1093 Local orphans' court rule of procedure 15.2, 15.4 and 15.5; administrative order no. 19 of 2011?
Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULESADAMS COUNTY Local Orphans' Court Rule of Procedure 15.2, 15.4 and 15.5; Administrative Order No. 19 of 2011 [41 Pa.B. 3541]
[Saturday, July 2, 2011]Order of Court And Now, this 14th day of June, 2011, Adams County Rule of Orphans' Court Procedure 15.2, 15.4 and 15.5 are hereby amended to provide as follows:
15.2 Voluntary Relinquishment To Agency
A. The caption for all pleadings and the docket entry shall carry the given name of the child.
B. The petition shall contain an averment that notification has been given to the birth parents and child of the right to enter into a voluntary agreement for post-adoption continuing contact or communication as required by 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2733(c), or an averment setting forth why such notification is not applicable. In addition, a copy of the notification shall be attached as an exhibit.
15.4 Termination of Parental Rights
* * * * * C. The petition shall contain an averment that notification has been given to the birth parents and child of the right to enter into a voluntary agreement for post-adoption continuing contact or communication as required by 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2733(c), or an averment setting forth why such notification is not applicable. In addition, a copy of the notification shall be attached as an exhibit.
15.5 Adoption
A. Petition
* * * * * 3. The petition shall contain an averment that notification has been given to the birth parents and child of the right to enter into a voluntary agreement for post-adoption continuing contact or communication as required by 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2733(c), or an averment setting forth why such notification is not applicable. In addition, a copy of the notification shall be attached as an exhibit.
4. The petition shall aver whether a voluntary agreement for post-adoption continuing contact or communication authorized by 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2731, et seq., is anticipated or executed and if executed a copy thereof shall be attached as an exhibit. Additionally, any such agreement must be presented to the Court at least 15 days prior to the hearing on the petition.
These rules shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
It is further directed that:
a. This Order shall be filed in the Office of Prothonotary of Adams County and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Adams County Clerk of Courts and the Adams County Law Library for inspection and copying;
b. Seven (7) certified copies of this Order shall be forwarded to the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Court for distribution in accordance with the provisions of Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(c)(2); and
c. Two (2) certified copies of this Order together with a computer diskette that complies with the requirement of 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b) containing the test of the local rule(s) adopted hereby shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
JOHN D. KUHN,
President Judge[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1093. Filed for public inspection July 1, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]