Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Trial Division Civil Cover Sheet					For Prothonotary Use Only (Docket Number)
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PLAINTIFF'S NAME					DEFENDANT'S NAME
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PLAINTIFF'S NAME					DEFENDANT'S NAME
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CASE TYPE AND CODE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 8C NAME CHANGE - ADULT
STATUTORY BASIS FOR CAUSE OF ACTION (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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SIGNATURE					DATE

01-101A

Name

Address

City, State & Zip Code

Telephone Number

IN THE MATTER OF : _______________TERM, ________
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF :
NAME OF :

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_______________________________ : NO. __________________________

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

The Petition of ________________________________, Petitioner, respectfully represents:

1. Petitioner, ________________________________, is seeking a change of name for the following reasons:

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

1. Petitioner has resided at the following address(es): ____________________

2. There are no judgments or decrees of like character of record against Petitioner.

for ______ years prior to filing of this petition.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests this Court, pursuant to the Act of December 16, 1982, P.L. 1309, No. 295, Section 2, 54 Pa. Cons. Stat. Section 702, for the following:

a.

To fix a hearing on this Petition;

b.

To direct that notice be given of this Petition and hearing; and,

c.

To enter a decree changing the Petitioner’s name from

___________________________ to ____________________________. This Petition for Change of Name is respectfully submitted by:

____________________________________

(Please print name)

Signature of Petitioner

Date: ___________________

VERIFICATION

I, _____________________________________, Petitioner herein, hereby verify that the information contained in the Petition for Change of Name is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. This verification is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.

____________________________________ Petitioner

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

AND NOW, this __________ day of _________________________, 200______, on motion of the above named Petitioner, it is ORDERED and DECREED that the within Petition for Change of Name be heard on the ___________ day of __________________, 200________, in Courtroom 285, City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., at _____________o’clock ___.m., and that notice of the filing of the within petition and of the aforesaid date of hearing be published in The Legal Intelligencer, and a paper of general circulation.

BY THE COURT:

______________________________

J.

NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the __________ day of _____________________, 200_____, the Petition for Change of Name, filed by Petitioner, _____________________________, was filed in the above-named Court, praying for a decree to change his/her name to _________________________________.

The Court has fixed ___________________________________, at _____________o’clock ___.m., in ____________________________, Philadelphia, Pa., as the time and place for the hearing of said Petition, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petition should not be granted.

Petitioner

DECREE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

AND NOW, this ________ day of ______________________, 200_____, on hearing of the within Petition, and on motion of Petitioner, and on presentation of proof of publication of notice as required by law together with proof that there are no judgments or decrees of record or any other matter of like effect against the petitioner, and it appearing that there is no legal objection to the granting of the prayer of the petition,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED and DECREED that the name of the Petitioner be and is hereby changed to ___________________________________.

BY THE COURT:

______________________________

J.