Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1920 - ACTIONS OF DIVORCE OR FOR ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
Rule 1920.2 - Venue
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1920.2
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) The action, except a claim for custody, may be brought only in the county
(1) in which the plaintiff or the defendant
resides, or
(2) upon which the
parties have agreed
(i) in a writing which
shall be attached to the complaint, or
(ii) by participating in the
proceeding.
(b) The record shall establish compliance with the venue requirement of subdivision (a) prior to the entry of the decree.
(c) Notwithstanding any agreement of the parties, if neither the plaintiff nor the defendant has resided in the county at any time during the pendency of the action, the court, upon its own motion and for its own convenience, may transfer the action to the appropriate court of any other county where the action originally could have been brought.
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