If requested by the petitioners, the decree may provide that the adoptee shall assume the name of the adopting parent or parents and any given first or middle names that may be chosen.
23 Pa.C.S. § 2904
Name of adoptee
Known as the Domestic Relations Code
The act spans §§ 23–23 (374 sections).
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.