I don’t buy the articles reasoning that they change the name on the original Birth certificate when a kid is adopted.
You should. That's the way it's done. The original BC is sealed, and the kid gets a new one with the adopted parent's name. It's why Bill Clinton is Bill Clinton, and not Billy Blythe. It's why Gerald Ford is Gerald Ford and not Leslie King. Clinton and Ford are their LEGAL names. The adoptor is their legal parent.
When the guy was adopted, his legal name became Barry Soetoro, or something like that (Soebarkah, etc). That means to change it back, he would have had to go to court, which he clearly did not. He has, therefore, in the opinion of some very intelligent people, and me,been cruising under a name not legally his.
To top it off, he lied about on his Illinois Bar App. Perhaps not coincidentally, he is no longer allowed to practice law. This name thing is very serious business, indeed.
If it is proven, the question becomes, "what among his various actions is invalidated?"
“I don’t buy the articles reasoning that they change the name on the original Birth certificate when a kid is adopted.”
It’s always been my understanding that, in the case of legal adoption, they do issue another birth certificate with the adoptive parent’s name as parent. Back to the days when adoption records were sealed (I think a person couldn’t get them opened until they were either 18 or 21). So, in order for the adopted child to have a birth certificate that might be required for various things - school, passports, etc., they would have the “replacement” document. Also, back in the day, many parents didn’t tell their children they were adopted. There was somewhat of a stigma about it, nothing like today.
“I don’t buy the articles reasoning that they change the name on the original Birth certificate when a kid is adopted.”
Sorry I didn’t read your post carefully enough. Didn’t see that you said the “original” BC. No, as I said earlier, I think they issued a new, replacement one. But I’m pretty sure the original BC still existed, in the sealed birth/acoption file.
“I don’t buy the articles reasoning that they change the name on the original Birth certificate when a kid is adopted.”
my sons were issued new birth certificates with their new names when we adopted them... all the info about the place of birth, date, etc., stayed the same... i don't know what has become of the originals...