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Home My WebLink About07-5909 IN THE MATTER OF: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BROOKE ELAINE BOTTORF CIVIL ACTION-IN LAW :NO. 0'7--5g01 PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE Petitioner, Brooke Elaine Bottorf, a single woman, through her counsel, Humer & Daniels, petitions this court to legally change her name and in that regard avers the following: 1. Petitioner is Brooke Elaine Bottorf, of 61 Cherry Lane, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17015. 2. Petitioner is an adult individual with a date of birth of April 3, 1983 and Social Security Number 192-66-2453. 3. Petitioner was born in Holy Spirit Hospital at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, is a lifelong resident of Cumberland County and has resided at 61 Cherry Lane, Carlisle since 1989. 4. Petitioner has never filed for bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. §101 et. seq. 5. Petitioner has no judgments or liens of record or any other matter of like character entered against her or now pending. 6. Petitioner has not at any time made an assignment to the benefit of creditors. 7. There are no claims, demands, liabilities, or obligations of any kind on any written instrument or otherwise against Petitioner under the name sought to be changed or any other name except: financial obligation with PHEEA for student loans. 8. Petitioner has no creditors who may be adversely effected or prejudiced by the proposed change of name. 9. Petitioner seeks a name change to "BROOKLYN GORDON" for the following reasons: a. The proposed name is the name that she has used informally since about April 3, 2001, b. The proposed first name is what her mother wanted to name her at birth, and the given name she prefers. c. She proposes to drop her middle name to simplify things in anticipation of imminent marriage. d. The proposed last name is to match the surname of her mother, Tracey Gordon, and her stepfather, Thomas Gordon, the latter of whom has been "Dad" since she was two years of age. e. Her mother maintained full custody of her throughout Petitioner's minority. f. She was not adopted because her birth father, Richard E. Bottorf, Jr., refused to relinquish parental rights. WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests this Court to grant this Petition and direct Petitioner's name be changed from BROOKE ELAINE BOTTORF to BROOKLYN GORDON. Respectfully submitted, HUMER & DANIELS Date: A!> By: WILLIAM S. DANIELS Attorney ID# 27735 1 West High Street, Suite 205 Carlisle, PA 17013 Telephone (717) 243-3831 Attorney for Petitioner t IN THE MATTER OF: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BROOKE ELAINE BOTTORF CIVIL ACTION-IN LAW NO. VERIFICATION I, the undersigned, verify that the statements made in the foregoing Petition are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: *S0?07 *BOOKE ELAINE BOTTORF Q O CIO d d G3 - SP 4-198 (11-99) PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE CENTRAL REPOSITORY 1800 ELMERTON AVENUE HARRISBURG, PA 17110 717-783-3762 DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 PROTHONOTARY RE: SID: CUMBERLAND CO COURTHOUSE NAME: BOTTORF BROOKE ROOM 203 SOC: -92-66-2453 CARLISLE, PA 17013 COURT DOCKET #: 07-5909 In accordance with the Name Change Act of 1998, the fingerprint cards of the above named individual. who has applied for a name change. has been searched in the tiles of the Pennsylvania State Police, Criminal Records and Identification Division Central Repository, and: ( X) This person is not subject to 18 PA C.S. Chapter 91, and the fingerprints have been destroyed. ( ) This person is subject to 18 PA C. S. Chapter 91, and the name change has been noted on the 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 POLICE WHEN A NAME CHANGE FOR A PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY HAS BEEN ORDERED. The Pennsylvania State Police, upon receipt of this notice, shall include the change of name information in the Central Repository as provided for in 18 PA C.S., Chapter 91 (relating to criminal 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 revealed 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 are also advised that the above response is based on comparison of fingerprints and associated requester- furnished information against a name index and fingerprints contained in the files of the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository - only - and does not preclude the existence of other criminal records which may be obtained in the repositories of other local, state, or federal criminal justice agencies. If we may be of any further assistance to you concerning this matter, please contact us at the above address or telephone number. Sincerely, ;?7-44,e 4A4e;c, Director, Criminal Records and Identification Division :17n e.ewv . a r rv?4 ?e- Fa ti . Ah .5SJ y } 5 IN RE: BROOKE ELAINE BOTTORF IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. p 7_ s 19 0 R' CIVIL TERM ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this S11-day of InW007, upon consideration of the attached Petition for Name Change, a hearing is scheduled for I-A@?, at 'J'250 A . m., in Courtroom No. S , Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the filing of said Petition and the aforesaid date, time and place of the hearing be published once in the Cumberland Law Journal and a newspaper of general circulation in the County at least 10 days prior to the hearing; in addition, Petitioner shall comply with all other requirements of C.C.R.P. 5, and the Act of December 16, 1982, P.L. 1309, §6 (see 54 Pa. C.S. §701 [Historical and Statutory Notes] [Main Volume]), and 54 Pa. C.S. §§701 et seq. BY THE COURT, William S. Daniels, Esq. 1 West High Street, Suite 205 Carlisle, Pa 17013 Attorney for Petitioner ??1? ?0 7 r t g, 77 a t I' SD :Z Had S- AON LG l 31A v( IN RE: BROOKE ELAINE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BOTTORF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 07-5909 CIVIL TERM ORDER OF COURT hd AND NOW, this day of January, 2008, upon consideration of Petitioner's petition for change of name, and following a hearing held on January 2008, the petition is granted and the Petitioner, Brooke Elaine Bottorf, shall hereafter be known as Brooklyn Gordon. By the Court, Ilk M. L. EBERT, JR. J. William S. Daniels, Esq. Humer & Daniels 1 West High Street, Suite 205 Carlisle, PA 17013 Attorney for Petitioner IT, .ah -