HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-4499 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
STJEPANFREML : NO.: ~/- 4/6~
:
: CIVIL ACTION-LAW
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this ..~/"~ay of July, 2001, upon consideration of the foregoing
Petition For C _h~n. gesof Name~ it is hereby ORDERE~D. AND DECREE~D that a hearing is
scheduled for,~9~o~/:/Iday o~2001, at~' O0 o'clock ~'.m., in Courtroom
BY THE COURT:
Judge
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
INRE:
STJEPAN FREML
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
AND NOW, this ,~0 day of July, 2001, comes the above-named petitioner,
Stjepan Freml, by and through his attorney, Courtney L. Kishel, Esquire, and The Law
Offices of Richard C. Gaffney, who respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant
this petition for change of name, pursuant to 54 Pa.C.S. §§701 and 702 and in support
thereof avers the following:
Petitioner, Stjepan Freml, is an adult individual residing 313 South
York Street in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
17055, since August 2000. Petitioner resides there with this wife, Mira
Freml, and son, Vladimir Freml.
Prior to August 2000, Petitioner resided with his family at 1303 Loisa
Lane in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17055.
Petitioner and her family resided there from April 1999 to August
2000. Prior to that, Petitioner resided at 147 East Main Street in
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17055.
Petitioner has been a bona fide residem of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for at least six (6) months prior to filing this petition.
On January 1, 1944, Petitioner was bom in Matijevi6i, Croatia, under
the name Stjepan Zvonimir Fr6mml. (See Exhibit A).
Following the end of World War II, the occupying Communist
Government in Yugoslavia forced Petitioner to change his name from
Stjepan Zvonimir Fr6mml, to Stjepan Freml. (See Exhibit A).
On May 8, 1997, Petitioner became a permanem residem of the United
States. (See Exhibit B).
On October 25, 2000, the Croatian Government granted Petitioner's
request to change his name from Stjepan Freml, to the original spelling,
Stjepan Fr6mml. (See Exhibit C).
Petitioner hopes to obtain United States citizenship in October 2002.
Petitioner wishes to obtain citizenship under his original name, rather
than the name given to him by the Communist Government, because it
carries special meaning to him and reflects his heritage.
10.
Petitioner has one son, Vladimir Freml, who has also requested, in a
separate petition, to have his name changed to the original family
spelling. Additionally, Petitioner's wife, Mira Freml, is also requesting
to change her name to Mira Fr6mml.
11.
Petitioner currently has a mortgage with PNC Bank. The mortgage is
for Petitioner's current residence of 313 South York Street,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17055.
12.
Petitioner is not attempting to avoid any civil or criminal liabilities, nor
is he attempting to change his name for any other fraudulent purpose.
WItEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Petitioner, Stjepan Freml, respectfully
requests this Honorable Court to grant this petition to change his name from Stjepan
Freml, to Stjepan Zvonimir Fr6mml.
Respectfully Submitted,
Courtney L. Kis~l, Esquire
PA Supreme Court ID# 81509
The Law Offices of Richard C. Gaffney
2120 Market Street, Suite I01
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 975-9033
VERIFICATION
I, Stjepan Freml, hereby state that I am the Petitioner. I have reviewed the
foregoing Petition For Change Of Name and I swear and aflh-m that the facts stated
therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. I
understand that this statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4904,
relating to the criminal charge of Unswom Falsification to Authorities.
Date Stjepan Freml
EXHIBIT A
~. UPANIJ'A
REPUB LIKA 'HRVATSKA
RODNI LIST ....
U maticu mflenih mati~nog podru~ja 00000151
izvr~en je pod rednim brojem
za godinu 2000
upis ~injenice mdcnja:
72
JMBG
dana 04.10.2000.
line Spol:
S
Prezime .Ev' Z~. E M L m u g k i
Dan. mjesec,
godinaisatrodenja 01. (prvoq) si~ednja 1944. u :
Mjesm ro~enja MATIJEVZdI
Namd,ost: m,..-.r.~,'- I Dr2.avljanstvo: HRVATSKO
OTAC MAJKA
line In IJA SARAFIRA
Prezime (za majku i
djevoja/ko prezime) FR£ML FREML $. KUJUND~I¢
Nm'o4,mt
Ddavlj~s~'o
SKLOPIO BRAK U GRADANS~O~, ,~BLI~U DANA 1.7.1972.G. U BOSANSKOM
NOVOM BIH, $ MIROM ~EBBULA, PREZIME:NAKON SKLAPANJA BRAKA
GLASI "FREFIL". DVOR, 4.~,~.~00.G. ._"". MATI~AR
Prezzme prom3en3eno u "F~~.~avomocnlm r3esen3em ureda za
Opdu upravu Ipostava Dvor,~i:22~-02/O0-O1/06 od
29.3.2001.9od. Novim omobnim~m~n6m osoba se slugi u pravnom
prometu od 23.4.2001.9odine. Dvor, 23.4.2001. mati~ar Lovorka
gpol jari
Broj~atm o:mnka:
Elasa: 223-02/01-02/769
Ur.bro9: 2176-07-01/13-2
Dvor. 02.05,200I
(raje~o i
Mafitar:.
Natalija Mudrov~id
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
COUNTY OF Stu~Col'm-moslava~ka [Administrative Tax Stampl
Dvor Office of the Re~strar '
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
In the Register of Births of Registration Area 0f ooooo151
for the ycar of 2000 , under the ordinal nmneral 72 on 10/4/2000 ,
the fact of birth had been recorded:
Unl~/#e CJ#z~n RegJ~rra#o~ ~V~r
~iFirst Name St~epun Sex:
:~Last Name Fr~l~mi Male
~_ Day, Monfft, Yoar artd Hour of Birth Isa (the First) of Junua~, of 1944 at IN/El: IN/E]
Place of Birt~ Mmijrvi(~i
Nationality: Croat Citizenship: Cruntiun
~ ~,,~~~ i A'IHER MOTHER
~ First Name llija Saratlna
~ Last Name (also Maiden Name
~-for Mother) Frcml Frcml (nee. Kujuncl~i~)
~ Nationality: [Nothinw Entered! [Nothing Entered]
*' Citizenship Iso~i~ Entend! p~othinz hteredl
Remarks and Subsequent Entries:
Entered civil mmiage union on July 1, 1972 with Ivflra ~ in Bosanski Navi, Bo~ia-Hm-ze~vina. The
hst nmne fogowin$ tim ~ into union rune as *Fremi'. At Dvor, October 4, year 2000. Registrar N.
General Admiulsuafion Dvor Bnnch Office, C~--*~fi*-~*~n: 1122-02/00-01105 on 3/29/'2001. The person has
(done under her hand).
Numeral Denotation:
Classiflention: 223 .02/01-02/769
File Number Sequence: 2176-07-01/13-2
Dvor, 05/02/2001
(Town and Date)
[Official Stamp]
[END ]PAGE ONE OF ONE]
[Signature]
Natalija Mudrov~i~
EXIIIBIT B
PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD
NAME FREMI.. STJEPAN
INSA= 071-758-914
~ ~ Resident ~ 05~8197
ClUSAO7175891~gL[N9910550938<<
4&O1018Hogo708&YUG<<<<<<<<<<<1
FRENL<<STJ EPAN<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
EXHIBIT C
REPUBLIKA H ,SKA
SISACKO-MOSLAVACKA ZUPANIJA
URED ZA OPCU UPRAVU
ISPOSTAVA DVOR
KLASA: UP/I-222-02/00-01/06
URBROJ: 2176-08/4-01-00-6
Dvor, 25.10.2000.
Ured za opdu upravu, Ispostava Dvor, rje~avajudi po zamolbi Stjepa-
na Freml iz SAD, sa posljednjim prebivali~tem u RH Rujevac iA, Dvor, u
pr~dmetu promjene prezimena, temetjem ~lanka 6, stavak 3. Zakona o osob-
nom imenu ("Narodne novine", broj: 69/92), donosi
R J E ~ E N J E
Odobrava se Stjepanu Freml iz SAD, posljednje prebivati~te u RH Ru-
jeva: iA, roden 01.01.1944. godine u Matijevidi, Dvor, otac Ilija Freml,
majka Sarafina Fremt r. Kujund2id, promjena prezimena iz Freml u "Fr~mml".
Po pravomo~nosti rje~enja nala2e se nadle~nom mati~aru izvr~enje
upravne radnje naknadnog upisa odobrene promjene prezimena u dr2avnim
maticama.
O b r a z 1 o 2 e n j e
Stjepan Freml iz SAD, obratio se ovom Uredu putem Veleposlanstva
RH u SAD, Washington, Odjel za konzularne poslove, kojom tra~i promjenu
prezimena iz Freml u "Fr~mml".
U zamolbi navodi da ~eli promijeniti prezime u Fr~mml jet je to o-
biteljsko prezime, a izmijenjeno je poslije drugoga svjetskog rata na-
kon smrti njegovog oca Ilije Fr~mml, koji je poginuo 24.12.1944. godi-
ne u selu Struga, Dvor. Isti~e da je prezime tada promijenjeno u fonets-
ki oblik Freml koje je kori~teno sve do sada. Prila2e vjen~ani list svo-
jih roditelja iz kojeg je vidljivo da je prezime 2enika i njegovog oca
Fr~mml. Slijedom navedenog ~eli vratiti obiteljsko prezime Fr~mml.
Obavijest o promjeni prezimena objavlje~a jena oglasnoj plo~i ina
nju nije bilo primjedbi.
U provedenom postupku, utvrdeno je da nema zapreka iz ~lanka 8, 9.
i !0. stavak 3. Zakona o osobnom imenu, te je primjenom ~lanka 6. stavak
1. istog Zakona, rije~eno kao u izreci.
Upravna pristojba na ovo rjeDen]e napla~ena je u iznosu od 70,00Kn
upravnih biljega po Tbr. 1. i 2. Zakona o upravnim pristojbama /"Narod-
ne novine", broj: 8/96).
UPUTA U PRAVNOM LIJEKU:
Protiv ovog rje~enja mo~e se izjaviti ~alba u roku 15 dana od dana
primitka rje~enja Ministarstvu pravosuda, uprave i lokalne samouprave,
Zaqreb, Republike Austrije 16, kao druDostupanjskom tijelu.
- 2 -
~alba se predaje putem ovog Ureda pismeno'ili usmeno na zapisnik,
a upravna pristojba se plada u iznosu od Kn 50.00 upravnih biljega po
Tbr. 3. Zakona o upravnim pristojbama ("Narodne novine", broj: 8/96)·
D o s t a v i t i:
1. Stjepan Fr~ml
Ruj ~-vac iA.
MU Dvor, MP Dvor-PE Zorzslava ~imid,dipl.iur.
radi provedbe ~
- u MR pod red.br. 72/2000,
- u KD MP Rujevac,
red.br. 313, str. 32,
Ministarstvo pravosuda, uprave
i lokalne samouprave, Zagreb
Republike Austrije 16,
Arhiva.
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[Coat-of-Arms of
The Republic of Croatia]
The Republic of Croatia
County of Sisa~ko-moslava~ka
General Administration Office
Branch Office Dvor
Class: UP/I-222-02/00.0 1/06
Correspondenc~ #: 2176438/4-01-00-6
Dvor, October 25, 2000
General Administration Branch Office Dvor, in attending to the request of Stjepan
Freml from the USA, with the last residence in the Republic of Croatia at Rujevac IA,
Dvor, in the subject of surname change, on the basis of the Article 6, Item 3 of Personal
Name Law ("Narodne novine", number 69/92), has made
The Decision
It is allowed to Stjcpan Freml from the USA, with last residence in the Republic
of Croatia in Rujevae IA, bom on Sanuary 01, 1944, at Matijevi6i, Dvor; father Ilija
Freml, mother Samfina Freml nee. Kujand~i6, the change of surname from Freml into
"FrOmml'.
By the validation of the decision the authorized registrar is ordered to perform the
administrative action of subsequent registration of the allowed surname change in the
state register of births, marriages and deaths.
Explanation
Stjepan Freml from the USA has contacted this Office by the Embassy of the
Republic of Croatia in Washington Consular Affairs Depa,'U~,ent. with which he requires
the surname change from Freml into "FrOmml".
In the request he states that he wishes to change the surname to FrOmml, since it
is the family's surname, and had been changed aider the World War Two following the
death of his father Ilija Fr6mml, who was killed on December 24, 1944 at village of
Struge, Dvor. He emphasizes that the surname had been changed to phonetic form of
Freml at that occasion, and was used until now. He encloses the certificate of marriage of
his parents', which makes visible that the name of the groom and his father is FrOmmi. In
sequence to the stated, he wishes to regain his family's surname of Fr6mml.
The notice on surname change has been posted on the notice board and no
objections to it have been raised.
In the procedure which was conducted, it has been established that no obstacles
from Articles 8, 9 and 10 item 3 of the Personal Name Law exist, and therefore by
application of the Article 6, item 1 of the Law, the decision has been made as in the
proposition.
LEGAL REDRESS ADVICE:
The complaint can be filed against this decision within the course of 15 days of
the day of the receipt of it, to the legal body of second instance, the Ministry of Justice,
Administration and Local Self-Governing, in Zagreb, 16 Republike Austrije Street.
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The complaint is to be delivered through this Office either in writing or verbally
and recorded in protocol. Administration tax is to be paid in the amount of legal stamp's
Kn 50.00 under TBR. 3 of Administrative Taxes Law ("Narodne novine", number:8/96).
To Serve To:
1. Stjepan Freml, Rujevac la.
2. MU Dvor, MP Dvor-PE to perform:
- in MR under ordinal number 72/2000,
- in KD MP Rujevac, ordinal number 313, page 32,
3. MinistryofJustice, AdminislrationandLocalSelf-Goveming, Zagreb, 16
Republike Austrije Street.
4. Archives.
SUBDIVISION'S SUPERINTENDENT:
[Illegible sign.a, ture]
Zorislavn ~imic
[Official Stamp]
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I, Mario FrOmml. of Mechanicsburg
Borough. State of Pennsylvania, hereby
declare that this is a true, correct,
closest and complete translation of the
original document "ILIE.~ENJE" [total
two pages] and that I am competent to
translate from Croatian into Englisk
This Oath shah be deemed valid only if
both sides of (alO page(s) of the
aforementioned document are identical
in appearance with the copy a notary
public had retained for her~him-self
when notarizing the said document.
/s/Mario FrOraml
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PENN~YI.VANIA STATE POUCE
CENTRAL REPOSITORY
1800 ELMERTON AVENUE
HARRISBURG, PA 17110
- 717-783.G762
PROTHONOTARY DATE: August 2', 2001
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE RF~ $1D: None
ROOM 203
CARLISLE PA 17013 NAJ~II=' Stjepam Z. Freml
SOC: None
~ COURTDC}CKET~. 01-4499
Dear .Sir:
In accordance ~ the Name Change ,~t of 1998, the fingerprint cards of the aboVe named.
individual, who has applied for a name change, has been searched in the files of the Pennsylvania
State Police, Criminal Records and Identification Division Centnd Repository, and;
This pemon is not subject to 18 Pa:C.S.' Chapter' 91, and the fingerprints ha~ been
destroyed.
This pemon is subject to 18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 91, and the name change has been noted on
t~ person's criminal history record information.
()
A criminal record was revealed containing felony convictions, iN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE NAME CHANGE ACT, THE COURT SHALL NOTIFY THE PENNSYLVANIA. STATE
POUCE~WFIEN A NAME CHANGE FOR A PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY HAS
BEEN ORDEEED. The Pennsylvania State Police, upon receipt of this notice, shall include
th~ change of name i,i'utmation in the Central Repository as provided for in 18 Pa.C.S.,
Chapter 91 (misting to c~lminal history record information).
This person has been convicted of felony violation(s) for which the court may not order a
change of name.
A criminal record was mvasled that might prohibit a name change. Because the
subsection(s) of the affected conviction(s) has not been. provided to us, we are unable to
determine whether a name change can or cannot be made. Please provide the
subsection(s) of the following crime(s):
if available.
You am also advised that the above msponae is based on comparison of fingerprints and'
associated mcluester-fumished information against a name index and fingerprints contained in the
· as of the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository - only - and does not preclude the
existence of other criminal records which may be contained in the ~rlas of other local, stat~,
or federal criminal justice agencies.
· 'If we may be of further ass;~ance to YOu conceming this matter, please contact us at the
above address or telephone number.
Sincerely,:
Director, Criminal Records and
Identification Division
2120 Market Street, Suite 101
Camp Hill, PA 17011
RI
LA'
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one (717) 97500~3
(717) 97500~4
IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE:
STJEPAN FREML
NO.: 01-4499
C1V[L ACTION-LAW
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this ["~ '74~day of September, 2001, upon consideration of the
Petition For Change ol Name, and after a heating before This Court on Septcmber 26,
2001, it is hereby ORDERI.;D AND DECREED that petitioner's request to change his
namc from Stjepan Freml to S[}epan Zvonimir Fr6mml be GRANIED.
BY THE COURT:
The l'tonorable Edward E. Guido, Judge
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