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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge G. Michael Green

Judge • Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 47 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Confidential document filing

    A filing of a Confidential Document must be accompanied by a CDF, and only the CDF is publicly accessible.

  • Applies to
    Filing containing confidential information

    A filing containing Confidential Information not required by applicable authority must be accompanied by a Confidential Information Form (CIF).

  • Applies to
    Written agreement

    Outside domestic-violence cases, the parties may submit an agreement that includes the terms of the prescribed order, and any agreed coordinator must be on the approved roster.

Service

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  • Service
    Electronic service

    Establishing a PACFile account constitutes acceptance of electronic service of documents filed on PACFile in districts that permit electronic filing.

  • Any party who declines to participate in the PACFile electronic filing system, or who is unable to electronically file or accept service of legal papers which were filed electronically, or who is otherwise unable to access the PACFile system, shall be permitted to file legal papers in a physical paper format ('hard-copy') and shall receive legal papers in a physical paper format from the Office of Judicial Support and/or other parties, whether electronically filed or otherwise, as required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.

  • Upon approval, the judge must issue the Parenting Coordinator order, distribute it to all parties, and make it an order of the court.

Filing Timing

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  • Use of the electronic filing system begins September 15, 2025, at 8:30 AM, unless the Court orders otherwise.

  • A party objecting to the Recommendations must file the Objections and Petition for a Record Hearing within five days of service of the Summary and Recommendations.

  • Parenting Coordinators must file their Summary and Recommendations within two business days after their last communication with the parties on the issues.

E-Filing

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  • Electronic filing of legal papers through PACFile is permitted in Delaware County starting September 15, 2025.

  • The exclusive system for electronic filing is the PACFile System, developed and administered by the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts and located on Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System Web Portal at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/PACFile.aspx.

  • Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to participate in electronic filing and to accept electronic service of PACFile documents in districts that permit electronic filing.

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