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So, the document you now have is what?, a computer printed extract?Carboni wrote:Other options I'm considering are:
- Writing Vital Records and asking them to please re-examine the original record, as the errors appear to be transcription problems; or
It is more likely that your (and mine and lots of other people's) ancestors were illiterate or, at the very least, were unable to communicate in english.Carboni wrote: Our ancestors must've been visited by the same illiterate midwife.
scottshay wrote: ↑14 May 2013, 22:06 Hi Mark, I used a local attorney in Lebanon, PA where my grandfather was born--I am guessing they would not take a case unless it was local. I would try to find an attorney in the county where your father was born--look for someone who practices family law. In reality, you don't need a lawyer to petition a court though. If you private message me with your email, I will send you templates I created from my petition and draft court order (PA generally requires both). With those, you can petition the local court where he was born, or hand them over to a local attorney--with the templates, it is obvious what needs to be done (these were to create a birth cert, but easily modified to petition for a change). It is pretty straightforward. The petition states all of the obvious info in legalese, then points to all of the proof of the real name (along with original documents that show the real name, as many as you can get). The draft order is what the judge uses to create an order telling vital stats to make the change. They often leave them as is--mine did. Once you have the signed order from the judge, you mail it to vital stats with whatever form they have for name changes, and they should send you back the changed certificate. I have helped a bunch of people with these templates by now, and have heard back from some that they were successful.
My situation is not exactly the same as yours. But maybe I can be of help. I was able to get a court order in PA. They ordered that Vital Records issue a birth certificate for my GF without typos in the last name (there was 1 letter wrong).SandraD wrote: ↑22 Aug 2019, 16:22 Hello friends!
So I'm in a bit of a pickle and am hoping to find some help here.
I also have a GM's birth certificate with major misspellings. I have found a lawyer in Jim Thorpe, Pa to help me get a court order to have my deceased grand mother's birth certificate corrected.
We just heard back from the judge and apparently we need to find the statutes where the judge can give us the authority to do this.
Has anyone here done this in PA? It would be helpful to have ANY information so we can find the actual laws to allow us to make the correction.
This is what my lawyer said:
Sandra: We got an order, but not order I was hoping for. The Judge wants me to find the statute under which he might have authority to do as we request. The Argument (not a trial where evidence is taken) is schedule for __. You are welcome to attend but an Argument is intended to discuss the law, and not the facts. Perhaps meeting the judge would be a good idea, but I cannot guarantee that you will be able to say anything.
Thank you sooo much! Or I guess I should say Tanti Grazie!
Sandra
Scott, would you mind sending me this template as well, I’ve run into the same issue.scottshay wrote: ↑14 May 2013, 22:06 Hi Mark, I used a local attorney in Lebanon, PA where my grandfather was born--I am guessing they would not take a case unless it was local. I would try to find an attorney in the county where your father was born--look for someone who practices family law. In reality, you don't need a lawyer to petition a court though. If you private message me with your email, I will send you templates I created from my petition and draft court order (PA generally requires both). With those, you can petition the local court where he was born, or hand them over to a local attorney--with the templates, it is obvious what needs to be done (these were to create a birth cert, but easily modified to petition for a change). It is pretty straightforward. The petition states all of the obvious info in legalese, then points to all of the proof of the real name (along with original documents that show the real name, as many as you can get). The draft order is what the judge uses to create an order telling vital stats to make the change. They often leave them as is--mine did. Once you have the signed order from the judge, you mail it to vital stats with whatever form they have for name changes, and they should send you back the changed certificate. I have helped a bunch of people with these templates by now, and have heard back from some that they were successful.