Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart B - DEPENDENCY MATTERS
Chapter 16 - POST-DISPOSITIONAL PROCEDURES
Part D - CESSATION OR RESUMPTION OF COURT SUPERVISION OR JURISDICTION
Rule 1634 - Motion for Resumption of Jurisdiction

Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 1634

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

A. Venue. A motion to resume jurisdiction shall be filed with the court that terminated court supervision of the child pursuant to Rule 1631.

B. Contents. The motion for resumption of jurisdiction shall aver:

1) dependency jurisdiction was previously terminated:
a) within ninety days prior to the child's eighteenth birthday; or

b) on or after the child's eighteenth birthday; and

2) The child:
a) is under twenty-one years of age;

b) was adjudicated dependent prior to turning eighteen years of age;

c) has requested the court to resume jurisdiction; and

d) is:
i) completing secondary education or an equivalent credential;

ii) enrolled in an institution which provides postsecondary or vocational education;

iii) participating in a program actively designed to promote or prevent barriers to employment;

iv) employed for at least eighty hours per month; or

v) incapable of doing any of the activities as prescribed in paragraphs (B)(2)(d)(i) -(iv) due to a medical or behavioral health condition, which is supported by regularly updated information in the permanency plan for the child;

3) whether the child would like his or her guardian or other interested adult involved in the court proceedings;

4) that a verification has been signed by the child attesting the above requirements have been met; and

5) whether an expedited hearing for placement and services is being requested due to the child's current living arrangement.

C. Service. A copy of the motion shall be served upon:

1) the county agency;

2) the attorney for the county agency;

3) the child;

4) the child's attorney; and

5) the guardian or other interested adult if the child requesting resumption of jurisdiction would like the guardian or other interested adult involved in the case as averred in paragraph (B)(3) .

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