DNA SURPRISE? AdoptION, DCP, NPE, MP

(Click for more terms - DCP: Donor Conceived Person, NPE: Non-Paternal Event, MP: Misattributed parentage)

Empowering individuals and Families impacted by misattributed parentage, adoption, donor conception, NPEs, and DNA surprises through education, support, advocacy, and community engagement since 2019.

you are not alone - 1 in 20 have misattributed parentage

We support everyone impacted by genetic identity issues and loss of genetic continuity from adoption, assisted reproduction, or non-paternal events (NPE) and promote understanding of the complex intersection of genetic information, identity, and family dynamics.
We encourage engagement to facilitate and create real change and are an inclusive organization that assists adoptees, donor-conceived, people with an NPE, birth parents, gamete providers, new genetic family, recipient parents, raising families, and significant others. In learning and growing from each other, we must put the voices of adoptees, donor conceived, and people with an NPE first.

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OUR IMPACT: Direct Assistance for 2679 Adoptees/DCP/People with an NPE, Impacted 6891 Families, and Reached Over 54,625 People in 15 Countries and ALL U.S. States

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OUR Stories

Debbie Olson

COURAGEOUS. SUPPORTIVE. POSITIVE. I grew up always knowing my “dad” was not my biological father. I was 6 years old

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Atlanta GA, March 12-15, 2026