Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part II - ORPHANS' COURT RULES
Chapter III - PETITION PRACTICE AND PLEADING
Part A - Petition Practice
Rule 3.2 - Headings; Captions
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 3.2
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Pleadings shall include the docket number, if one has been assigned to the matter by the clerk or Register, and shall include a heading identifying the type of pleading filed, and in the case of a petition, identifying the nature of the relief requested therein. In those counties having a separate Orphans' Court Division, pleadings shall be captioned "Court of Common Pleas of ____ County, Orphans' Court Division".
Note: Rule 3.2 has no counterpart in former Orphans' Court Rules, but is derived from Pa.R.C.P. No. 1018.
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