Cannot prove I'm my child's mother
Hi all. Just applied for passports for my kids, and on one of their birth certificates my name is slightly different to the other birth certificate (in one my name is double barrelled, and on the other it is not). For context, my name was double barrelled during my former marriage to the father of the children.
HM Passport Office have said that they need evidence that my name was changed legally, such as on the marriage certificate. However, only my regular (non-barrelled) name was on the marriage certificate. Therefore I have no evidence that I am the mother of my older son...
I did ask when my ex-husband and I were speaking to the registrar whether I need to legally change my name to the double barrelled version and they said there was no need and I could just start using it (hence why I did that on my first son's birth cert).
I've spoken to HM Passports on the web chat and they said they have made the case officer aware. But I'm just interested if anyone has faced a similar issue and how it panned out. I am a panicker and I'm just envisioning a future where my kid never has a passport...