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    Default Legal Name Change and Rights

    Ga and sc 40yrs ago my last name was changed to my stepfathers ive never said that word until now he was my father before the marriage my real father made threats so order of protection was order for both myself and mother the man i call daddy raised me treated me equal and was addressed to people as his child he was even my guardian along with my mother well he passed a few months ago and when i went to file in probate im told i cant cause he was not my real father unless i can prove that he was i had no rights anyway in ga where this all starts 40yrs ago they say they have no documentaion cause of it being that long ago and they dont keep those records that long i have the only legal name change document and rceipt from lawyers office with what ive said in eyes of the law is he legally my father

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    Default Re: Legal Name Change and Rights

    A "legal name change" does not make somebody your legal father. It merely means that you've legally changed your name. It's not the same thing as an adoption.

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