Rule 5730 - Proceedings To Change Name(a) Petitions to change a name pursuant to 54 Pa.C.S. Sec. 701 et seq. shall be filed in the Prothonotary's office, pursuant to York R.C.P. 205.1. (1) Petitions shall meet the requirements of 54 Pa.C.S. Sec. 701(a.1) and York R.C.P.205.2.(2) A copy of the petition shall be delivered to the Court Administrator for assignment to a judge.(3) An original proposed order, with a brief title describing the nature of the proposed order, shall accompany the petition, but shall not be attached to it.(b) Notice of the filing of a petition for change of name and of the date, time and location of the hearing to consider the petition shall be given by publication in the York Legal Record and one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the county. The publication shall appear not less than twenty (20) days before the hearing. The same notice shall be served not less than twenty (20) days before the hearing by first class mail on any non-petitioning parent of a child whose name may be affected by the proceedings.(c) At the hearing, the petitioner shall present to the court proof of the following: (1) Publication of the notice and, where required, proof of service of the notice;(2) Official searches of the offices of the York County Prothonotary and Recorder of Deeds and of the proper offices of any other county where the petitioner may have resided within five (5) years of the filing of the petition for change of name, showing that there are no judgments, decrees of record or any other similar matters against the petitioner. (i) An "official search" is a search and certification done by the official custodian of records of the respective office.(ii) The search requirement may also be satisfied by a certification given by a corporation authorized by law to do such searches, by a title abstractor, or by an attorney at law.Amended effective through 8/1/2023.