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Erie Cnty. C.P. ErieCountyLocalRulesCivilProcedure Rule 253
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
(a) Upon filing, all petitions for name change shall be presented to the Office of Court
Administration for judge assignment.
(b) Petitions for name change shall be presented to the assigned judge for designation
of the date and time of hearing.
(c) At the time ofthe hearing, the petitioner shall provide the Court with the following:
(1) A copy of the proposed decree;
(2) A certified copy of the lien search completed by the Clerk of Records;
(3) A verification from the Pennsylvania State Police of compliance with any
applicable fingerprint requirements; and
(4) A verification of compliance with all notice and publication requirements.
COURT MATTERS
Provenance
- Source
- courts.eriecountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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