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Court Rules
December 8, 2022

Amended Pa.R.Civ.P. 1930.4 Allows for Service of Original Process by Commercial Carrier

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently adopted changes to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1930.4. Service of Original Process in Domestic Relations Matters . Proposed amendments were originally published for public comment in March 2021 (see 51 Pa.B. 1131 ) in response to changes in the...
Court Rules
July 8, 2021

Finding Older Versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Looking for older versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? Check out our research guide on the Federal Court Rules . We have a handy table which helps you quickly navigate to older versions of the rules through the United States Code on HeinOnline *. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...
Court Rules
September 26, 2019

Amendments to PA Rules of Civil Procedure for Divorce

Next week, on October 1, 2019, an order amending Chapter 1920 (Actions of Divorce or For Annulment of Marriage) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure will go into effect ( 49 Pa.B. 3059 ; June 15, 2019). The Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee recommended revisions to Rules 1920.14...
Court Rules
April 30, 2019

New PA Court Rule Allows Citing of Unpublished Opinions

The PA Supreme Court has adopted a new rule , effective May 1, 2019 that allows parties to cite unpublished opinions in the intermediate appellate courts for persuasive authority. The provision to Rule 126 allows parties to rely on unpublished non-precedential memorandum decisions of the Superior...
Court Rules
March 19, 2019

New PA Court Rules Related to Child Custody and Parenting Coordination

The PA Supreme Court adopted new rules concerning custody that went into effect 3/1/2019. The new rules relate to parenting coordinators and open the possibility of a judicial district implementing a parenting coordination program. These programs incorporate the concept of mediation to assist in...
Court Rules
August 9, 2018

Finding Cases Related to a Court Rule

Researching a court rule and looking for cases? Shepardize or Keycite the rule. Take as an example PARCP 402 which deals with manner and acceptance of service. When you pull up this rule on Westlaw, you get over 1,000 citing references: These citing references can then be filtered by cases,...
Court Rules
November 28, 2017

New Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 902: Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating

On December 1, 2017, an amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 902 will go into effect. Rule 902 focuses on "Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating", and the amendment will add subsections (13) "Certified Records Generated by an Electronic Process or System" and (14) "Certified Data Copied from an...
Court Rules
June 13, 2017

Pennsylvania Court Rules

Looking for Pennsylvania Rules of Court online? Check out our Pennsylvania Court Rules - State research guide for quick access to the rules or use the links below to Pacode.com : Title 210: Rules of Appellate Procedure Title 231: Rules of Civil Procedure Title 234: Rules of Criminal Procedure Title...
Court Rules
March 13, 2017

Philadelphia Court Rules Now Available Online

Pennsylvania county court rules, including rules for Philadelphia Common Pleas and Municipal Courts, are now available online. Late last summer, Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103 was amended to include provisions that require, with regards to local court rules, the "adopting court or...
Court Rules
August 16, 2016

New Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules

The new Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules go into effect on Thursday, September 1. The new rules, as well as the Order and the Committee Report, are available online from the Orphans' Court Procedural Rules Committee . The new rules were proposed by the committee on April 13, 2013 ( 43 Pa.B. 2010...