Rule 2232 - DEFECTIVE JOINDER CHANGE OF PARTIES(a)(1) Where notice of the pendency of an action to recover damages for an injury, not resulting in death, inflicted upon the person of a wife or a minor is given by the defendant under Pa.R.C.P. 2232(a), it shall be given within twenty (20) days after service upon him of the complaint, unless the Court, on petition, permits the giving of notice on a later date.(2) The notice shall state the court, and docket number of the action, the parties thereto and its nature, and that the person to whom it is addressed is required to join therein within twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice, or his cause of action will be barred and the action will proceed without him.(b)(1) Application under Pa.R.C.P. 2232(b), to drop from the record a party who has been misjoined or against whom no claim for relief is asserted in the action, shall be by motion and served on all other parties.(c)(1) Application under Pa.R.C.P. 2232(c), to join as a party any other person who could have joined or could have been joined as such in this action, shall be by motion and served on all other parties.Amended effective 3/1/2021; revised 2/23/2022; amended effective 2/1/2024.