Lancaster Cnty. C.P. Local Rules Interactive Book Rule 15.5

A. The original and one copy of a petition for adoption shall be filed with the

Clerk with the required fee.

B. All necessary exhibits such as birth certificates and consents to adoption

shall be attached to the petition for adoption unless previously filed with the Report of

Intermediary.

C. All consents to adoption shall be in the form required by the Adoption Act

and shall be completed with exactitude.

D. The certificate of adoption form furnished by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of

the Pennsylvania Department of Health shall be submitted to the Court at the adoption

hearing.

E. The report concerning disclosure of fees and costs required by Pa. O.C. Rule

15.5(d) shall be submitted to the Court at the adoption hearing.

F. The statements set forth in the petition for adoption shall be investigated by

an agency designated by the Court. The fee for the report of investigation shall be

taxed as costs to the adopting parent or parents and is payable directly to the agency.

G. Notice of the adoption hearing shall be given to each person whose consent

to the adoption is required and to such other persons directed by the Court.

H. If the person to be adopted is an adult and a change of name is desired, the

petitioner shall present evidence of compliance with the law relating to change of name.

The petition shall be captioned Petition for Adoption and Change of Name.