(b)(4)Adult Household Member Clearances. Criminal history records information and child abuse clearance certificates are required for each individual over the age of eighteen (18) who resides in the household of petitioners.(d)Investigation. Upon receipt of petition for adoption the Court may appoint an investigator to verify the statements of the petition and desire ability of the proposed adoption. The cost of the investigation shall be at the rate set by the Court and shall be borne by the petitioners.(f)Adult Adoption/Change of Name.(1)Notice by Publication. If a person to be notified is not represented by legal counsel, cannot be personally served with notice, and cannot be served by mail because his or her residence is not known, a separate petition seeking authority to provide notice by publication may be filed by the prospective adoptive parent(s). Facts supporting the petition that cannot be verified by the petitioner(s) shall be stated in an affidavit accompanying the petition. If the petition is granted, notice by publication shall comply with 54 Pa. C.S. § 701(a.1)(3)(ii)(A) and be given at least 20 days prior to the scheduled hearing in one (1) newspapers of general circulation published at or near the last known address of the person to be notified and also in the legal periodical, if any, in that county. In any adoption for an adult requesting a name change, an application for change of name in conformity with 54 Pa. C.S § 701(a.1) (2) shall be attached to the petition for adoption along with a fingerprint card completed by the adult adoptee. The application for change of name shall be filed with the Clerk of Orphans' Court and does not have to comply with the requirements in York R.C.P. 205.2 as stated in York R.C.P. 5730(a).
(2)Evidence of Notice. Petitioners shall comply with the requirements in York R.C.P. 5730(b) and (c) (1).Adopted effective 7/1/2022.