231 Pa. Code Rule 3.11. Answer with New Matter.

Rule 3.11. Answer with New Matter.

All applicable affirmative defenses shall be pleaded in the answer under the heading ‘‘New Matter.’’ A party may set forth as new matter any other material facts that are not merely denials of the averments of the preceding pleading.

   Note
   Rule 3.11 has no counterpart in former Orphans’ Court Rules, but is derived from Pa.R.C.P. No. 1030.
   The filings required by this rule are subject to the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. See Rule 1.99.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 3.11 amended January 5, 2018, effective January 6, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 483; amended June 1, 2018, effective July 1, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 3573. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (390200).
Part C. Pleadings in General

Rule

3.12. Signing.
3.13. Verification.
3.14. Amendment.
3.15. Pleading More Than One Cause of Action; Alternative Pleadings.

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