I would greatly appreciate any kind of information on getting a surname changed in the Dominican Republic.
My dilemma is that I share a different last name with my parents. The same goes for my brother who was also born in Santo Domingo.
The problem lies in the different ?translation? of our surname into English/Spanish or rather, into the Western text because I am of Chinese decent.
We were given different surnames based on pronunciation (how you would say it in Chinese) but the Cantonese and Mandarin way of pronouncing are different, hence the different spelling of our surnames. Mine being Yee and my parents being Yu.
Coincidently, my parents also share the same last name in Chinese, although they?re not blood relatives. Which makes this story even more confusing seeing that in the Dominican Republic there is the custom of having your mother AND your father?s last name.
It?s extremely difficult for me convey exactly just how mixed up everything is, I would need to show my hospital birth certificate, the birth declaration from the Junta Central and other documents in order for one to understand, so please forgive me if I sound very vague with my problem.
I want to know if anyone here knows any lawyers who have experience in the area of name changing or anyone who has had a name change to refer me to a lawyer.
To be honest, I had a lawyer working on my case but all I heard were excuses and seeing absolutely no progress, I would like to find a competent lawyer who can help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
My dilemma is that I share a different last name with my parents. The same goes for my brother who was also born in Santo Domingo.
The problem lies in the different ?translation? of our surname into English/Spanish or rather, into the Western text because I am of Chinese decent.
We were given different surnames based on pronunciation (how you would say it in Chinese) but the Cantonese and Mandarin way of pronouncing are different, hence the different spelling of our surnames. Mine being Yee and my parents being Yu.
Coincidently, my parents also share the same last name in Chinese, although they?re not blood relatives. Which makes this story even more confusing seeing that in the Dominican Republic there is the custom of having your mother AND your father?s last name.
It?s extremely difficult for me convey exactly just how mixed up everything is, I would need to show my hospital birth certificate, the birth declaration from the Junta Central and other documents in order for one to understand, so please forgive me if I sound very vague with my problem.
I want to know if anyone here knows any lawyers who have experience in the area of name changing or anyone who has had a name change to refer me to a lawyer.
To be honest, I had a lawyer working on my case but all I heard were excuses and seeing absolutely no progress, I would like to find a competent lawyer who can help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
