Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1930 - RULES RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS MATTERS GENERALLY
Rule 1930.1 - Form of Caption. Confidential Information and Confidential Documents. Certification
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1930.1
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Form of Caption.
(1) Except
as set forth in subdivision (2), the caption in a domestic relations matter
shall include the parties' full names. The form of the caption shall be
substantially in the following form:
(2) In
a custody action, the court may order that the case caption contain the
parties' initials rather than the parties' names based on the sensitive nature
of the facts in the case record and the child's best interest.
(b) Unless public access is otherwise constrained by applicable authority, any attorney, or any party if unrepresented, who files a document pursuant to these rules with the prothonotary's office shall comply with the requirements of Sections 7.0 and 8.0 of the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (Policy) including a certification of compliance with the Policy and, as necessary, a Confidential Information Form or a Confidential Document Form in accordance with the Policy.
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