550 Rescission of the 1996 explanatory comment and adoption of a note to rule 1920.55-1 of the rules of civil procedure; no. 542 civil procedural rules doc.?

Title 231—RULES OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

[ 231 PA. CODE CH. 1920 ]

Rescission of the 1996 Explanatory Comment and Adoption of a Note to Rule 1920.55-1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 542 Civil Procedural Rules Doc.

[41 Pa.B. 1758]
[Saturday, April 2, 2011]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 16th day of March, 2011, upon the recommendation of the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been submitted without publication pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):

 It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that the 1996 Explanatory Comment to Rule 1920.55-1 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is rescinded and a new Note to Rule 1920.55-1 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is adopted in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective immediately.

Annex A

TITLE 231. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

CHAPTER 1920. ACTIONS OF DIVORCE OR FOR ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE

Rule 1920.55-1. Alternative Hearing Procedures for Matters Referred to a Master.

 (a) Matters referred to a master for hearing shall proceed as prescribed by Rule 1920.55-2 unless the court by local rule adopts the alternative procedure of Rule 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 master in that county are conducted in accordance with either Rule 1920.55-2 or Rule 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 [which] that are referred to a master in accordance with Rule ______ .

_________________
(PRESIDENT JUDGE)     
(ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE)  

 Official Note: Pursuant to Rule 1920.55-1, the following counties have certified to the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee that divorce proceedings referred to a master are conducted in accordance with the rule specified below.

Adams	1920.55-2
Allegheny	1920.55-2
Armstrong	1920.55-2
Beaver	1920.55-2
Bedford	1920.55-2
Berks	1920.55-2
Blair	1920.55-2
Bradford	1920.55-2
Bucks	Both
Butler	1920.55-2
Cambria	1920.55-2
Cameron	1920.55-2
Carbon	1920.55-2
Centre	1920.55-2
Chester	1920.55-2
Clarion	1920.55-2
Clearfield	1920.55-2
Clinton	no masters
Columbia	1920.55-2
Crawford	1920.55-2
Cumberland	1920.55-2
Dauphin	1920.55-2
Delaware	1920.55-3
Elk	1920.55-2
Erie	1920.55-2
Fayette	1920.55-2
Forest	1920.55-2
Franklin	1920.55-2
Fulton	1920.55-2
Greene	1920.55-2
Huntingdon	no masters
Indiana	1920.55-2
Jefferson	1920.55-2
Juniata	1920.55-2
Lackawanna	1920.55-2
Lancaster	1920.55-2
Lawrence	1920.55-2
Lebanon	1920.55-2
Lehigh	1920.55-2
Luzerne	1920.55-2
Lycoming	1920.55-2
McKean	1920.55-2
Mercer	1920.55-2
Mifflin	no masters
Monroe	1920.55-2
Montgomery	1920.55-3
Montour	1920.55-2
Northampton	1920.55-2
Northumberland	1920.55-2
Perry	1920.55-2
Philadelphia	1920.55-3
Pike	1920.55-2
Potter	no masters
Schuylkill	1920.55-2
Snyder	1920.55-2
Somerset	1920.55-2
Sullivan	1920.55-2
Susquehanna	1920.55-2
Tioga	1920.55-2
Union	1920.55-2
Venango	1920.55-2
Warren	1920.55-2
Washington	1920.55-2
Wayne	1920.55-2
Westmoreland	1920.55-2
Wyoming	1920.55-2
York	1920.55-2

Explanatory Comment—1995

 The proposed amendments create alternative procedures for appeal from the recommendation of a master in divorce. Rule 1920.55-1 states that, if the court chooses to appoint a master, the exceptions procedure set forth in proposed Rule 1920.55-2 will be used unless the court has, by local rule, adopted the alternative procedure of proposed Rule 1920.55-3.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-550. Filed for public inspection April 1, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]