Alpo Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Subplot in a book. They name the baby Mary, after the Virgin, and Lynn, after Daddy's sister. The nurse was hard of hearing, and wrote down Marilyn. She was Mary until she started school, where the nuns told her that her name was Marilyn, because that's what it said on her birth certificate, and they didn't care what her parents thought. What would it take to fix the birth certificate? Would they have to go through the hassle of going to court to have her name changed? Or is there some simpler way to "fix an error" on the certificate? In the book, they just ignored it. Officially, to the rest of the world, she is Marilyn. Mama and Daddy and her brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles continue to call her Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I would recommend contacting those who handled the previous Presidents' Birth Certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: I would recommend contacting those who handled the previous Presidents' Birth Certificate. If you can find them...Same with the Birth Certificate..... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Well, that took a turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Checotah Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 My stepfather's last name is Piquett. Growing up he said it was pronounced Pickett. When he got to Navy boot camp they started calling him Pi-qwet. They apparently could not merge the spelling with the pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Have to wonder why the parents didn't catch it when they reviewed the certificate before they took the kid home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Maybe they didn't review it. My ex-brother-in-law's name is Lewis. Named after a great uncle. His birth certificate and his driver's license say Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I believe the law says we can use any name we choose, as long as it is not with the intent to defraud. I wonder why the parents didnt catch it and if it would be expensive to legally change to the correct version. I am not a Barrister but I have stayed at Days Inn. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Imis is correct. Also legal name changes are super simple and cost less than a hundred bucks if you can fill out the forms without an attorney. (you can!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 My wife was to be named Marilee with no middle name. On her birth certificate the hospital staff wrote Mary Lee. She has been Mary ever since but her mom and dad called her Marilee until they passed. Her parents used to laugh when they told the story of her name so they had no animosity about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 My grandmother was different. When her youngest son, Louis William turned 65 and requested a "good" birth certificate, he discovered she had changed his name when he was 1 year old to William Frances. The change was done in pencil but is the official name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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