Hello all,
When I was 17 years old entering the Marines, my mother told me my father was "not" my real dad. It didn't matter since he left when I was 4. I have his name (first/last). He went on to make other children giving his first born with his new wife his first and last name too. I was 8 when I heard this news. So I decided to make up my own name. I have always used that name since age 8 and have always been known by that name. I am now 34 and somehow through the years it has become my name (not court ordered) on all my legal documents (Driver's license, Social security, college records, debts, etc..). I have had a rough life in the past as most people do. I have been through a bankruptcy, child support, prison, you name it. I did not use another name to escape the latter although I never had an I.D. with my new name until after. I have met my real father since and now seek to have his name put on my birth record and to change my last name to his. I was born in California and am now a legal resident of New Mexico. The father on my birth certificate is not a legal US citizen. Can anyone please tell me how do I go about having this done? I would greatly appreciate the legal advice. Thank you.

