Rule 1910.12 - Office Conference. Hearing. Record. Exceptions. Order(b)(1)(a) Unless a court order obtained from the Motions Judge directs to the contrary, the hearing will be held on the same day as the conference.(c)(3) Any motion by a party for a separate listing of the hearing and/or for a request for discovery shall be presented to the motions judge prior to the conference and hearing. Notice of the motion shall be served upon the opposing party or opposing counsel of record prior to presentation.(e)(1) Where a hearing officer has reserved decision on a case and the parties were not given a copy of the recommendation at the conclusion of the hearing, three days shall be added to the 10-day filing period for exceptions if notice of the recommendation is given by mail to the parties and/or counsel of record.(h)(1) Any party filing exceptions shall serve them upon all other parties and file the original and one copy with the Exceptions Clerk in Room 4056, Family Court Facility, by the end of the next business day following the filing of the exceptions with the Prothonotary.(2) Any party filing exceptions shall also order from the court reporter the transcript of testimony unless the parties stipulate to the contrary or unless the exceptions are not based on the testimony contained in the record.(3) Each exception shall set forth a separate objection precisely and without discussion. Matters not covered by exceptions are deemed to be waived.(4) A legible copy of the Hearing Officer's Recommendations and a copy of the transcript order form or stipulation that the transcript is not necessary or a statement that the exceptions are not based on the testimony contained in the record shall be attached to the exceptions.(i) Exceptions shall be placed on the next available Support Argument List occurring more than 13 days after the transcript of testimony and exceptant's brief are filed with the Exceptions Clerk. The court shall serve notice on all parties of the date and place of the argument. If the respondent files a brief, it shall be filed at least seven calendar days prior to argument, with the Exceptions Clerk. The court shall serve notice on all parties of the date and place of the argument. If the respondent files a brief, it shall be filed at least seven calendar days prior to argument with the Exceptions Clerk. If cross-exceptions are filed, the cross-exceptant's brief must be filed at least seven calendar days prior to the argument and may respond to the first exceptant's brief. The party filing the first exceptant's brief may file a second brief, in response to the cross-exceptant's brief, at least four calendar days prior to argument. No brief for either party shall exceed 10 pages.(j) Exceptions must be scheduled for argument no more than 45 days after exceptions are filed. Failure to schedule will result in an automatic termination of the exceptions on grounds of unreasonable inactivity. The exceptant will not be permitted to reinstate the exceptions without written application to the Court for good cause shown.(k) If exceptions are filed to the Recommendation of a Hearing Officer recommending that the exceptant be held in contempt, the exceptions shall immediately be placed on the next "support argument list" occurring more than five days after the filing of exceptions. The party filing the exceptions shall title them "Contempt Exceptions" and serve notice on all other parties, and the court reporter, of the date and place of the argument. The court reporter's fees shall be posted and the transcript prepared immediately after exceptions are filed. For purposes of this subsection the exceptant shall file a brief at least three days prior to argument. If the respondent files a brief, it shall be filed at least one day prior to argument.(l) No exceptions may be filed to a recommendation of a Hearing Officer labeled "interim." The interim recommendation shall be entered as a temporary support order pending the entry of a final recommendation and order.Penn. Allegh. Cnty. 1910.12
Amended January 5, 1996, effective 2/26/1996; amended January 18, 2001, effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.