THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
MONROE COUNTY
Local Rules of Civil Procedure 1915.1 and 1915.4 Custody Conciliation; 5 CV 2024
[54 Pa.B. 8251]
[Saturday, December 21, 2024]
Amended Order And Now, this 3rd day of December, 2024, it is Ordered that Monroe County Rules of Civil Procedure 1915.1 and 1915.4 (Monroe Co.R.Civ.Pro. 1915.1 and 1915.4) are as follows and the amendments thereto are adopted, effective January 6, 2025, and no less than thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
It Is Further Ordered that the District Court Administrator shall:
1 File one (1) electronic copy of these Rules with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to civilrules@pacourts.us for review and approval by the Civil Rules Committee.
2. Upon receipt of permission to publish from the Civil Rules Committee, file one (1) paper copy of this Order and Rules with the Legislative Reference Bureau and one (1) electronic copy in Microsoft Word format only via email to bulletin@palrb.us for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
3. Arrange to have these Rules published on the Monroe County Bar Association website at www.monroebar. org.
4. Arrange to have these Rules, as well as all local rules, published on the 43rd Judicial District website at www.monroepacourts.us.
5. Keep these Rules, as well as all local rules of this Court, continuously available for public inspection and copying in the respective Monroe County filing office.
a. Upon request and payment of reasonable cost of reproduction and mailing, the respective filing office shall furnish to any person a copy of any local rule.
The remainder of the Monroe County Local Rules on Custody remain unaltered and in full force and effect.
By the Court
MARGHERITA PATTI-WORTHINGTON,
President Judge
LOCAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
43RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
MONROE COUNTY Rule 1915.1. Definitions.
''[Conciliator] Conference Officer'' shall be an active-status attorney duly licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and appointed by the Court.
''[Conciliation] Custody Conference'' shall be a prehearing negotiation meeting conducted under the auspices of the Court by the [Conciliator] Conference Officer and in accordance with Pa.R.Civ.P. [1915.4-3] 1915.4-2.
''Evidentiary Hearing'' shall be a record hearing before a hearing officer or judge of the Court of Common Pleas, the 43rd Judicial District, Monroe County.
''Family Social Study'' shall be an evaluation and/or report which shall include, but not be limited to, a custody questionnaire, custody evaluation, psychological evaluation, mental health evaluation, drug and alcohol evaluation, drug and alcohol testing, and/or homestudy.
''Program'' shall be the [Monroe County] approved Co-Parent Education Program.
. . .
Rule 1915.4. Prompt Disposition of Custody Cases.
[After an initial conciliation conference, any party may petition the court for an Evidentiary Hearing in accordance with Monroe County R.C.P. 208.3(a).]
All Custody actions will proceed in accordance with Pa.R.Civ.P. No. 1915.4-2.
[The motion for Evidentiary Hearing] All filings in Custody matters shall be filed with the Monroe County Prothonotary's Office [of the Prothonotary] and in accordance with Monroe Co.R.Civ.P. 205.2(a) and Monroe Co.R.Civ.P. 1930.1.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1817. Filed for public inspection December 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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