tinkherbelly
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
hi. my name is lori. i was born in los angeles california and i had the same birth certificate copy my entire life. two years ago, i couldn't find it and went to get a copy at the local records office. they told me that i didn't have one on file that i would have to get it from sacramento california. the lady showed me on the screen (probably wasn't supposed to) that i was born with a different last name and that my parents had it changed after i was born so the records were sealed. i asked my mother if i was adopted. she told me no, but that my father changed his name, thus they changed mine as well. i know that last name that i was born with. i didn't know my father growing up but found out that he changed it because he was still married when he married my mother. i have since met my father's side of the family (with the original last name i had). he passed away in 1985 and was buried and obituary name with original last name. he is in the social security death index with changed name. i want to get a copy of my ORIGINAL sealed birth certificate, but don't know how. i drove all the way to sacramento just to be told that they closed the window for records two days before i got there and so it has to be done in the mail. is there a special form to fill out or do i go to court. also, would social security have past social security benefits for me since i was a minor when he passed away? thanks for your help.
hi. my name is lori. i was born in los angeles california and i had the same birth certificate copy my entire life. two years ago, i couldn't find it and went to get a copy at the local records office. they told me that i didn't have one on file that i would have to get it from sacramento california. the lady showed me on the screen (probably wasn't supposed to) that i was born with a different last name and that my parents had it changed after i was born so the records were sealed. i asked my mother if i was adopted. she told me no, but that my father changed his name, thus they changed mine as well. i know that last name that i was born with. i didn't know my father growing up but found out that he changed it because he was still married when he married my mother. i have since met my father's side of the family (with the original last name i had). he passed away in 1985 and was buried and obituary name with original last name. he is in the social security death index with changed name. i want to get a copy of my ORIGINAL sealed birth certificate, but don't know how. i drove all the way to sacramento just to be told that they closed the window for records two days before i got there and so it has to be done in the mail. is there a special form to fill out or do i go to court. also, would social security have past social security benefits for me since i was a minor when he passed away? thanks for your help.