I have never thought of our baptismal certificates as legal documents before. I love the education that I get from the people on this list!
I will be tuning in for your next tutorial J From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dano Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 7:42 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: FW: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ajuda de Bretanha marriage 1729 Mathias Carvalho and Margarida da Coucellos Baptismal records are legal documents in that they establish a date of birth by a duly appointed authority and are signed by witnesses, whereupon they are certified in the same manner as a birth certificate; as for their order of standing, they are second only to a notarized birth certificate. This culture should not be new to you as you are subject to these same requirements here and now, in any business or legal transaction (did you want a mortgage, or sell your house, or purchase something with a credit card)? You need to use your legal name. The alternative is to sign your legal name and add an "aka" - that process is cumbersome at best, and it is not always an option for certain transactions, under the law. As for name changes, they also reguire legal certification otherwise, you would have to sign documents using your legal name. One has only to look at present day matters where any person desiring to change his or her "legal" name must appear before a judge or magistrate and request such change before the court. (My next tutorial on Law and Contracts will air in 25 minutes :) -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
