Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2050 - INCAPACITATED PERSONS AS PARTIES
Rule 2054 - Actions By and Against Incapacitated Persons. Averments in Plaintiff'sPleadings
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2054
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An action in which a plaintiff is incapacitated shall be entitled "A, An Incapacitated Person, by B, Guardian," against the defendant.
(b) The initial pleading filed in behalf of a plaintiff who is incapacitated shall state the name and address of the plaintiff's guardian, if any, the nature of the guardianship and a reference to the record of the guardian's appointment.
(c) An action in which a defendant is an incapacitated person shall be commenced against the defendant by name in the manner in which a like action is commenced against an adult who is not incapacitated.
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