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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-1386

THE COURTS

Title 255--LOCAL COURT RULES

DAUPHIN COUNTY

Amendment of Rule 1920.51; No. 1793 S 1989

[27 Pa.B. 4429]

Order

   And Now, this 12th day of August, 1997, Dauphin County Rule of Civil Procedure 1920.51 is amended as follows:

Rule 1920.51.  Appointment of Master.

   (a)(1)  Reserved.

   (a)(2)(i)  A Master shall be appointed by the Court to take testimony and file a report in the form prescribed by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure for an action for divorce or annulment and the claims for alimony, alimony pendente lite, equitable distribution of marital property, [child support or] counsel fees, costs or expenses, or any aspect thereof.

   (a)(2)(ii)  [Reserved.] All interim claims for alimony pendente lite or the modification or termination thereof, i.e., those which are raised during initial discovery or before a Master is appointed for purposes of conducting a full hearing on all economic claims, shall be heard by the Domestic Relations Office in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 1910.1. et seq. and the procedures established by the Domestic Relations Office.

   Comment:  Claims for counsel fees, costs and expenses in any divorce action shall continue to be heard by the Master pursuant to Dauphin County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 1920.51(a)(2)(i). Copies of internal procedural guidelines are available from the Domestic Relations Office.

   This amendment shall take effect 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

CLARENCE C. MORRISON,   
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1386. Filed for public inspection August 29, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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