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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-1108

THE COURTS

Title 231—RULES OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

[ 231 PA. CODE CH. 1930 ]

Order Adopting Rule 1930.8 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 580 Civil Procedural Rules Doc.

[43 Pa.B. 3329]
[Saturday, June 22, 2013]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 5th day of June, 2013, upon the recommendation of the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been published for public comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 42 Pa.B. 6247 (October 6, 2012):

 It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 1930.8 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is adopted in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective in 30 days on July 5, 2013.

Annex A

TITLE 231. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

CHAPTER 1930. RULES RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS MATTERS GENERALLY

Rule 1930.8. Self-Represented Party.

 (a) A party representing himself or herself shall enter a written appearance which shall state an address, which need not be his or her home address, where the party agrees that pleadings and other legal papers may be served, and a telephone number through which the party may be contacted. The entry of appearance may include a facsimile number as provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1012.

 (b) A self-represented party is under a continuing obligation to provide current contact information to the court, to other self-represented parties, and to attorneys of record.

 (c) When a party has an attorney of record, the party may assert his or her self-representation by:

 (1) Filing a written entry of appearance and directing the prothonotary/court clerk to remove the name of his or her counsel of record with contemporaneous notice to said counsel, or

 (2) Filing an entry of appearance with the withdrawal of appearance signed by his or her attorney of record.

 (d) The self-represented party shall provide a copy of the entry of appearance to all self-represented parties and attorneys of record.

 (e) The assertion of self-representation shall not delay any stage of the proceeding.

Explanatory Comment—2013

 Withdrawal of appearance by counsel of record is governed by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1012. Service of original process in domestic relations matters is governed by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1930.4. Service of legal papers other than original process is governed by Pa.R.C.P. No. 440.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-1108. Filed for public inspection June 21, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]


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