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231 Pa. Code Rule 1.5. Local Rules.

Rule 1.5. Local Rules.

 (a)  All previously promulgated local rules are hereby vacated, effective September 1, 2016, except for those local rules promulgated under Chapter XIV regarding guardianship of incapacitated persons, Chapter XV regarding adoptions, and Chapter XVI regarding proceedings pursuant to Section 3206 of the Abortion Control Act.

 (b)  All previously promulgated local rules under Chapter XIV regarding guardianship of incapacitated persons are hereby vacated, effective June 1, 2019.

 (c)  All previously promulgated local rules under Chapter XV regarding adoptions are hereby vacated, effective July 1, 2022.

 (d)  The requirements for the promulgation and amendment of local procedural rules for orphans’ court proceedings are set forth in Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103(d).

 (e)  The local rules applicable to practice in the Civil or Trial Division of the local Court of Common Pleas shall not be applicable in the Orphans’ Court Division unless so directed by these Rules or by local rule adopted by the court of the particular judicial district in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(d).

   Note

    Effective August 1, 2016, Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103 was amended to consolidate and include all local rulemaking requirements. Accordingly, the rulemaking requirements under Pa. O.C. Rule 1.5 for the promulgation and amendment of local procedural rules for orphans’ court proceedings were rescinded and replaced.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 1.5 rescinded and replaced June 28, 2016, effective August 1, 2016, 46 Pa.B. 3804; amended June 1, 2018, effective June 1, 2019, 48 Pa.B. 3524; amended July 22, 2021, effective July 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 4267. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (408563).



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