Court of Common Pleas of Juniata County, Pennsylvania Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion for appointment of master

A court-determined deposit must be paid to the Prothonotary when filing a motion to appoint a master, and it is applied to the approved master’s bill of cost.

Rule 1920.51 Payment of Deposit for Appointment of Master. A deposit as determined by the Court in separate order shall be paid to the Prothonotary at the filing of the Motion for the appointment of a master. Said deposit shall be applied to the Master’s bill of cost as submitted by the Master and approved by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exceptions

When exceptions are filed, the first party to file them must pay all outstanding master’s fees and costs, regardless of the Master’s recommended allocation.

If exceptions are filed, the first party filing exceptions must pay in full all outstanding master’s fees and costs as set forth on the Master’s Bill of costs, regardless of the recommendation of the Master as to allocation of the payment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appeal

An appeal from an arbitrators’ award must be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee.

An Appeal from an Award of Arbitrators shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary in duplicate and shall be accompanied by the non-refundable filing fee.

CRITICAL

Fee

45 $

Applies to

Seminar registration

The seminar registration fee is $45, and only Penn State may grant a request to waive or reduce it.

Within sixty (60) days after service, both parties are required to register and attend the program by mailing the pre-printed "Education Program for Separated Parents" registration form, along with a registration fee of $45.00 to Education Program for Separated Parents, Penn State Justice and Safety Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 305 Lubert Building, Innovation Park at Penn State, University Park, PA 16802-7009. Any requests for waiver or reduction of attendance fee can only be granted by Penn State.

WARNING

Fee

25

Applies to

Arbitration relist

A party seeking a continuance less than five business days before the scheduled arbitration must pay a $25 relist fee, except in extenuating circumstances.

Any continuances made less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled arbitration date in accordance with Local Rule 216, except for extenuating circumstances will require the moving party to pay a $25.00 relist fee to the Prothonotary’s Office.

WARNING

Each party selected for mediation must pay the mediation fee to the Clerk of the Orphans' Court; the fee is set by administrative order.

Each party to the case selected for mediation shall pay a mediation fee to be made payable to the Clerk of the Orphans' Court and submitted to the Clerk of the Orphans' Court. The mediation fee shall be set by administrative order, and information with regard to the fee shall be available from the Clerk of the Orphans' Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Arbitration continuance

A continuance made less than five business days before the scheduled arbitration date requires the moving party to pay a relist fee, except in extenuating circumstances.

Any continuances made less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled arbitration date, except for extenuating circumstances, will require the moving party to pay a relist fee.

WARNING

The parties must share equally the costs of court-ordered private mediation, subject to the Court ensuring that no party bears an unfair or unreasonable economic burden.

All parties shall bear equally the costs of any Court-ordered private mediation; provided, however, that the Court shall take appropriate steps to assure that no referral to ADR results in an unfair or unreasonable economic burden on any party.

INFO

Applies to

Exceptions

The Court may address master’s fees and costs when it disposes of the exceptions.

The Court may address the issue of master’s fees and costs at the time of the disposition of the exceptions.