Increased interest in direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry tests in recent years lends importance to exploring the experiences of those who choose to complete them, particularly when the results provided are unexpected. The Human Genome Project (HGP) conducted from 1990-2003 contributed to the rapid advancement of cost effective direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry tests. Understanding motivations to complete these tests and what information is learned and understood from these tests are important areas to explore from the consumer’s perspective. Social workers can provide leadership and education surrounding issues of clinical interventions and policy practices related to the growing field of consumer genetics. This study explored what happens to family relationships, individual identity, and support when adult children unexpectedly discover previously unknown paternity through a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test. The findings indicated that relationships are altered, identity is changed, and support is sought to cope with the new information.