Chester County Pa Name Change

When petitioning the court to have a name changed our office should be contacted and a name search requested immediately following the filing of the petition with the court.

Chester county pa name change. The chester county law reporter is the weekly legal publication. Pennsylvania name change requirements. Rod name search request a name search of property records from five years to date is required for anyone petitioning the court to change his her own name or the name of a minor child. How to file a petition for a name change disclaimer by the court of common pleas of lancaster county pennsylvania neither the staff in the center nor the staff in any court office will be able to give you legal advice or help you fill out complete the forms.

An act 101 notice must be provided in accordance with 23 pa c s a 2733 c at the time of the filing of the petition for involuntary termination at the time of service of the notice of the involuntary termination hearing or upon the filing of the petitions for confirmation of consent and adoption. If you move to a new address in pennsylvania you must update your voter registration. If you want to change your name for personal reasons file a petition for name change. Please send a check made out to chester county law reporter or proceed to check out on this website to receive a proof of publication affidavit.

Each issue includes a selected court opinion from the fifteenth judicial court of pa as well as legal notices for fictitious names change of name petitions certificates of authority dissolution notices incorporation notices estate notices sheriff s sales adoption notices and more. How to change your address. Pennsylvania name change forms are to be completed by an applicant petitioning for a name change through their county s court of common pleas. Our documents are designed to meet state requirements for requesting a name change.

If you need to change your name in pennsylvania you ll need to visit the office of the prothonotary or the office of judicial records in your county to submit the necessary documents. A petition for change of name any person desiring to change his or her name shall file a petition in the court of common pleas of the county in which he or she shall reside setting forth such desire and intention and the reason therefore together with the residence of petitioner and his or her residence or residences for and during five years prior thereto. Note for residents of allegheny or lancaster counties. Change of name notice chester county law reporter the official publication for chester county.

The information in the packets is not a substitute for professional legal advice. On the voter registration form select the box that says change of name when you go to the polling place to vote bring your identification with your new name. If you move to a different state you must register to vote in that state. Pa legal ads online.

The cost includes publication and one affidavit.