Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1900 - ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACT
Rule 1901.7 - Decision. Post-trial Relief

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1901.7

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) The decision of the court may consist of only general findings of abuse but shall dispose of all claims for relief. The court's final order shall be rendered substantially in the form set forth in Rule 1905(e).

(b) No motion for post-trial relief may be filed to the final order.

(c) Ifafinalprotectionfromabuseorderdirects the defendant to pay support to the plaintiff for the benefit of the plaintiff and/or a child, the plaintiff must file a complaint for support with the domestic relations section within two weeks of the date of the order or the support provisions of the order shall lapse automatically. If the plaintiff timely files with the domestic relations section, the support provisions of the final protection from abuse order shall remain in effect until a support order is entered.

(d) ThecustodyprovisionsofaProtectionFrom Abuse order are temporary. Either party may initiate custody proceedings pursuant to the custody statute at 23 Pa.C.S. § 5321 et seq. Any valid custody order entered after the final Protection From Abuse order supersedes the custody provisions in paragraph 5 of the Protection From Abuse order.

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