Can Someone Help Me.. Get A New Identity?

Um, well I guess it depends on where you live, we can’t like send you a card or application form that asks for a new one. I’m not going to try to talk you out of it as much as I should, but you need to like find someone in the underground, like the mob, it might cost a lot but it’s better than a gang like the Latin Kings or someone else. If you live in NYC then go talk to the Russians, Chicago- Talk to the Italians, everywhere else is like a gang place but they’re less organized than a mob, try to avoid them because their operations can be shaky and unreliable. Oh you could go to Mexico and get something like that or move to Canada.

If you’re a legal adult then you can go out on your own and do everything. Change your name legally, get a new ID, a new address, phone number. I don’t know about the SSN thing. I bet it’s possible though. You should try to get in touch with social services in your area. They should know about how to go about doing all of this.

Unless you are in the witness protection program you are stuck with the same SSN for life.

I am not going to lecture you on this. But are you young and running away from home with no idea where to go, no plan? It will be extremely tough for you, and there are other options to running away that will get you OUT of that house (call a hotline, 1–800-333-SAFE is the USA Domestic Abuse 24 hour one, 1–800-222–2000 is the 24 hour Family Violence help line, or go to the police and tell them you are being abused). If you are set on leaving, realize that there are resources and places that will help you, it’s worth waiting a week and gathering all the info you need before leaving (locations of food shelters and youth hostels in your area). Take your birth certificate and any legal ID you can get your hands on if you can find it, even things like school ID can help prove who you are, which is the first step in changing who you are. Social services will be able to help you much more than I did here.

Re: AC’s response – In that case all you have to do is witness a mob murder or something. Good luck, those mobsters are sneaky.

I don’t think you can legally change your SSN. If you are a legal adult, you can go to the clerk of court and file a request for a name change, but it isn’t cheap. I’m curious tho.. what do you think changing your name will do for you?

If you are a minor.. call social services.

To satify the curiousity of any future readers of this thread, how old are you?

@great advice dynamicduo.!!! :)but you can never change your s.s.#. that is with you for life. you can change the name with the proper docoments though.

You are stuck w/ your social security number unless you are some kind of value to the government and enter witness protection or something equally bizaare.

Presuming you are a minor, your option is to seek emancipation. See this link

I would suggest you dig in the yellow pages in your area or use the internet to search for hotlines that may be helpful to you….

National Child Abuse Hotline 1–800-422–4453

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i would have written more and what not, but its a intensely long story like incredibly long.
I have plans on where i am going , i will rent a room i have over 5000 which i know its not like a lot a lot but i could get by… i know i cant change my social but can i get a new one hahahaha i bet i sound very idiotic right about now.. i just am really stressed and need to leave.

@blahbeg Someone might be able to give you better guidance if you would say how old you are…..at least if you are 18 or not….

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. It’s certainly understandable to want out of a bad situation…but don’t be hasty. I want to strongly encourage you to follow Dynamic Duo’s (and Snoopy’s) advice to call a hotline. They can help you get away safely, and find you a place to go till you get it all sorted out.

Would you really have to worry about changing your SIN? It’s not as though your father could track you by it. You just need to fill out some paper work and get some witnesses to change your name.

Good luck.

There is actually a way to legally change your SSN. I was reading it on the IRS website. I want to say you might have to prove you really, truly, and honestly deserve a new one which in this case would probably need to include court orders and arrest records, but you CAN to it legally.