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Adult Name Change 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.

Can I Change My Name for Free? The legal procedure to change your name will require you to pay filing and court fees. Additionally, you will also need to pay for new identification, such as an updated driver's license or healthcare card. However, you don't need to pay to update your name on your Social Security card.

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.

Acceptable documents showing a name change include: Certified marriage certificate issued by the county court where your marriage license was processed. Court Order. Adoption records. Amended, certified birth certificate issued by government Office of Vital Statistics/Records with a raised/embossed seal.

The mother can still ask for a name change for the child even if the father's approval isn't possible or is being withheld. She must submit a petition to the court in order to achieve this, along with a convincing justification for the name change.

Fill out the Application for a Social Security Card (Form SS-5) (PDF) and bring it to a local office along with unexpired identification and proof of name change, such as a marriage or divorce document, adoption decree, amended or corrected birth certificate, court order with the name change, or tribal document.