Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULESFRANKLIN AND FULTON COUNTIES Revision of Local Civil Action Rule 39-1920.3; Miscellaneous Docket Volume CC, Page 11 [26 Pa.B. 6072] Order of Court December 5, 1996, the following Civil Action Rule is amended for the Court of Common Pleas of the 39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, both the Franklin and Fulton County Branches: 39-1920.3, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
JOHN R. WALKER,
President JudgeRule 39-1920.3. Commencement of the Action.
(a) In addition to all filing fees now or hereafter required to be deposited at the time a complaint in divorce is filed, a standing master/transcription assessment in the amount of $55.00 shall be deposited commencing September 1, 1993.
(b) The prothonotary shall on or before the final working day of each week following a receipt of standing master/transcription fees transmit the same to the Controller of Franklin County or the Treasurer of Fulton County for deposit in a separate account identified as the Standing Master/Transcription Account.
(c) When a divorce action is commenced by the filing of a Complaint with the Prothonotary, the Plaintiff shall file the form of report required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Vital Statistics Division as required by Pa.R.C.P. 1920.46 and shall additionally provide two addressed envelopes for both the Plaintiff and the Defendant who will be notified of the Education Program for Divorcing Parents established by the 39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania by its Order of Court dated ____ , 1996.
Education Program for Divorcing Parents; Misc. Docket CC, Page 11
And Now, this 5th Day of December, 1996,
It Is Hereby Ordered that, effective January 2, 1997, all parties to a divorce action with children under the age of eighteen shall attend the Education Program for Divorc-ing Parents. The Program is a four-hour educational seminar which has been established by the Court to provide guidance to parents in helping their children adjust to the consequences of divorce. The procedures of the Program are as follows:
1. Simultaneously with the filing of a Divorce Complaint, the moving party must file the vital statistics sheet along with two addressed envelopes for both parties who will then be notified by the Court Administrator's Office of the Program and will be provided with a brochure for registration along with a copy of this Order of Court. The parties must fulfill the requirement of mandatory attendance at the seminar within ninety days.
2. Attendance at the seminar is mandatory and can only be waived for compelling reasons after presentation of a Motion to the Court.
3. Within ten days of the notification of the Program as provided in paragraph 1 above, the parties are required to register by using the pre-printed registration form contained in the Education Program for Divorcing Parents brochure. The Program shall be successfully completed by both parties within ninety days of the filing of the Complaint.
4. A fee of $40.00 will be assessed against each individual attending the seminar. The fee must be paid and mailed in advance of the seminar along with the completed registration form to the address listed in the brochure. Any requests for a waiver reduction of the fee with proof of hardship must be presented to the Program Administrator as instructed in the brochure.
5. FAILURE TO REGISTER AND COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COURT AND MAY RESULT IN A FINDING OF CONTEMPT WITH THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS INCLUDING A FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT.
6. Upon successful completion of the Program, the Program Administrator will provide a certificate directly to the Prothonotary's Office verifying the parties' participation in the course.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-2133. Filed for public inspection December 20, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
