Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition for modification or contempt and scheduling order

Petitioners must promptly serve the modification or contempt petition and scheduling order on respondents and file a certificate of service by the scheduled conference.

The Petitioner(s) shall serve the petition for modification or contempt and the scheduling order upon the Respondent(s) promptly in accordance with the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure and shall thereafter file a certificate of service with the Prothonotary before or on the date of the scheduled conference.

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The Clerk of Court must forward a copy of each document filed by an individual to that individual's attorney of record, if any.

The Clerk of Court shall forward a copy of all documents filed by individuals, themselves, to their attorney of record, if any.

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A party serving a legal paper must file a certificate of service with the Juvenile Section Prothonotary before or on the hearing date.

Any party serving such legal paper shall file with the Prothonotary of the Juvenile Section a certificate of service prior to or on the hearing date.

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Deadline

48 hours

For a defendant held in a county facility, the transportation order must be served with at least 48 hours' notice.

If the defendant is incarcerated in a facility located in the county, a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours notice is required.

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Notice of filing must be given to the persons and in the manner directed by the Court.

Notice of filing shall be made to such persons and in such manner as the Court shall direct.

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Notice of filing a proposed-distribution statement or an auditor-appointment request must be given as prescribed by Rule NOC-6.3.

C. Notice of the filing of the statement of proposed distribution or the request for appointment of an auditor shall be given as prescribed by Rule NOC-6.3.

CRITICAL

Deadline

14 business days

Applies to

Transportation order

For an out-of-county incarcerated defendant, serve the Sheriff with three certified copies of the Transportation Order at least 14 business days before the hearing or trial.

All Transportation Orders must be filed with the Clerk of Courts and served upon the Sheriff of Northumberland County [three (3) certified copies] a minimum of fourteen (14) business days (not counting the day of filing, the day of the hearing, or holidays) prior to the scheduled date of hearing or trial when the defendant is incarcerated in an out of county facility.

CRITICALCivil cases

A petitioner must notify all other parties of the intent to request a rule to show cause and file a certificate of service of that notice.

(1) A petitioner seeking the issuance of a rule to show cause shall follow Pa.R.C.P. 206.5 (discretionary issuance), including the requirement of notice to all other parties of the intention to request the court to issue the rule, by filing a certificate of service of such notice.

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Notice must be given to each party's counsel or, if the party is unrepresented, sent to the party's last known mailing address.

Notice shall be given to counsel for each party. If a party is not represented by counsel, notice shall be given to that party at his/her last known mailing address.

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A copy of the periodic account must be served on all persons in interest listed in the original petition, as amended in paragraph 5.

9. I certify that I have served a copy of this periodic account to all those persons in interest listed in the original petition, as may be amended in paragraph 5 of this account.

CRITICALCivil cases

Submit the pre-trial memorandum to each party at least five days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

NOTE: The memorandum is to be submitted to the Court and to each party at least 5 (five) days prior to the time of the scheduled pre-trial conference.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family exemption petition

When a petition and court order are required, the petitioner must give actual notice of the petition’s filing and the confirmation-and-allowance date to the specified affected persons.

When a petition and order of court are required, notice of the filing of the petition and of the date fixed by the Court for confirmation and allowance shall be given by petitioner: - (a) by actual notice to the personal representative, if any, and to all persons, other than creditors, adversely affected by allowance of exemption who do not join in the prayer of the petition;

CRITICAL

Service

Publication

Immediately after the account and proposed-distribution statement are filed, the Clerk must publish notice in the county legal journal and one newspaper of general circulation for two successive weeks immediately before confirmation.

B. Immediately upon the filing of the account and statement of proposed distribution, the Clerk shall give notice of the filing by publication in the Northumberland County Legal Journal and in one (1) newspaper of general circulation within the county, one (1) week, for two (2) successive weeks immediately prior to the date of confirmation.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must promptly serve the certificate on the Court Administrator, and the certificate must use the Prothonotary’s form and contain the requirements that follow in the document.

The Prothonotary shall promptly serve the certificate upon the Court Administrator. The certificate shall be on forms provided by the Prothonotary and shall contain the following:

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family exemption petition

Service

Publication

When a petition and court order are required, the petitioner must publish notice once a week for two successive weeks in the Northumberland County Legal Journal and a newspaper of general circulation.

When a petition and order of court are required, notice of the filing of the petition and of the date fixed by the Court for confirmation and allowance shall be given by petitioner: (b) by advertisement once a week for two (2) successive weeks in the Northumberland County Legal Journal and in a newspaper of general circulation.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court order

A copy of the court order must be served on every party who is not present.

A copy of the order of court shall be served upon all parties not present;

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

The requesting party must serve copies of the transcript request on opposing counsel or, if the opposing party is unrepresented, on that party.

The requesting party shall serve copies of the request upon opposing counsel or party, if party is unrepresented.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family exemption claim

When no petition and court order are required, notice of a family-exemption claim need be given only to the decedent’s personal representatives.

When no petition and order of court are required, only the decedent's personal representatives need be given notice of the claim for family exemption. No other notice shall be required.

CRITICAL

Service

Personal service

The petition, notice, and citation must be personally served on the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person by the Sheriff or another competent adult, who must read the documents as specified and explain them to the extent possible.

In all cases, service of the petition, notice and citation shall be made upon the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person by personal service by the Sheriff or by any other competent adult, and the person making such service shall read to the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person the petition, notice and citation, and then for a second time the notice and citation. The person making service shall explain the contents to the extent possible.

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For a contested dependency proceeding, send reports to counsel or the parties only, not to the Court.

Any report to be presented as to a contested dependency proceeding shall be sent to counsel or the parties only, and not to the Court.

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For a defendant held outside the county, the transportation order must be served on the Sheriff at least five days before the hearing or trial.

All transportation orders must be filed with the Court and served upon the Sheriff of Northumberland County a minimum of five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of hearing or trial when the defendant is incarcerated in an out of county facility.

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The proposed order providing for a hearing on possible appointment of counsel directs service of a certified copy on the alleged incapacitated person and all persons who were to receive the guardian petition.

A certified copy of this Order shall be served on the alleged incapacitated person and all other persons who were to receive service of the Petition for Appointment of Guardian.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion or petition

Motions and petitions must be mailed by first-class mail or otherwise delivered to all parties at least five days before the hearing, except for shelter care hearings.

All motions or petitions shall be mailed by first class mail or otherwise delivered to all parties no later than five (5) days prior to the date of hearing with the exception of the shelter care hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Complaint and scheduling order

Plaintiffs must promptly serve the complaint, unless delivered to the Sheriff, and scheduling order on defendants, and file a certificate of service by the scheduled conference.

Plaintiff(s) shall serve the complaint (if not delivered to the Sheriff) and the scheduling order upon Defendant(s) promptly in accordance with the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure and shall thereafter file a certificate of service with the Prothonotary before or on the date of the scheduled conference.

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A certificate of service must be filed with the Prothonotary of the Juvenile Section before or on the hearing date.

D. A certificate of service shall be filed with the Prothonotary of the Juvenile Section prior to or on the hearing date.

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Notice of a proposed forfeiture of an unclaimed cash deposit must be sent to the accused, any surety, and the attorney of record.

Notice of such proposed forfeitures shall be sent to the accused, the surety, if any, and the attorney of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

Before the court hearing, the petitioning party must serve the emergency custody petition and any temporary emergency order containing notice of the 10-day hearing on the opposing party as original process is served.

Prior to the hearing before the Court, the petition for emergency custody relief and any temporary emergency order containing notice of the 10-day hearing shall be served on the opposing party by the petitioning party in the same manner as original process.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Continuance form

Service

Court service to court

The Prothonotary must promptly serve the Continuance Form on the Court Administrator.

The Prothonotary shall promptly serve the Continuance Form upon the Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party placing an action on the trial list must immediately notify all other parties; a party who was not notified may request that the action be stricken from the trial list.

The party placing the action on the trial list shall immediately notify all other parties. Failure to give such notice shall be grounds for striking the action from the trial list at the request of any party who was not given notice.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

Notice of a bail-forfeiture order must be mailed promptly by certified mail to the defendant's last known address.

If the defendant does not comply with the conditions of the bail bond, the Court shall enter an order pursuant to Pa. R. Crim. P. 4016 and notice of such order of forfeiture shall be mailed forthwith by certified mail to the defendant at his last known address.

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When notice to the Attorney General is required under Pa. O.C. Rule 5.5, the accountant must file proof of service and any Attorney General response before confirmation.

E. If notice is required to be given the Attorney General pursuant to Pa. O.C. Rule 5.5, proof of service of said notice and a copy of any response of the Attorney General shall be filed by the accountant prior to confirmation.

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Each party must serve the opposing party with a copy of its brief within the applicable filing time limit.

Each party shall be responsible for serving a copy of the brief on the opposing party within the time limits specified.

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Copies of praecipes placing cases on the argument and equity list must be sent to the opposing party or counsel.

Copies of all praecipes ordering cases onto the argument and equity list shall be sent to the opposing party or his attorney and shall be forwarded by the Prothonotary or other appropriate Court Clerk to the Court Administrator.

CRITICAL

The objector must serve the document without delay on the accountant’s attorney and everyone listed on the Rule NOC-6.3D affidavit of notice.

served by the objector without delay on the accountant's attorney and on each person listed on the affidavit of notice filed pursuant to Rule NOC-6.3D.

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Except for the service method specified for children in paragraph B, dependency petitions must be served on the parties in conformity with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 412.

A. Except as provided in paragraph B of this rule, dependency petitions shall be served upon the parties in conformity with the service requirements of Rule 412 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Surviving spouse intestate allowance

For an allowance to a surviving spouse of an intestate, appraisal, filing and confirmation, and notice procedures must follow Rule NOC-12.1.

The manner of appraising property claimed, of filing and confirming the appraisal and of advertising or giving notice thereof shall be as set forth in Rule NOC-12.1.

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Children and Youth Services must give all parties and attorneys of record notice of each hearing unless a court order assigns that responsibility to someone else.

A. Notice of the time, date and place of any hearings shall be given to all parties and attorneys of record by Children and Youth Services unless a court order places this responsibility on another party.

CRITICALCivil cases

The pre-trial statement must be served on the other party at least 20 days before the scheduled hearing.

The pre-trial statement required by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1920.33(b) shall be filed and served upon the other party at least twenty (20) days prior to the scheduled hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written notice of discontinuance must be provided to the Court and to each attorney who has appeared for another party.

No action shall be discontinued without written notice to the Court and to any attorney who has appeared for any other party in the proceeding.

CRITICAL

The auditor or master must notify all parties in interest of the report’s filing when the report is filed.

At the time of filing the report an auditor or master shall give notice of the filing of his report to all parties in interest

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The Clerk of the Orphans' Court must forward a copy of each document filed by an individual to that individual's attorney of record, if any.

The Clerk of the Orphans' Court shall forward a copy of all documents filed by individuals, themselves, to their attorney of record, if any.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Court Administrator must designate the hearing place, time, and date and give the arbitrators, parties, or their attorneys written notice at least 30 days beforehand.

The Court Administrator shall designate the place, time, and specific date for hearings, and give at least 30 days written notice thereof to the arbitrators, the parties, or their attorneys of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

Continuance requests should be submitted to the Prothonotary at least twenty (20) days before such hearing and after written notice of such application has been provided to the opposing counsel.

Continuance requests should be submitted to the Prothonotary at least twenty (20) days before such hearing and after written notice of such application has been provided to the opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court order

The moving party must serve every party with a copy of the order entered by the Court.

The moving party shall serve upon all parties a copy of the order entered by the Court.

CRITICAL

When serving an original or copy of a document on the District Attorney, defense counsel must serve it at the specified District Attorney's Office address and attention line.

On all occasions when it is necessary to serve an original or a copy of a document upon the District Attorney, defense counsel shall make service as follows: Office of the District Attorney Northumberland County Courthouse 201 Market Street Sunbury, PA 17801 ATTENTION: (Responsible Assistant D.A.)

CRITICAL

Notice is required to all sui juris heirs under Pennsylvania intestacy law, including heirs who live outside Pennsylvania.

Notice in matters involving adjudication of incapacity or appointment or removal of a guardian for an incapacitated person is required on all persons who are sui juris and are heirs of the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person, as defined by the intestacy laws of Pennsylvania. Such notice is required even if the person does not reside within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family exemption claim

If the Court must appoint appraisers, notice of the family-exemption claim must be given after the appraisal has been made and filed.

When it is necessary for the Court to appoint appraisers, the notice of the claim for a family exemption shall be given after the appraisal has been made and filed.

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Notice required in matters involving adjudication of incapacity or appointment or removal of a guardian for an incapacitated person, other than notice upon the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person, shall be by personal service, by service in such manner as the Court directs and/or as directed by statute in that particular case,

Notice required in matters involving adjudication of incapacity or appointment or removal of a guardian for an incapacitated person, other than notice upon the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person, shall be by personal service, by service in such manner as the Court directs and/or as directed by statute in that particular case,

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Service of legal papers on any attorney or party who has not established an account as provided in subsection (C) of this rule shall be made in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 576. Specifically, the following offices must be served in accordance with Rule 576: Sheriff, Probation Services, Court Reporter, and Court Administration. This applies to the service of court orders and notices.

Service of legal papers on any attorney or party who has not established an account as provided in subsection (C) of this rule shall be made in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 576. Specifically, the following offices must be served in accordance with Rule 576: Sheriff, Probation Services, Court Reporter, and Court Administration. This applies to the service of court orders and notices.

CRITICAL

The accountant must give the required written notice of the account filing, and—unless an audit was requested—the proposed-distribution statement filing, no more than ten days after the account is filed.

A. Written notice of the filing of an account and, unless an audit has been requested, of the filing of a statement of proposed distribution shall be given by the accountant no more than ten (10) days after the date of filing of the account to all those required to be given notice by Pa. O.C. Rule 6.3.

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Service is complete if the party or counsel appears at a dependency hearing without objecting to jurisdiction, the stated service evidence or compliance is shown, or the Court finds other evidence satisfactory upon written petition.

E. Service is complete upon a party when: - (1) a party or his or her counsel is present at any hearing involving the dependency proceedings and does not object to jurisdiction of the Court; or - (2) the certificate of service filed with the Court shows that the party was personally served by a competent adult, includes a return of the registered mail receipt personally signed by the party, shows compliance with paragraphs A & B of this rule, or shows compliance with a special order obtained by petition; - (3) upon written petition, this Court finds other evidence satisfactory to the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A copy of the motion and proposed order must be served on opposing counsel or an unrepresented opposing party at least 10 days before the motion is filed.

The Motion for Appointment of Master shall be accompanied by a proposed Order Appointing Master setting forth the issues to be referred by the Court to the Master, and shall contain a certification that a copy of said Motion and the Proposed Order were served at least ten (10) days prior to the filing of said Motion upon opposing counsel, or the opposing party, if unrepresented.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written notice of a continuance application must be provided to opposing counsel before the application is submitted.

after written notice of such application has been provided to the opposing counsel.

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When a party has court-provided Special Counsel, the party must also receive a copy by leaving it for them or mailing it to their last known address.

Where a party is represented by a court-provided Special Counsel, the party shall also be served by leaving a copy of the legal paper for or by mailing a copy to that party at his or her last known address.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

For a defendant incarcerated in a facility within the county, no Transportation Order is necessary, but the Sheriff must receive at least three business days’ notice.

If the defendant is incarcerated in a facility located in the county, a Transportation Order is not necessary but a minimum of three (3) business days’ notice to the Sheriff is required.

CRITICAL

The petitioner is responsible for service in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and any special court instructions.

1. Service shall be in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and with any special instructions of the Court, and shall be the responsibility of the petitioner.

CRITICAL

All parties in interest must receive notice of the petition’s allowance by personal service or certified mail at least ten days before the sale.

Notice to all parties in interest of the allowance of said petition shall be given by personal service or certified mail at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled date of sale.

CRITICAL

This rule shall not prevent Children and Youth Services from returning a child to a parent or guardian without a court hearing unless the attorney for the child, who shall receive notice of the proposed return, requests a court hearing prior to the child's return.

This rule shall not prevent Children and Youth Services from returning a child to a parent or guardian without a court hearing unless the attorney for the child, who shall receive notice of the proposed return, requests a court hearing prior to the child's return.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Periodic report of guardian of person

Notice and service of the guardian-of-the-person report must follow the manner directed by the Court.

Notice and service of the said report shall be in such manner as the Court shall direct.

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B. Service of the dependency petition upon the children for whom a dependency finding is sought shall be made by personal service upon or by first class mail addressed to both the attorney and the party.

B. Service of the dependency petition upon the children for whom a dependency finding is sought shall be made by personal service upon or by first class mail addressed to both the attorney and the party.

CRITICAL

The party filing exceptions must serve each interested party or that party’s attorney without delay.

The party filing the exceptions shall without delay serve each party interested or his/their attorney.

CRITICAL

Within five days after a placement change made with all parties' agreement, Children and Youth Services must serve and file a writing describing the change and how the parties consented.

Within five (5) days after the placement is changed pursuant to this subparagraph B, Children and Youth Services shall serve on all parties and file with the Court a writing which sets forth the placement change and the manner by which the parties consented to the placement change.

CRITICAL

The attorney ordering a case onto the list must give notice at the same time by sending the opposing party or counsel a copy of the praecipe.

The attorney ordering the case on the list (or the Court Administrator in cases ordered on by the Court) shall at the same time give notice thereof by sending a copy of the praecipe to the opposing party or counsel for the opposing party.

CRITICAL

Service

Publication

After a public-sale petition is allowed, the sale’s time and place must be advertised weekly for three successive weeks in the Legal Journal and a newspaper of general circulation.

After the allowance of a petition for public sale, public notice of the time and place of the proposed sale shall be given by advertisement once a week for three (3) successive weeks in the Northumberland County Legal Journal and in a newspaper of general circulation.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal paper other than dependency petition

Petitions, motions, and other legal papers, except dependency petitions, must be served under Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 440.

Any petition, motion, or other legal paper, other than the dependency petition, shall be served pursuant to Rule 440 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Unless the Court orders otherwise, auditors and masters must give interested parties or their attorneys at least twenty days’ notice of hearings.

If not otherwise ordered by the Court, auditors and masters shall give at least twenty (20) days notice of hearings held by them to all parties interested or their attorneys of record in the matter provided by Pa. O.C. Rule 5.1.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Emergency custody petition and temporary emergency order

Before the court hearing, the petitioning party must serve the emergency-custody petition and any temporary emergency order containing notice of the 10-day hearing on the opposing party in the same manner as original process.

Prior to the hearing before the Court, the petition for emergency custody relief and any temporary emergency order containing notice of the 10-day hearing shall be served on the opposing party by the petitioning party in the same manner as original process.

CRITICALCivil cases

Petitioners must promptly serve the modification or contempt petition and scheduling order on respondents and file a certificate of service.

The Petitioner(s) shall serve the petition for modification or contempt and the scheduling order upon the Respondent(s) promptly in accordance with the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure and shall thereafter file a certificate of service with the Prothonotary before or on the date of the scheduled conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Transcript request

The requesting party must serve copies of the transcript request on opposing counsel or, if unrepresented, the opposing party.

The requesting party shall serve copies of the request upon opposing counsel or party, if party is unrepresented.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiffs must promptly serve the complaint unless it was delivered to the Sheriff, serve the scheduling order, and file a certificate of service.

Plaintiff(s) shall serve the complaint (if not delivered to the Sheriff) and the scheduling order upon Defendant(s) promptly in accordance with the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure and shall thereafter file a certificate of service with the Prothonotary before or on the date of the scheduled conference.

CRITICAL

The form states that a copy of the periodic report has been served on all parties in interest listed in the original petition, as amended in the report.

13. I certify that I have served a copy of this periodic report on all those parties in interest listed in the original petition, as may be amended in paragraph of this report.

WARNING

Service

Electronic service

Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed through PACFile.

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1(D)(2), the establishment of PACFile account constitutes consent to participate in electronic filing, including acceptance of service electronically of any document filed using PACFile.

WARNING

Whenever feasible, the Court must give notice of the next hearing to the parties and attorneys of record during a hearing they attend.

B. Whenever feasible, the Court also shall give notice to all parties and attorneys of record of the next court hearing during the hearing in which the parties and their counsel are present.

WARNING

Service

Mail

Notice to persons other than the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person may instead be sent by prepaid first-class mail to the known or last known address.

or may be made by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the known or last known address.

WARNING

If you have any objections to the account, you are respectfully asked to prepare your objections, in writing, make reference to the incapacitated person and court docket number, and, within 30 days of receiving this notice, mail or deliver the objections to the following:

If you have any objections to the account, you are respectfully asked to prepare your objections, in writing, make reference to the incapacitated person and court docket number, and, within 30 days of receiving this notice, mail or deliver the objections to the following:

WARNING

Applies to

Objections

Objections to the account are requested to be mailed or delivered to the Orphans' Court Clerk, the appointing judge's chambers, and the fiduciary.

If you have any objections to the account, you are respectfully asked to prepare your objections, in writing, make reference to the incapacitated person and court docket number, and, within 30 days of receiving this notice, mail or deliver the objections to the following: - 1. Orphans' Court Clerk Northumberland County Courthouse 201 Market Street Sunbury, PA 17801 - 2. Chambers of Judge _____ (Name of Judge who appointed the fiduciary) - 3. _____ (fill in name and address of the fiduciary making the periodic account).

WARNING

Whenever feasible, provide relevant expert and other reports to counsel or unrepresented parties at least two days before the hearing where the report will be presented.

Whenever feasible, expert reports and reports to the Court relative to placement and disposition review shall be provided to all counsel of record, or the parties if unrepresented by counsel, at least two (2) days prior to a hearing at which the report is to be presented.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Emergency custody petition and temporary emergency order

The petitioner must make reasonable efforts to provide the documents to an attorney the petitioner reasonably believes may represent the opposing party.

In addition to service on the opposing party, the petitioner shall make reasonable efforts to provide a copy of the documents to an attorney whom the petitioning party reasonably believes may represent the interests of the other party.

WARNINGCivil cases

The petitioner must make reasonable efforts to provide the documents to an attorney reasonably believed to represent the opposing party.

In addition to service on the opposing party, the petitioner shall make reasonable efforts to provide a copy of the documents to an attorney whom the petitioning party reasonably believes may represent the interests of the other party.

INFO

Notice of a succeeding hearing given at a properly noticed hearing is sufficient notice of each succeeding hearing.

Notice of succeeding hearings given by the auditor or master at a hearing of which proper notice has been given shall constitute sufficient notice of each of such succeeding hearings.

INFO

Attorneys and self-represented parties unable or unwilling to use electronic filing may serve legal papers in physical paper format.

Attorney or self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format.