Unable to Sign-In to iCloud Because of an Old Account

I just upgraded to Yosemite. My MacBook Pro asks for the password to an old iCloud account with an old email address I don't have access to and don't remember the password for. This old account is the only one my MacBook Pro recognizes and now it has been shut-down because of a "problem", probably because I tried to have the password sent to me by answering the Security Questions and it told me I got my birthday wrong. Of course, email verification goes to the old account.
iCloud is set up fine on all iOS devices.
How can I delete the old account and/or get my MacBook Pro to recognize the current account?

Hello Jtfenwick,
It sounds like you change the Apple ID but did not sign out of your iPhone before you made the change. To resolve the issue, you need to change your Apple ID back to the old account and then sign out of iCloud to satisfy the prompt. When changing it back you your old account it will not ask to verify. Once you are done, you can change it back. For more information, take a look at the article below.
If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203828
Regards,
-Norm G.

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