Pennsylvania Code › Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE › Part I - GENERAL › Chapter 1910 - ACTIONS FOR SUPPORT › Rule 1910.27 - Form of Complaint. Order. Income Statements and Expense Statements. Health Insurance Coverage Information Form. Form of Support Order. Form Petition for Modification. Petition for Recovery of Support Overpaymet

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The complaint
				in an action for support shall be substantially in the following form:
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(b)
				The order to be attached at the front of the complaint in subdivision (a) shall
				be substantially in the following form:
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ORDER OF COURT
Plaintiff, ____________ and ____________, defendant, are
				  ordered to appear at____________ before ____________, a conference officer of
				  the Domestic Relations Section, on the ___ day of ___ , 20 ___ , at___ .M., for
				  a conference, after which the officer may recommend that an order for support
				  be entered against you.
You are further ordered to bring to the conference
(1) a true copy of your most recent Federal
				Income Tax Return, including W-2s, as filed,
(2) your pay stubs for the preceding six
				months,
(3) the Income Statement
				and the appropriate Expense Statement, if required, attached to this order,
				completed as required by Rule
				1910.11(c),
(4) verification of child care expenses,
				and
(5) proof of medical coverage
				which you may have, or may have available to you. If you fail to appear for the
				conference or to bring the required documents, the court may issue a warrant
				for your arrest and/or enter an interim support order. If paternity is an
				issue, the court shall enter an order establishing paternity.
(6) If a physician has determined that a
				medical condition affects your ability to earn income you must obtain a
				Physician Verification Form from the domestic relations section, sign it, have
				it completed by your doctor, and bring it with you to the conference.
THE TRIER OF FACT SHALL ENTER AN APPROPRIATE CHILD SUPPORT
				  ORDER BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, WITHOUT REGARD TO WHICH PARTY
				  INITIATED THE SUPPORT ACTION. THE DETERMINATION OF WHICH PARTY WILL BE THE
				  OBLIGEE AND WHICH WILL BE THE OBLIGOR WILL BE MADE BY THE TRIER OF FACT BASED
				  UPON THE RESPECTIVE INCOMES OF THE PARTIES, CONSISTENT WITH THE SUPPORT
				  GUIDELINES AND EXISTING LAW, AND THE CUSTODIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE
				  INITIAL OR SUBSEQUENT CONFERENCE, HEARING, OR TRIAL. IF SUPPORTED BY THE
				  EVIDENCE, THE PARTY NAMED AS THE DEFENDANT IN THE INITIAL PLEADING MAY BE
				  DEEMED TO BE THE OBLIGEE, EVEN IF THAT PARTY DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT FOR
				  SUPPORT.
Date of Order: ___
______________________________________
J.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO A LAWYER, WHO MAY ATTEND THE
				  CONFERENCE AND REPRESENT YOU. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE
				  THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
				  HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE
				  ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL
				  SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
_________________________
(Name)
_________________________
(Address)
_________________________
(Telephone Number)
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
The Court of Common Pleas of ____________ County is required
				  by law to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For
				  information about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations available
				  to disabled individuals having business before the court, please contact our
				  office. All arrangements must be made at least 72 hours prior to any hearing or
				  business before the court. You must attend the scheduled conference or
				  hearing.