Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part II - ORPHANS' COURT RULES
Chapter IV - FORMAT AND SERVICE OF LEGAL PAPER BY PARTIES AND COURT; ELECTRONIC FILING
Rule 4.1 - Format of All Legal Paper

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 4.1

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

All legal paper filed with the clerk must conform to the following requirements:

(a) The document shall be on 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch paper.

(b) The document shall be prepared on white paper (except for dividers and similar sheets) of good quality.

(c) The text must be double spaced, but quotations more than two lines long may be indented and single-spaced. Margins must be at least one inch on all four sides.

(d) The lettering shall be clear and legible and no smaller than point 12. The lettering shall be on only one side of a page, except that exhibits and similar supporting documents may be double-sided.

Note: Rule 4.1 has no counterpart in former Orphans' Court Rules, but is derived from Pa.R.C.P. No. 204.1.

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