Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

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).

As provided in MD-1545-17, any filing containing Confidential Information, not required by applicable authority to appear in the document, shall be redacted and accompanied by a Confidential Information Form (CIF), and only the redacted version will be accessible by the public.

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

Except in cases involving domestic violence, the parties may submit a written agreement with regard to the appointment of a Parenting Coordinator, including an agreed upon Parenting Coordinator. The agreed upon Parenting Coordinator must be on the roster of approved parent coordinators. The agreement shall include the terms of the form Order for Parenting Coordination as set forth in this rule.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Re-parole recommendation

Must include

proposed order

Should the Office of Delaware County Adult Probation and Parole find on its review that a given defendant appears appropriate for the above-described re-parole release, then such a written recommendation is to be PROMPTLY provided to this court, along with a proposed re-parole order in accord with the above-detailed schedule and substantially formatted as that attached.

Should the Office of Delaware County Adult Probation and Parole find on its review that a given defendant appears appropriate for the above-described re-parole release, then such a written recommendation is to be PROMPTLY provided to this court, along with a proposed re-parole order in accord with the above-detailed schedule and substantially formatted as that attached.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Applicant affidavit

An applicant must submit the specified qualifications affidavit and acknowledgments to the Family Section Liaison Judge or designee.

Parenting Coordinator shall submit an affidavit to the Family Section Liaison Judge or his/her designee together with the following: - i. An affidavit attesting the applicant has the qualifications found in Pa.R.C.P. 1915.11-1; - ii. An acknowledgment that the applicant has read the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Parenting Coordinator guidelines and the American Psychological Association (APA) Parenting Guidelines respectively found at www.afccnet.org and www.apa.org; and - iii. An acknowledgment that for every two (2) fee generating Parenting Coordination assignments, each Parent Coordinator must accept one (1) pro bono assignment, up to 12 hours per pro bono case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hearing notice

The notice attached to the original filing must include the statement specified in the rule.

(iii) The notice attached by the Office of Judicial Support to the original filing shall also include the following statement: "This matter will be heard by a board of arbitrators at the time, date and place specified but, if one or more of the parties is not present at the hearing, the matter may be heard at the same time and date before a judge of the court without the absent party or parties. There is no right to a trial de novo on appeal from a decision entered by a judge."

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Confidential document filing

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

Any filing of a Confidential Document shall be accompanied by a Confidential Document Form (CDF), and only the CDF will be accessible by the public.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hearing notice

The hearing notice must state the hearing time and date and be attached at initial filing.

(ii) A notice prepared and attached by the Office of Judicial Support shall indicate the hearing time and date, which notice shall be attached at the time of initial filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Objections and petition for record hearing

The filing must include an original and copy of the Objections, a Petition for a Record Hearing, and proof of service on all parties and the Parenting Coordinator.

E. Objections to Parenting Coordinator's Recommendation(s) and Petition for a Record Hearing - i. A party objecting to the Recommendations must file with the Office of Judicial Support an original and copy of their Objections and a Petition for a Record Hearing before the Court within five (5) days of service of the Summary and Recommendations together with Proof of Service upon all parties and the Parenting Coordinator.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Qualification submission

An applicant qualified in another Pennsylvania county within the prior 12 months is automatically certified upon submitting an affidavit and supporting documentation from that county.

B. An applicant who has been qualified in another Pennsylvania county within the preceding twelve (12) months shall be automatically certified as qualified in Delaware County upon submission of affidavit and supporting documentation from the qualifying county.

WARNING

Applies to

Settlement notification

If a case is settled or otherwise concluded, the plaintiff must promptly give the Court Administrator written notice in the form of an order to settle, discontinue and end or an application for continuance pending consummation of the settlement.

In the event a case is settled or otherwise concluded it shall be plaintiff's responsibility to give prompt written notification thereof to the Court Administrator in the form of an order to settle, discontinue and end or an application for continuance pending consummation of the settlement.

WARNING

Applies to

Application

The plaintiff may apply to the court to have a case originally filed as an arbitration matter certified as a non-arbitration matter. Such application shall be by motion filed in accordance with the provision of Rule *206(B)I.

The plaintiff may apply to the court to have a case originally filed as an arbitration matter certified as a non-arbitration matter. Such application shall be by motion filed in accordance with the provision of Rule *206(B)I.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Summary

The Summary must explain the rationale for the Recommendations and indicate whether each Recommendation is based on the parties' agreement.

C. Parenting Coordinator shall include the rationale for their Recommendations in the Summary, and the Parenting Coordinator shall indicate whether the Recommendation is based upon an agreement of the parties.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Summary and recommendations

The Summary and Recommendations must state how they were served on the parties.

B. Parenting Coordinator shall state the manner of service of the Summary and Recommendations to the parties.