Error in month of birth may be corrected
Dear PAO, My sister is set to retire next year, but it was only recently that she learned about the error in her date of birth. She was born on April 20, 1965. As far as she knows, all of her records state that date as her date of birth. But when she got hold of the certified copy of her birth record, it stated «May 20, 1965.» From what we have gathered, May 20, 1965 is her date of baptism. Our parents were able to save pictures of her baptism with dates on them, because old photos usually have dates on the pictures. She was also able to get a copy of her baptismal certificate, showing that May 20, 1965, was the date of her baptism. While she was told that she can have the erroneous date on her birth certificate corrected without having to go to court, she is being required to present a clearance of no pending case and to have the petition published. Are those requirements really lawfully necessary? Emerenciana
