Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1920 - ACTIONS OF DIVORCE OR FOR ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
Rule 1920.55-3 - Hearing Officer's Report. Notice. Hearing De Novo. Final Decree
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1920.55-3
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) No record shall be made of the hearing in proceedings held pursuant to this rule.
(b) After the conclusion of hearing, the hearing officer shall:
(1) file the report
within:
(i) twenty days in uncontested
actions; or
(ii) thirty days in
contested actions; and
(2) immediately serve upon counsel for each
party, or, if unrepresented, upon the party, a copy of the report and
recommendation, and written notice of the right to demand a hearing de
novo.
(c) Within 20 days of the date the hearing officer's report is mailed or received, whichever occurs first, any party may file a written demand for a hearing de novo. If a demand is filed, the court shall hold a hearing de novo and enter a final decree.
(d) If no demand for de novo hearing is filed within the 20-day period, the court shall review the report and recommendation and, if approved, shall enter a final decree.
(e) No Motion for Post-Trial Relief may be filed to the final decree.
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