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Title: Important information regarding name change in PA
Post by: alice10 on October 05, 2012, 12:45:56 PM
Post by: alice10 on October 05, 2012, 12:45:56 PM
Requirements for name change in PA
You have to publish a notice in the legal journal and either the post gazette or tribune review
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You have to publish a notice in the legal journal and either the post gazette or tribune review
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Title: Re: Important information regarding name change in PA
Post by: alice10 on October 09, 2012, 08:37:00 PM
Post by: alice10 on October 09, 2012, 08:37:00 PM
Another update
You don't need any forms of ID for name change.
The only things you need to file in PA are:
Fingerprint Card
1 - 8 1/2 x 11 envelope addressed to state police
2- letter size envelope. One addressed to court house and the other to yourself.
Name change petition.
They send your fingerprints to state police. It takes about 4 weeks.
Once they receive it. They will send a letter in the mail. You will come back and schedule a date for the hearing. You will also advertise in legal journal and post gazette/trib.
Than you will have your court hearing. and name change is done!!!
You don't need any forms of ID for name change.
The only things you need to file in PA are:
Fingerprint Card
1 - 8 1/2 x 11 envelope addressed to state police
2- letter size envelope. One addressed to court house and the other to yourself.
Name change petition.
They send your fingerprints to state police. It takes about 4 weeks.
Once they receive it. They will send a letter in the mail. You will come back and schedule a date for the hearing. You will also advertise in legal journal and post gazette/trib.
Than you will have your court hearing. and name change is done!!!