Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Rule 1915.10 - Decision. Order(a) The court may make the decision before the testimony has been transcribed. The court shall state the reasons for its decision on the record in open court or in a written opinion or order.(b) The court shall enter a custody order as a separate written order or in a separate section of a written opinion.(1) The court's order shall state sufficiently specific terms to enforce the order.(2) If the court has made a finding that a party or child is at risk of harm, the court's order shall include safety provisions for the endangered party's or child's protection.(3) The court may order that the case caption use the parties' initials rather than the parties' names based on the sensitive nature of the facts in the case record and the child's best interest. (4) When drafting a written opinion or order in an action having the parties' initials in the case caption, the court shall:(i) avoid using specific identifiers for people, places, or things that may indirectly reveal the child's identity; and(ii) use generalized identifiers when describing a child's school, activities, affiliated organizations, or other similar terms.(c) A custody order shall include a notice outlining the parties' obligations under 23 Pa.C.S. § 5337, regarding a party's intention to relocate with a minor child.(d) A party may not file a motion for post-trial relief to an order of legal or physical custody.The provisions of this Rule 1915.10 amended October 19, 1983, effective 1/1/1984, 13 Pa.B. 3629; amended November 7, 1988, effective 1/1/1989, 18 Pa.B. 5323; amended August 1, 2013, effective 9/3/2013, 43 Pa.B. 4702; amended June 3, 2019, effective 10/1/2019, 49 Pa.B. 3058; amended October 22, 2020, effective 1/1/2021, 50 Pa.B. 6199.