Rule 1915.3 CC - Commencement Of Action. Hearing Officers. Fees(a) Any party filing a complaint in an action for custody, partial custody and visitation of minor children, or a pleading requesting modification of an existing court order pertaining to the same, shall file an original and one (1) copy of the pleading in the prothonotary's office. The prothonotary shall immediately forward a certified copy of the pleading to the Cambria County Domestic Relations Office.(b) The Court may appoint a hearing officer to hear the matter. (Pa. R. Civ. P. 1915.4-1 ). When a hearing officer is appointed, the matter shall thereafter proceed in accordance with Pa. R. Civ. P. 1915.4-2.(c) In addition to the filing fee assessed for the filing of a complaint, an administrative tee in the amount of $100.00 shall be paid to the prothonotary simultaneously with the filing of a complaint in an action for custody, partial custody, or visitation of minor children, or a petition for modification of an existing order involving custody, partial custody, and visitation of minor children. The initial fee of $100.00 shall entitle the parties to one (1) hour of the appointed hearing officer's time. Should the hearing officer's time exceed one (1) hour, an additional fee of $100.00 per hour will be assessed and paid by the parties in proportions to be determined by the hearing officer.(d) At the pre-hearing custody conference, testimony may be taken IF exigent circumstances exist or if such circumstances are plead in the complaint or the petition to modify.(e)See also Business of Courts, Local 208.3(a) CC (Motions) for procedures regarding Family Law Motions Court.Camb. Cnty. Pa. 1915.3 CC