Rule 1.8 Forms

(a) The forms approved by the Supreme Court for statewide practice and procedure before the Registers and courts shall be used exclusively and accepted for filing by all Registers and clerks; provided, however, versions of a Supreme Court-approved form shall be acceptable for filing if identical in content and sequential ordering.

(b) The forms approved by the Supreme Court for statewide practice are set forth in an Appendix to these rules. The forms may be revised and supplemented from time to time. The forms shall also be maintained for public access at the official website of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

(c) The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, in consultation with the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee and the Advisory Council on Elder Justice in the Courts, shall prescribe forms necessary to implement Pa.R.O.C.P. 14.8(a).

(d) A court may require a legal paper to be accompanied by a cover sheet or checklist. A court that imposes such requirements must promulgate a local rule, numbered Local Rule 1.8(d), stating the requirements and setting forth the form of the cover sheet or checklist.