A. The original and one copy of a petition for adoption shall be filed with the Clerk with the required fee.B. All necessary exhibits such as birth certificates and consents to adoption shall be attached to the petition for adoption unless previously filed with the Report of Intermediary.C. All consents to adoption shall be in the form required by the Adoption Act and shall be completed with exactitude.D. The certificate of adoption form furnished by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Pennsylvania Department of Health shall be submitted to the Court at the adoption hearing.E. The report concerning disclosure of fees and costs required by Pa. O.C. Rule 15.5(d) shall be submitted to the Court at the adoption hearing.F. The statements set forth in the petition for adoption shall be investigated by an agency designated by the Court. The fee for the report of investigation shall be taxed as costs to the adopting parent or parents and is payable directly to the agency.G. Notice of the adoption hearing shall be given to each person whose consent to the adoption is required and to such other persons directed by the Court.H. If the person to be adopted is an adult and a change of name is desired, the petitioner shall present evidence of compliance with the law relating to change of name. The petition shall be captioned Petition for Adoption and Change of Name.Amended effective 9/1/2016.