Dear Listers, My friend has a BIG mystery and needs helps finding a direction to start in. Please, read below and advise. Thank You :) Laura Hi Listers! I have a twisted story. I'll try to write it. I hope it makes sense. My mom's biological father was involved in an explosion at work. He decided to disappear and not let anyone know he was okay. I guess my grandma thought he was dead. Well, my grandma changed my mom's birth record from one surname to another. I guess my grandma didn't want my mom to know her real dad. Years later when my mom was 6 years, she had to go to court and talk to the judge about the man that my grandma was marrying. My grandma HAD to tell my mom about the story. Otherwise, I don't think that my mom would've ever known about her real dad. Well, this man shows up and says he's my mom's real dad. I guess he's been looking for my mom for a long time. I didn't meet him until I was in Junior High. To make the story more weird, my grandma is being tight lipped about this side of her life. I told her I was going to work on this side since it's my real line. She got real upset. I'm still working on the other side since the guy she's married to now is the only grandpa I've known. I would like to know how to go about finding the paper work that would have my mom's real surname changed to the other one. Does anyone have any ideas? I don't know what court this took place. I'm assuming WA since my mom was born there. I hope this story makes a little sense. I've only gotten bits and pieces. Thank you in advance. Corina _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.