Recognition Certificates

what is the date that requires a name be corrected on birth certificate by age 18 if certificate is in error?

At age 64 I find that my present name was not on my birth certificate. I have 2 marriages, 2 children, everything that I have ever done in my present name.Under this name I cannot get a state identification even though I have a Dept.of Corrections photo ID. I am told that my name had to be corrected by my 18th birthday.Both of my parents are deceased for several years. Both names is on the certificate that was meant for me.I don't have any proof of the original name either.I have paid taxes, Social Security and spent the 64 years under my present name.If the year the law was inacted came after 1958 or '59 there is no way to have it corrected nor verified other than fingerprints and recognition by the DOC.What can I do? I have already put out several dollars just for the applications to get a name change from one to another and have no proof of either name. The date on the certificate is October 1941.

Public Comments

1. Now you know why I don't want a "national ID card" or anything even similar. Once someone makes a mistake like that, it can be impossible to fix. I think you should ask a lawyer how to legally change your name, like when women get married. Then you should be able to use your new name for everything.
2. Contact your courthouse of general jurisdiction. They have the right to hear your case and order a change in your name if appropriate base on information that you provide to the court.