Court of Common Pleas of Juniata County, Pennsylvania Document Format Requirements

The specified custody pleading and a Scheduling Order for Custody Court must be filed with the Prothonotary as an original and three copies.

The original and three (3) copies of a Custody Complaint, or Divorce Complaint with a Custody Count or Petition for Modification or for Contempt and a Scheduling Order for Custody Court shall be filed with the Prothonotary who shall thereafter forward the original to the Court for scheduling a date in Custody Court.

The Arbitration Report and Award must use the form set forth in Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1312.

The Arbitration Report and Award shall be in the form set forth in Pa. R.C.P. 1312.

Pleadings and other legal papers filed with the Prothonotary must be on 8½-by-11-inch paper and secured with one staple in the upper-left corner.

All pleadings and other legal papers filed with the Prothonotary shall be on paper size 8½ x 11 inches and secured by one staple located in the upper left hand corner.

Pleadings and papers must be filed without blue backs, toppers, or cover sheets.

All pleadings and papers shall be filed without blue backs, toppers or cover sheets of any kind.

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 0.5 in

Pleadings and papers filed with the Prothonotary must have margins of at least one inch on the top, bottom, and left, and at least one-half inch on the right.

All pleadings and papers filed with the Prothonotary shall have a margin of at least one (1) inch on the top, bottom and left and at least a one-half ( 1/2) inch margin on the right of the page.

An appeal from an arbitrators’ award must be filed with the Prothonotary in duplicate.

An Appeal from an Award of Arbitrators shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary in duplicate