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Returning to Your Maiden Name In the process of a divorce, one must merely file a praecipe to change his or her name. Once your request for a name change has been approved, you will need to get certified copies of the authorized name change documentation.

When an adult wishes to legally change their name, a petition needs to be filed with the Court of Common Pleas; there is a filing fee of $333.23 that may be waived by the Court if you can prove you are low-income, however, there are usually publication fees that cannot be waived by the Court.

Name Change After Divorce Once completed, file the document at the Prothonotary Office at your local county court. Be sure to bring a copy of your birth certificate to show proof of your maiden name and a certified copy of your divorce decree. By law, you can use your maiden name after filing the notice.

Legal documentation showing the name change (i.e., a certified marriage certificate issued by a county court or a court order) along with an updated Social Security card showing your new legal name must be presented at a driver license center to record the name change and update your record.

Name Change Due to Marriage Pennsylvania does not require a name change for marriage. If the applicant wishes to change his/her name after marriage, certified copies of the marriage record will be required in order to change your driver's license and social security card.

Self-uniting means you can legally say ?I do? without the presence of an officiant. Once you get your license, you can marry your partner as long as you have 2 adult witnesses present to make the union official.