Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2020 - MINORS AS PARTIES
Rule 2034 - Procedure When Minority of a Party is Ascertained
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) If the minority of a party is ascertained before trial, the only remedy available to any other party desiring to object to the non-representation of the minor shall be the right to apply for the appointment of a guardian for the minor and a stay of proceedings pending such appointment.
(b) If the minority of a party is first ascertained during the trial, the court may forthwith appoint a guardian of its own motion or upon the oral application of any person entitled under these rules to file a petition for the appointment of a guardian. In such cases the information required by these rules in petitions for such appointments shall be stated on the record.
(c) If the appointment of a guardian is made during the trial, the court may grant a continuance to enable the guardian properly to present the minor's case. The court may refuse a continuance if the minor has previously filed an affidavit asserting his or her majority.
(d) If, after the conclusion of the trial, or after the entry of a finding, verdict or judgment against a minor, application is made for the appointment of a guardian for a minor against whom any relief is sought, the court shall, in either case, forthwith appoint a guardian for such minor, and may vacate the finding, verdict or judgment and may enter an order in the nature of a procedendo.
