52 Administrative order: In re civil rules; no. 3 of 1997

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Administrative Order: In Re Civil Rules; No. 3 of 1997

[28 Pa.B. 136]

Order of Court

   And Now, to wit, this 17th day of December, 1997, it is Ordered that, effective March 1, 1998, section (e) of Westmoreland County Rule of Civil Procedure W1915.8 be rescinded, and that new section (e) of Westmoreland County Rule of Civil Procedure W1915.8 is hereby adopted.

By the Court

BERNARD F. SCHERER,   
President Judge

Rule W1915.8.  Physical and Mental Examinations of Persons.

   (e)  Costs of psychological evaluations of the parents, children, and any other person ordered by the court to be evaluated shall be assessed as follows:

COMBINED PARENTAL INCOME	COST OF
(GROSS ANNUAL)	EVALUATION
$20,000 or less	$   700
$20,001 to $60,000	$1,150
$60,000 and over	$1,700

   The assessed cost set forth above shall apply except where good cause for a deviation is shown to the court. The court may increase the assessed cost based upon such factors as the number of people evaluated and the complexity of the case. The cost of evaluation includes the cost of conciliation and appearance at the judicial custody conference, and the evaluator's testimony at trial. The cost of evaluation shall be assessed between the parents in proportion to their incomes, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-52. Filed for public inspection January 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]