DAUPHIN COUNTY Promulgation of Local Rules; No. 1793 S 1989 [42 Pa.B. 7104]
[Saturday, November 17, 2012]Order And Now, this 1st day of Nov. 2012, Dauphin County Local Rules of Civil Procedure 1915.3(a)2 and (b)2, 1915.7(a)4, 1915.13e, and 1920.51A are amended as follows:
Rule 1915.3. Custody Actions.
(a) Commencement of Custody Actions
* * * * * 2. In addition to the filing fees assessed for the filing of complaints, an additional administrative fee in the amount of [$110.00] $150.00 shall be paid to the Prothonotary simultaneously with the filing of the custody complaint or the divorce complaint which contains a custody count.
* * * * * (b) Subsequent actions (petitions for modification or contempt)
* * * * * 2. An administrative fee of [$110.00] $150.00 shall be paid to the Prothonotary simultaneously with the filing of either the petition for modification of a custody order or a petition for contempt of a custody order.
* * * * * Rule 1915.7. Agreements and Consent Orders.
(a) Agreements and consent orders filed contemporaneously with the custody complaint:
* * * * * 4. An administrative fee of [$110.00] $150.00 shall be paid to the Prothonotary in accordance with Rule 1915.3 (a) or (b).
* * * * * Rule 1915.13. Applications for Special Relief (Emergency Petitions for Custody).
* * * * * e. An administrative fee of [$110.00] $150.00 shall be paid to the Prothonotary in accordance with Rule 1915.3 (a) or 1915.3 (b). The filing party need only pay the administrative fee associated with the custody complaint or petition for modification or contempt. There shall be no additional administrative fee associated with the filing of the application for special relief.
* * * * * Rule 1920.51A. Filing Fee; Compensation of Master and Stenographer.
(1) Upon the filing of the Complaint, the plaintiff shall pay to the Prothonotary, in addition to any other charges, an administrative fee in the amount of [$100.00] $125.00.
(2) A Motion for Appointment of Master and a proposed order shall be in the form prescribed by Pa.R.C.P. 1920.74 and shall be filed with the Prothonotary. Simultaneously with the filing of the Motion for Appointment of Master, an administrative fee of [$125.00] $150.00 shall be paid to the Prothonotary in addition to any other charges. Divorce Masters shall be appointed by the Court when the requirements of Dauphin County Local Rule 1920.51(a)(3) have been met.
* * * * * These amendments shall be effective January 1, 2013.
By the Court
TODD A. HOOVER,
President Judge[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2221. Filed for public inspection November 16, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
