Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County, Pennsylvania Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

The hearing in an incompetent-estate proceeding must be scheduled not less than ten days hence.

The practice shall be by petition with citations attached to be served upon the incompetent which shall state the date, time and place of hearing, which hearing shall be not less than ten (10) days hence.

CRITICALCivil cases

Objections must be filed after the account is filed and no later than its confirmation.

All objections shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Register of Wills or the Clerk of the Court, as the case may be, between the date of the filing of the account and the date of its confirmation, and with a copy to each person listed on the affidavit of notice or his attorney and a copy to the Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

When notice has not yet been given, the notice, recipient names and addresses, and counsel-executed certificate of notice must be filed with the Court at the audit.

In those instances where notice is yet to be given, a copy of said notice, as well as the names and addresses of the parties notified, shall be filed with the Court at the time and place of audit together with a certificate of notice executed by counsel).

CRITICALCivil cases

The opposing party must file an answer and reply brief within 30 days after service of the summary-judgment motion, unless a court order modifies the response deadline.

The opposing party shall file an answer and reply brief to the motion within thirty (30) days after service of the motion, unless the time for filing the response is modified by court order.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Investigating Agency must complete its investigation and prepare and file its report within six months after notice of intention to adopt.

The Court shall issue an Order to the Investigating Agency that it must conclude its investigation and prepare and file its report not later than six (6) months after notice of intention to adopt as provided in Section 335 of the Adoption Act.

CRITICALCivil cases

The opposing party must file an answer and reply brief within 30 days after service of the motion, unless a court order modifies the response deadline.

The opposing party shall file an answer and reply brief to the motion within thirty (30) days after service of the motion, unless the time for filing the response is modified by the court order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exceptions must be filed after the account is filed and no later than its confirmation.

All exceptions shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Register of Wills or the Clerk of the Court between the date of the filing of the account and the date of its confirmation and with a copy to each person listed on the affidavit of notice or his attorney, the Register of Wills and the Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

The written motion requesting a determination of distribution must be filed at the same time as the account.

In lieu of filing a statement of proposed distribution, a fiduciary shall file at the same time he files his account a written request, by motion, that distribution be determined by the Court or an auditor.

CRITICALCivil cases

File every account at least 25 days before the date of confirmation.

All accounts shall be filed at least twenty five (25) days prior to the date of confirmation.

WARNINGCivil cases

If no exceptions or objections are made, the report will be confirmed 20 days after it 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 and shall state that in the absence of exceptions or objections his report will be confirmed twenty (20) days after the date on which the auditor or master shall have filed his report.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Pre-Trial Conference date must be at least 30 days after the Praecipe for Trial is filed.

Upon the filing of a Praecipe for Trial which shall be substantially in the form set forth in Rule TC-212.1, the Court Administrator shall schedule a date and time certain for a Pre-Trial Conference which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the filing date.