Rule 1920.16 Severance of Actions and Claims

A judge can split up a divorce case so that different parts are handled separately. This can happen because the judge thinks it would be easier, or because keeping everything together might be unfair to someone involved.

Either the judge can decide to do this on their own, or one of the people in the case can ask for it. For example, the property division could be handled at a different time than other parts of the case.