I was born with one surname, but when I was around 7-8yrs old my mother remarried and against my real father's permission, they changed my surname to that of my step-father. So from that age I have been known as a name I was never legally given.
My school records, bank accounts, tax file number, my children's birth certificates, superannuation etc. I did not get my drivers license until 30 yrs old, and all of a sudden I was informed that I had to use the name on my birth certificate. So my main piece of identification now had a different name. I have notified places like Centrelink that I am bizarrely known by two names.
My step father is no longer in my life, and I wish to remove that false name and replace it with my born name, wherever I can. My real father is now in my life - we had no communication between me being 4yo- 35. I now have superannuation companies refusing me access to my funds to rollover, because they say they know I changed my name and want to see legal supporting documents?
How do I sort out the nightmare of living under a name that my mum and step dad changed without legal right when I was a child in the 1980's. Apparently you could get away with things like that then!
My school records, bank accounts, tax file number, my children's birth certificates, superannuation etc. I did not get my drivers license until 30 yrs old, and all of a sudden I was informed that I had to use the name on my birth certificate. So my main piece of identification now had a different name. I have notified places like Centrelink that I am bizarrely known by two names.
My step father is no longer in my life, and I wish to remove that false name and replace it with my born name, wherever I can. My real father is now in my life - we had no communication between me being 4yo- 35. I now have superannuation companies refusing me access to my funds to rollover, because they say they know I changed my name and want to see legal supporting documents?
How do I sort out the nightmare of living under a name that my mum and step dad changed without legal right when I was a child in the 1980's. Apparently you could get away with things like that then!