Pennsylvania Code
Title 210 - APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Part I - RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Article II - APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Chapter 17 - EFFECT OF APPEALS; SUPERSEDEAS AND STAYS
STAY OR INJUNCTION IN CIVIL MATTERS
Rule 1731 - Automatic Supersedeas of Orders for the Payment of Money
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) General Rule.-Except as provided by subdivision (b), an appeal from an order involving solely the payment of money shall, unless otherwise ordered pursuant to this chapter, operate as a supersedeas upon filing with the clerk of the lower court of appropriate security in the amount of 120% of the amount found due by the lower court and remaining unpaid. Where the amount is payable over a period of time, the amount found due for the purposes of this rule shall be the aggregate amount payable within 18 months after entry of the order.
(b) Domestic Relations Matters.-An appeal from an order of child support, spousal support, alimony, alimony pendente lite, equitable distribution or counsel fees and costs shall operate as a supersedeas only upon application to and order of the trial court and the filing of security as required by subdivision (a). The amount and terms of security shall be within the discretion of the trial court.
