Claim Prince as father? Be ready to give some blood

To test the claim of anyone who comes forward now, Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide has authorized genetic testing on a sample of Prince's blood now held by the medical examiner's office.

Eide also granted a request from Bremer Trust, the special administrator overseeing the estate, to let Bremer set up the protocol for exactly how to handle claimants.

Bremer proposed that those people submit affidavits backing up their relationship to Prince, and then agree to blood and genetic testing — at their expense.

DNA Diagnostics Center, the company the estate special administrator has proposed using, says on its website that it tests for at least 16 DNA markers in father and child to produce genetic profiles for each person, and then uses statistical analysis to calculate probability of paternity.

[...] a test would likely be preceded by screening questions such as whether Prince and the alleged mother spent time together, or whether they and the alleged child shared a similar blood type, said Judith T. Younger, a University of Minnesota law professor who isn't involved in the case.

[...] a child would get it all under Minnesota law.

Williams has asked Judge Eide to require the special administrator to first test people who claim to be Prince's children, and to refrain from testing anyone claiming a more distant relationship until the first tests are completed and reported.