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The Common Room / Adoption and birth certificate query.
« on: Thursday 23 May 24 17:11 BST (UK) »
I have just been asked a question by a friend that I cannot answer. One of her in-laws was born in West Germany. After a divorce this person's mother remarried a British soldier who then adopted this person. I have sight of the adoption papers. After the adoption a birth certificate was issued with the adoptive father's surname as this person's surname and place of birth as 'West Germany' by the GRO. Again I have sight of the original certificate. Is this a normal procedure when somebody is adopted in this country? Any information will be most gratefully received!