{"id":375938,"date":"2017-02-21T16:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T21:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/pennsylvania-law\/how-to-change-your-name-in-pennsylvania.html"},"modified":"2023-03-13T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:59:22","slug":"how-to-change-your-name-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/pennsylvania-law\/how-to-change-your-name-in-pennsylvania.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Your Name in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How To Change Your Name in Pennsylvania<\/h1>\n
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\n By Chelsea Neubecker, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Bridget Molitor, JD<\/a>\n | Last reviewed\n
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Many people change their names<\/a> at some point. Some common scenarios include:<\/p>\r\n