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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Eric J. Taylor

Judge • Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania

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610-478-6970
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610-478-6467

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 708 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Notification intake form

    The Berks County Notification Intake Form must be completed at arraignment or waiver of arraignment.

  • Applies to
    Transcript

    All transcripts of official court proceedings shall be prepared only upon written authorization or order of Court. No transcript of any official court proceeding may be prepared without the written consent of the Common Pleas Court judge assigned to the respective case.

  • Applies to
    Transcript authorization

    If the assigned judge cannot be contacted by all exhaustive means, authorization for the transcript must be made by the respective Administrative Judge or President Judge.

Filing Timing

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  • The guardian must file a final report within 60 days of the ward’s death or adjudication of capacity.

  • A court session, return day, or time for a judicial or clerical act that falls on a holiday, Saturday, or Sunday moves to the next day that is none of those, unless a rule or court order provides otherwise.

  • Mediation does not delay required pleadings, ordered return dates, or hearing scheduling unless all interested parties specifically request a stay and the court orders it.

Service

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    Petition to withdraw

    A petition to withdraw must be served on the client, all interested parties, and their counsel.

  • Applies to
    Proposed adjudication and decree

    The proposed Adjudication and Decree must be served with the Petition for Adjudication/Statement of Proposed Distribution.

  • Applies to
    Report

    If the circumstance requiring a report arises after the petition is filed, the report must be served on all potentially affected parties, including the distributee’s heirs, with the specified notice.

Fees

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    Annual report

    A filing fee will be charged for paper annual reports.

  • Applies to
    Inventory

    A paper inventory filing through the Register of Wills office must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee.

  • Applies to
    Certificate of readiness for arbitration

    Counsel must pay the appropriate filing fee when filing a certificate of readiness for arbitration after a case is stricken from the trial list.

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