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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 23-101

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

ADAMS COUNTY

Rules of Civil Procedure; Administrative Order Number 20 of 2022

[53 Pa.B. 600]
[Saturday, January 28, 2023]

Order of Court

 And Now, this 27th day of December, 2022, in recognition of the County changing its website address, the Court hereby modifies the following Rules of the Adams County Rules of Civil Procedure:

Rule 236. Notice of Order or Judgment. Economic hardship.

 When the Prothonotary is required by general or local rule to give notice to any party of any hearing, order, judgment or other matter, it shall be the duty of the moving party to furnish the Prothonotary with sufficient copies of such documents. If the document is to be mailed, the moving party shall also furnish the postage, pre-paid envelope with the name and address of the recipient set forth thereon. The Prothonotary shall note the date that the notice was sent on the file copy. If sufficient copies are not provided, the Prothonotary shall make sufficient copies and charge the moving party a fee established by administrative order. The current fee schedule shall be posted by the Prothonotary and available for review at [http://www.adamscounty.us/Dept/Prothonotary/Pages/default.aspx] https://www.adamscountypa. gov/departments/prothonotary. Additionally, the Prothonotary may assess postage fees against any moving party who fails to furnish a pre-paid envelope as required by this rule.

Rule 1910.11. Office Conference. Subsequent Proceedings. Order.

 (c) Demand for Hearing De Novo. Any party may seek review by the court of the order entered following the office conference by filing a Demand for Hearing De Novo. The ''Demand For Hearing De Novo'' form shall be used to make such a request. An electronic fill-in version of this form is available [on the Adams County Court's self-help website] under the Domestic Relations Services link of the Adams County website at [www.adamscounty. us] https://www.adamscountypa.gov/courts/domesticrelationssection/documentcenter. All Demands for Hearing De Novo shall be filed at the Domestic Relations Section located at 525 Boyds School Road, Suite 600, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.

Rule 1915.4-3.1. Custody Presentation.

 (a) General.


(Sample Form ''B''—Directive for Custody Conciliation Conference)

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Plaintiff, : No.
v. :
: ACTION IN CUSTODY
Defendant, :

DIRECTIVE FOR CUSTODY CONCILIATION CONFERENCE

 And now, upon consideration of the attached Complaint/ Petition for Modification/Petition for Intervention/or Petition for Contempt, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties and their respective counsel appear before a Custody Conciliation Officer in Conference Room 307 located on the third floor of the Adams County Courthouse, 117 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on ______ , 20 ______ at __ .m.

 At the conference, an effort will be made to conciliate and resolve the issues in dispute; or if this cannot be accomplished, to define and narrow the issues to be heard by the Court. Children should not attend the conference unless specifically requested by the Custody Conciliation Officer.

 IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT THE CUSTODY CONCILIATION CONFERENCE AS PROVIDED BY THIS ORDER, WITHOUT PROPER CAUSE SHOWN, THE CUSTODY CONCILIATOR SHALL REFER THE MATTER TO THE COURT FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A CONTEMPT HEARING WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS, INCLUDING FINES, ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS.

 If you have not already done so, you must complete and file with the Prothonotary a Criminal/Abuse History Verification regarding you and all persons living in your household on or before the time of the custody conciliation conference. The form is available on the Court's self-help page at [www.adamscounty.us under the ''Courts'' link] https://www.adamscountypa.gov/courts/courtadministration/selfhelpcenter and at the Adams County Law Library.

 You must serve a copy of the completed form on all other parties. No party may make a change in the residence of a child which significantly impairs the ability of the other party to exercise custodial rights without first complying with all of the applicable provisions of 23 Pa.C.S. § 5337 and Pa.R.C.P. No. 1915.17 regarding relocation.

 If any party to this custody action is incarcerated at any stage of the proceedings, the custody conciliation officer or the judge will make reasonable efforts to arrange for the incarcerated party to participate by telephone or video conference. Incarcerated persons may make a request to appear in this manner through the Court Administrator's Office at 717-337-9846, 117 Baltimore Street, 4th floor, Gettysburg, PA 17325.

 If you or any other party needs an interpreter, please contact the Court Administrator's Office at 717-337-9846 as soon as possible. Failure to make a timely request may delay the proceedings.

BY THE COURT:

______ 
JUDGE           

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990

 The Court of Common Pleas of Adams County is required by law to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For information about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations available to disabled individuals having business before the court, please contact the Court Administrator's Office at 717-337-9846. All arrangements must be made at least 72 hours prior to any proceeding.

Rule 1915.4-4. Pre-trial Procedures.

 (b) Pre-trial Statement.

 (3) The Court may require the parties to submit a parenting plan to aid in resolution of the dispute. The form of the parenting plan shall be in substantial compliance with 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5331. This form is available at the Adams County Court of Common Pleas' self-help web page [(http://www.adamscounty.us)] https://www.adams countypa.gov/courts/courtadministration/selfhelp center.

 The modifications to these rules shall become effective after all the provisions of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration 103 are met, to include the following:

 a. One copy of this Order shall be forwarded to the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts via e-mail to RulesCommittees@pacourts.us.

 b. Upon notification from the AOPC that the local rule is not inconsistent with State Rules, file two (2) certified copies of this Order together with one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format to bulletin@palrb.us with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 c. One copy of this Order shall be forwarded to the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts via e-mail to adminrules@pacourts.us;

 d. A copy of the proposed local rule(s) shall be published on the 51st Judicial District website;

 e. This Order shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Adams County and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Adams County Clerk of Courts and the Adams County Law Library for inspection and copying;

 f. The effective date of the local rule(s) shall be 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

MICHAEL A. GEORGE, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-101. Filed for public inspection January 27, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]


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