Pennsylvania Notice to Resume Prior Surname is a legal document that allows an individual to resume the surname that was used prior to marriage, divorce, or adoption. This document is used to inform all relevant state and federal agencies, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles and Social Security, of the name change so that records can be updated to reflect the individual’s correct name. There are two types of Pennsylvania Notice to Resume Prior Surname: Notice to Resume Prior Surname Following Divorce and Notice to Resume Prior Surname Following Adoption. Both documents require the individual to provide information such as their current name, how it was changed (divorce or adoption), the name they are resuming, the court order number, the date of the name change, and the county in which the name change was filed. The individual must also have a notary public witness and sign the document before it can be filed.