Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart B - DEPENDENCY MATTERS
Chapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part D - JUVENILE COURT HEARING OFFICERS
Rule 1187 - Authority of Juvenile Court Hearing Officer

Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 1187

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

A. No authority. A juvenile court hearing officer shall not have the authority to:

1) preside over:
a) termination of parental rights hearings;

b) adoptions;

c) any hearing in which any party seeks to establish a permanency goal of adoption or change the permanency goal to adoption;

2) enter orders for emergency or protective custody pursuant to Rules 1200 and 1210;

3) issue warrants; and

4) issue contempt orders.

B. Right to hearing before judge.

1) Prior to the commencement of any proceeding, the juvenile court hearing officer shall inform all parties of the right to have the matter heard by a judge. If a party objects to having the matter heard by the juvenile court hearing officer, the case shall proceed before the judge.

2) If a party objects to having the matter heard by the juvenile court hearing officer pursuant to paragraph (B)(1), the juvenile court hearing officer or the court's designee for scheduling cases shall immediately schedule a hearing before the judge. The time requirements of these rules shall apply.

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