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    Default How to Change the Spelling of Father's Name on Birth Certificate

    My question involves name change laws...

    I am interested in how to amend the spelling of a father's name on a birth certifcate in the State of Maryland. I also am interested in how to amend the spelling of a name on a marriage certificate in Washington DC.

    My grandparents were immigrants from Italy in 1909 and never naturalized. My father was born in the USA and I was born in the USA. Italian law through the principle of juris sanguinus (blood right) allows me to request to be recognized as an Italian citizen. I am in the process of seeking dual citizenship in USA and Italy. This involves establishiing my paternal blood line to the satisfaction of the Italian government.

    My father was born with an Italian first and last name, but grew up using an anglicized verison of both his first and last name. He married and fathered me using this anglicized name, and also died using this anglicized name.

    The Italian authorities require me to have my parent's marriage certificate and my birth certificate amended to use his Italian first and last name.

    I have supporting documents from USCIS and SSA that show my grandfather also used this anglicized last name and that both my father's Italian name and his anglicized name are associated with the same SSN. This is not sufficient for Italy - hence the need for the amendments.

    I am seeking information and advice on how to change/amend the spelling of my father's name on my parent's marriage certificate and on my birth certificate?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Carlo

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    Default Re: Change Spelling of Father's Name on Birth Certificate

    Is it that your parents are deceased, or that they don't want to cooperate with this venture?

    If it's the former, you can expect a complicated process that may not prove successful. If it's the latter, you don't get to change somebody else's name against their wishes.

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    Default Re: Change Spelling of Father's Name on Birth Certificate

    My parents are deceased. I expect it to be complicated. Dealing with Italian bureaucracy is very complicated in general - so why should this be any different - since I am doing it to comply with Italian requirements. Thanks for the opinion - too bad you didn't add any substantive information to this thread.

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    Default Re: Change Spelling of Father's Name on Birth Certificate

    Quote Quoting Carlo in America
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    My parents are deceased. I expect it to be complicated. Dealing with Italian bureaucracy is very complicated in general - so why should this be any different - since I am doing it to comply with Italian requirements. Thanks for the opinion - too bad you didn't add any substantive information to this thread.
    Sometimes, we have to know details before we can fully comment.

    Being snarky doesn't encourage our help.

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    I was trying to figure out what answer you needed. Believe it or not, it's time consuming to come up with answers to questions like this. Your response saved me some time, though, as I don't need to help people who are rude.

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    Default Re: Change Spelling of Father's Name on Birth Certificate

    Wow having read through the "Using the Forum" section trying to figure out how to delete my account and my post - to disassociate my self from this foprum - I must say without a doubt - that the people who "run" this forum are some of the most pompous and arrogant people I have ever encountered in a forum. The user name "Mr Knowitall" pretty much says it all.

    Potential forum users: there are plenty of friendlier sites out there that can give you just as good - if not better - legal advice. Vote with your feet (or should I say fingers) and go to other forums. You don't have to be just sheep!

    Have a nice day (from the "snarky" Carlo in America). LOL.

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