Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart B - DEPENDENCY MATTERS
Chapter 12 - COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS, EMERGENCY, CUSTODY, AND PRE-ADJUDICATORY PLACEMENT
Part A(1) - COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS
Rule 1200 - Commencing Proceedings
Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 1200
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Dependency proceedings within a judicial district shall be commenced by:
1) the filing of a dependency petition;
2) the submission of an emergency custody application;
3) the taking of the child into protective custody pursuant to a court order or statutory authority;
4) the court accepting jurisdiction of a resident child from another state;
5) the court accepting supervision of child pursuant to another state's order; or
6) the filing of a motion for resumption of jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 1634.
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