Ya, that helps, some. Just a bit of advice; when you have a situation that is not the common situation you should probably explain that right off.


So, how did the conception come about? What I'm looking for is whether there is a father somewhere that may have some rights here.

But beyond that, if there is no father that has any rights here a name change through the courts is your path. You are seeking to make a legal name change rather than a correction and that is how it is done.