented chain of custody. This is the format courts, family lawyers and immigration files normally expect.
They are not interchangeable
A personal result cannot be upgraded to a legal one afterwards, because the identity and custody record was never created. If there is any chance the result will be used officially, start with the legal process.
Acceptance
Whether a report is accepted is decided by the receiving court, authority or organisation. We follow the documentation practices those files normally require; we cannot promise acceptance on anyone's behalf.
See legal chain-of-custody testing or start the Test Finder.