Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part II - ORPHANS' COURT RULES
Chapter III - PETITION PRACTICE AND PLEADING
Part B - Responsive Pleadings
Rule 3.11 - Answer with New Matter
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 3.11
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
All applicable affirmative defenses shall be pleaded in the answer under the heading "New Matter." A party may set forth as new matter any other material facts that are not merely denials of the averments of the preceding pleading.
Note: Rule 3.11 has no counterpart in former Orphans' Court Rules, but is derived from Pa.R.C.P. No. 1030.
The filings required by this rule are subject to the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. See Rule 1.99.
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