Rule 1910.19.A - Support Modification. Termination(a)Modification of Property Settlement Agreement. Any party seeking modification of any child support provision included in a property settlement agreement of such agreement may petition to court for modification. Such petition must be filed with the Prothonotary's Office under the divorce caption and will be heard by a family court judge. In the event that a judge determines that the child support provision of the agreement is modifiable, the matter may be remanded to a Hearing Officer for consideration of the merits of the alleged grounds for modification.(b) The effective date of any modification shall be retroactive to the date of the filing of the modification petition unless otherwise directed by the Court. (c)Termination. Absent agreement of the parties, no sooner than thirty (30) days following the entry of a Final Decree in Divorce, either party may present to the Domestic Relations Office a time-stamped copy of the decree with the request for termination of any spousal and/or alimony pendente lite order.(d) Notice shall be provided to the opposing party consistent with C.C.R.C.P. 1917.A.(e)(iii) above.Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 1910.19.A
Amended effective 6/13/2022.