HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-4835IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF PENNSYLVANIA - CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF
BRIAN MATTHEW FERRY
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PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
TO THE HONORABLE, THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
The Petition of Tammy Sharpe, filed pursuant to 54 Pa. Cons. Stat. Section 701 et
seq., respectfully sets forth that:
1. Your Petitioner, Tammy Sharpe (hereinafter referred to as "Petitioner"), is a sui
juris Caucasian adult. Petitioner resides at 301 Hollar Avenue, Shippensburg
(Cumberland County), Pennsylvania 17257.
2. Petitioner is 32 years-old, having been born February 15, 1969. She is the birth
mother of Brian Matthew Ferry (hereinafter referred to as "Brian"), a Caucasian male,
ten (10) years old, who was born on December 1, 1990, in Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
3. The birth father of Brian is John M. Ferry, Jr., whose parental rights were
involuntarily terminated by way of Adjudication and Decree Nisi entered in the Court of
Common Pleas in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 2000. The birth
father did not file exceptions and so the Decree became final on September 18, 2000.
A copy of the Decree is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
4. Petitioner Tammy Sharpe was never married to Brian's birth father.
5. Petitioner was married on February 14, 1998, in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to
John W. Sharpe, II, (hereinafter referred to as "Jay"), who is the step-father of Brian.
6. Petitioner's maiden name is Tammy Clouse.
7. Petitioner and Brian resided together with Jay from about May, 1997, until about
January 28, 2001.
8. The Petitioner and Jay had intended for the latter to adopt Brian, after the rights
of the birth father were terminated. However, the Petitioner and Jay have since
separated and the proposed adoption is no longer viable.
9. Brian is a resident of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and he
has resided at the following locations during the five years next preceding the filing of
this Petition:
From June 1, 2000, to present'
301 Hollar Avenue, Shippensburg (Cumberland County), Pennsylvania 17257
From Ma,/, 1997, to May 31, 2000:
3462 Wayne Road, Chambersburg, PA 17201
From February, 1994, to May, 1997:
5075 Lincoln Way East, Suite A, Fayetteville, PA 17222
10. Brian resides at his present address with Petitioner and his half-sister, Cameron
Rhea Sharpe, born to Petitioner and Jay on April 24, 1999.
11. Petitioner and Brian desire that Brian's surname be changed to Petitioner's
maiden name "Clouse".
12. Petitioner and Jay did file a petition for the change of Brian's surname to
Sharpe ('Jay's surname), designated as No. 01-1587 Civil Term, but in light of the
separation of Petitioner and day, that proceeding was contin
discontinued immediately prior to" ued, and has since been
· rne filing of the Within Petition.
13. Brian is not married, nor does he have any children.
14. There are no jUdgments or decrees of like character against Brian. A Copy
lien report prepared by Capital Abstract Corporation, dated March 13, 2001, and of a
showing no liens against Brian, is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
15. Petitioner desires to change Brian's name to Brian Matthew Clouse.
WHEREFORE, YOur Petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable Court to enter a
decree changing Brian's name from Brian Matthew Ferry to Brian Matthew Clouse.
VERIFICATION
I certify that the statements made in this Petition are true and accure
that false statements made herein ar~ ~-~: ..... te. I understand
~ ouujuc~ [o ~l~e penalties of 18 Pa. C. $. Section
4904, relating to unswom falsification to authorities.
my Sha~e
CONSENT
1 Matthew Ferry consents to the change of his name to Brian Matthew Clouse.
,~~ ~-'~~ Dated:
'~r'T~n Matthew Fern"'
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF PENNSYLVANIA - CUMBERLAND COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF
BRIAN MATTHEW FERRY
No. OI
ORDER FIXING DATE FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
AND NOW, this ~/~ day of
2001,
upon
consideration of the within Petition for Change of Name, the Court fixes the ~'~ day of
(~c~/./-~ ,2001, at~; ~'~'o'clock
Cumberland County Courthouse, Public Square, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as the time
and place for hearing on said Petition.
FURTHER ORDERED, that the Petitioner shall give notice of the filing of said
PetitiOn and of the date of hearing, according to the form of notice attached hereto, by
publication at least 10 days prior to the hearing in two newspapers of general
circulation: the Cumberland County Legal Journal and the News Chronicle.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE 9TH JUDI
OF PENNSYLVANIA - CUMBERLAND COUNT
IN THE MATTER OF PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF
BRIAN MATTHEW FERRY
No. 01-48
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
I hereby certify that on September 21, 2001, I caused to be
Cumberland County Legal Journal the notice of name change
above-captioned matter, and the original proof of publication i=
County Legal Journal is attached hereto. By my previous pro(
October 8, 2001, I certified that on September 21, 2001, I had
publication and payment for same to the Cumberland County I
not yet received the proof of publication from Cumberland Col
proof of publication on September 19, 2001, issued by The S~
filed with this Court. This completes the proof of publication ir
I further certify that the statements made herein are true ar
understand that if any false statements were made herein, the
subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C. S. Section 4904, relating
falsification to authorities.
Dated: June 19, 2002
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE
IN CUMBERLAND LAW JOURNAL
(Under Act No. 587, approved May 16, 1929), P. L
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA :
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND :
SS.
1784
Roger M. Morgenthal, Esquire, Editor of the Cumberland Lay
and State aforesaid, being duly sworn, according to law, deposes and sa
Law Journal, a legal periodical published in the Borough of Carlisle in ~
aforesaid, was established January 2, 1952, and designated by the local
periodical for the publication of all legal notices, and has, since Januar3
issued weekly in the said County, and that the printed notice or publical
exactly the same as was printed in the regular editions and issues of the
Journal on the following dates,
Viz
SEPTEMBER 21,2001
Affiant further deposes that he is authorized to verify this state~
Law Journal, a legal periodical of general circulation, and that he is not
matter of the aforesaid notice or advertisement, and that all allegations
statements as to time, place and character of publication are
Roger M Morgen~
SWORN TO AND SUBS
21 day of SEP~
Journal, of the County
rs that the Cumberland
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:ourts as the official legal
2, 1952, been regularly
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said Cumberland Law
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interested in the subject
in the foregoing
hal, Editor
CRIBED before me this
'EMBER, 2001
CUMBERLAND LAW JOURNAL
NOTICE
In the Court of Common Pleas
of the 9th Judicial District
of Pennsylvania--
Cumberland County
No. 01-4835 Civil Term
IN THE MATI~E;R OF PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF
BRIAN MATrHEW FERRY
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
on August 5. 2001, the petition of
Tammy Sharpe was liled In the above
named Court, requesting an Order
changing the name of Brian M. Ferry
to Brian Matthew Clouse.
The Court has fixed October 8,
2001, at 8:45 o'clock a.m. in Court-
room No. 2, Cumberland County
Courthouse, Public Square, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, as the time and place
for the hearing on said Petition, when
and where all interested parties may
appear and show cause, ff any, why
the request of Petitioners should not
be granted.
Sept. 21