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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 16-945

THE COURTS

PART I. GENERAL

[ 231 PA. CODE CH. 1915 ]

Amendment to Rule 1915.15 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 642 Civil Procedural Rules Doc.

[46 Pa.B. 2854]
[Saturday, June 4, 2016]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 18th day of May, 2016, upon the recommendation of the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been submitted without publication pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):

 It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 1915.15 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is amended in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective on July 1, 2016.

Annex A

TITLE 231. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

CHAPTER 1915. ACTIONS FOR CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILDREN

Rule 1915.15. Form of Complaint. Caption. Order. Petition to Modify a Custody Order.

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 (b) A petition to modify a custody order shall be in substantially the following form:

(Caption)
PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF A CUSTODY ORDER

 1. Petitioner is ______ and resides at ______ .

 2. Respondent is ______ and resides at ______ .

 [1. The petition of ______] 3. Petitioner respectfully represents that on ______ , 20__ an Order of Court was entered for (shared legal custody) (sole legal custody) (partial physical custody) (primary physical custody) (shared physical custody) (sole physical custody) (supervised physical custody)[, a]. A true and correct copy of [which] the Order is attached.

 [2.] 4. This Order should be modified because: ________________________________________________________________

 [3.] 5. Petitioner has attached the Criminal Record/Abuse History Verification form required pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1915.3-2.

 WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests that the Court modify the existing Order because it will be in the best interest of the child(ren).

____________________________
(Attorney for Petitioner) (Petitioner)

 I verify that the statements made in this 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                Petitioner

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-945. Filed for public inspection June 3, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]


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