bculberson
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL
Here goes... About 8 months prior to my birth in 1963, my biological father passed away. I have the hospital records (and I think birth certificate) showing the bio-parents and my legal name at the time. When I was 4, my mom re-marries and step-dad adopts me. I take on his last name and he even has my birth certificate changed to show him as the birth father. Years later, I had my last name restored to my birth name, but I didn't know about my birth cert. until recently. I want to have his name removed from my cert., so that it now shows the way it was at birth. (i.e., I want my real birth-father listed as such and my name to reflect my birth name). I've contacted 2 different family lawyers in Palm Beach county as well as the folks in the family court there and I have them all scratching their heads. So if the step-dad managed to change my birth cert to have his name with no mention of the birth father - how can I change it back? I know it's something like a 'set-aside of adoption', but since it has a name, SOMEBODY has got to know how to do one. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
Here goes... About 8 months prior to my birth in 1963, my biological father passed away. I have the hospital records (and I think birth certificate) showing the bio-parents and my legal name at the time. When I was 4, my mom re-marries and step-dad adopts me. I take on his last name and he even has my birth certificate changed to show him as the birth father. Years later, I had my last name restored to my birth name, but I didn't know about my birth cert. until recently. I want to have his name removed from my cert., so that it now shows the way it was at birth. (i.e., I want my real birth-father listed as such and my name to reflect my birth name). I've contacted 2 different family lawyers in Palm Beach county as well as the folks in the family court there and I have them all scratching their heads. So if the step-dad managed to change my birth cert to have his name with no mention of the birth father - how can I change it back? I know it's something like a 'set-aside of adoption', but since it has a name, SOMEBODY has got to know how to do one. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!