Born out of wedlock Italian Citizenship

[lanycla]

Hi Everyone

I had my citizenship appointment and all of my documents were accepted. I am going through my mother. The consulate has now come back and is seeking clarification on an issue. So here goes:

My mother was separated (not divorced) from her first husband when she met my father. She then became pregnant with me and I was born in 1965. She divorced her first husband in December 1967 and married my father in July of 1967. My birth certificate lists my father as my father on my birth certificate.

So they want clarification as to why if I was born in 1965 why does my birth certificate list her second husband as my father?

I'm not sure how to answer the question other than to say I was born out of wedlock and my parent's married after my birth, but I want to make sure this is an acceptable answer.

Thanks

[mler]

It's the truth, so it is the acceptable answer, actually the only answer.

[jennabet]

Yes, it's the truth but the reason the consulate is asking is because in Italy when a woman is married, only her legal husband is considered the father of any children she bears during the marriage and she would not be allowed to put another man's name on the child's birth certificate even if the couple were separated. Since your mother WAS married when you were born, you may have to provide some sort of statement from your mother's first husband that you are not his child. Or you may even need to provide a DNA test. This will be even more likely if your mother's first husband is also Italian.

[lanycla]

Ok now I understand the question.

My mother's first husband is dead, so it would be impossible for me to get a statement or DNA. My mother's second husband, my biological father adopted me in 1970 in order to change my name to his. I have a certified copy of my adoption record. In your opinion would this be acceptable documentation as to why his name is on my birth certificate?

[jennabet]

It sounds like the adoption record would explain it.