Rule 1920.55-1 Alternative Hearing Procedures for Matters Referred to a Hearing Officer
Chapter 1920: Actions of Divorce or for Annulment of Marriage
Rule Text
(a) Matters referred to a hearing officer for hearing shall proceed as prescribed by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1920.55-2 unless the court by local rule adopts the alternative procedure of Pa.R.C.P. No. 1920.55-3.
(b) The president judge or the administrative judge of Family Division of each county shall certify that all divorce proceedings which are referred to a hearing officer in that county are conducted in accordance with either Pa.R.C.P. No. 1920.55-2 or Pa.R.C.P. No. 1920.55-3. The certification shall be filed with the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee and shall be substantially in the following form:
I hereby certify that County conducts its divorce proceedings that are referred to a hearing officer in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. No. .
(PRESIDENT JUDGE) (ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE)
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 1920.55-1 adopted September 11, 1995, effective January 1, 1996, 25 Pa.B. 4097; amended March 16, 2011, effective immediately, 41 Pa.B. 1758; amended October 14, 2016, effective December 1, 2016, 46 Pa.B. 6819; amended October 19, 2021, effective January 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 6764. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (397005).