Current through February 13, 2020
Rule 1559 - Master Hearing(a) Where the parties have counsel of record, notice shall be given in writing to such counsel. The notice shall be given not less than twenty (20) days prior to making an examination or holding a hearing.(b) Parties not represented by counsel of record shall be notified both by registered or certified mail and by first class mail not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of making an examination or holding a hearing. If the notice by first class mail is not returned as undelivered, service shall be deemed to have been made. If all such notice to a party is returned undelivered, notice shall be given to that party by publication as set forth in (c) below.(c) Notice to parties who cannot be notified pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) of this Rule shall be notified by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Armstrong County one time and in the Armstrong County Legal Journal one time. Publication shall not be less than twenty (20) days before the date set for hearing or examination.(d) The Master shall in his report set forth the notice given.