I`ve just seen my birth certificate for the first time, the name ?

Question

Jor-El has been scored out and substituted by Upfuttock, is this

legal ?

Answer 1

To alter a birth certificate is illegal,best get a copy

from birth death and marriages registrar.

The cost is`t a great deal.

Answer 2

Your parents said that they had to do it... they didnt have much choice back in those days.. times were hard for them and having a baby girl at the time was such a shock to them ... so they had to change the name to a boys name.. sory to inform you this way , but belive me.. it was for the best.........

Answer 3

Your official birth name is the one recorded on the government's central register, of which the certificate you have is only a copy. Changes to the name recorded at birth can happen for a variety of reasons, but usually require the re-issuing of a proper certificate.

Simply crossing a name out and writing in another does not make a legal change, and adulterating the certificate and trying to pass it off as a true record of your name in order to decieve (e.g. for a passport application) could be a legal offence also.

To find out what name has actually been officially recorded for you, you should request a new certificate showing the current entry from your local registry office. If Jor-el is your 'real' name and you wish to ensure the name change to Upfuttock is legal, there are some circumstances in which a mistake made at the time of registration can be rectified, otherwise you may have to change your name by deed poll. (this applies to the UK, but other countries have similar arrangements for registering births).

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Answer 4

no if a name has been changed, the certificate would be re-registered and new and no changes would be visible.. You wana be askig who did that.. well if i was you it'd be my first question and why??

Answer 5

Ask your reporter friend Lois Lane to investigate!

It would appear that this is a sense of humour-free zone today!

Edit to the other contributors......Jor-El was Supermans' father.

Answer 6

In your case yes..better than being called BLUKBRINE.!!

Answer 7

Boring unintelligent ********, boring unintelligent man.

Answer 8

This is just a joke.

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

No it isn't legal. You need to get a true and certified copy of your birth certificate. If for some reason your parents did a name change it would have been recorded and a new birth certificate would have been issued. If it was a mistake on the part of the hospital, again a new birth certificate would have been issued.

You can't legally change a name on a birth certificate by just crossing it out.