Adult Adding a Father to Birth Certificate
My question involves marriage law for the State of: New York
There was no topic for my question. So I posted here and hope that someone will know where to direct it to or better yet offer some advice. I'm 45 years old and I requested a new copy of my Birth Certificate because I lost my old one over there years. When I received my copy. I noticed that my fathers name was missing. I attempted to contact my birth hospital but it has been closed many years a go.
So I sent to NYC to have his name added back by supplying what they asked for, Parents Marriage Certificate , My baptismal dated 10 years after my birth show both their names , and that they never divorced. My father ran out on us after I was born. He couldnt handle being around 6 kids I guess. I share his middle and last name.
I tried family court but the Judge stated since I was an adult it was not in jurisdiction. A clerk and dept of vital records says to try civil court or get an attorney. I'm not a rich man and cannot afford to pay $500.00 an hour to handle this.
Any suggestions?
Re: Adult Adding a Father to Birth Certificate
If you are of limited means, try seeing if an area law school has a clinical law program that might be able to assist you. It's an odd situation, so I am skeptical that you're going to easily find model pleadings that you could use as a basis for a legal action - but if you want to try to represent yourself you can search and see what turns up, or check family law practitioner's materials in the county law library or area law school libraries.