821 Fees for adoption investigations and information requirements; no. 67-03-0584

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

YORK COUNTY

Fees for Adoption Investigations and Information Requirements; No. 67-03-0584

[33 Pa.B. 2168]

Administrative Order Regarding Adoption Procedures

   Effective June 1, 2003, Notice is hereby given that the minimum compensation for the Court Investigator in adoption proceedings shall be increased to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per investigation and Twenty Dollars ($20.00) each for additional siblings to be adopted within the household; and

   All Petitioners seeking Court approval for Adoptions shall secure a Pennsylvania Criminal History Check and Child Line Clearance Certificate from the Department of Welfare; and

   All Petitioners seeking an adoption shall provide within the body of the Petition or by separate attachment, a personal telephone number by which they may be contacted by the Court Investigator in order to schedule the in-home investigation.

   This Administrative Order shall be published in the York County Legal Record, two (2) certified copies shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publishing in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, seven (7) certified copies shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, and one (1) certified copy with the Orphans' Court Procedural Rules Committee no later than thirty (30) days in advance of the implementation date of June 1, 2003.

By the Court

JOHN C. UHLER,   
Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-821. Filed for public inspection May 2, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]