anyone living in the plaintiff or petitioner's household. This form is available on the Adams County Court's self-help webpage at https://www.adamscountypa.gov/courts/courtadministration/selfhelpcenter. The plaintiff or petitioner must attach a blank criminal history verification form to a Complaint or Petition served upon the defendant or respondent. The defendant or respondent must file with the court a verification regarding any criminal or abuse history of the defendant or respondent and anyone living in the defendant or respondent's household on or before the initial in-person contact with the court, but not later than 30 days after service of the Complaint or Petition upon the defendant or respondent. If a trial is scheduled, both parties shall file and serve updated verification forms at least five days prior to trial.
ii. The Obtaining a Custody Order packet and the Modification of a Custody Order packet contain Criminal Record / Abuse History Verification forms for both parties. Additional copies of the blank Verification may be obtained from outside the law library on the third floor of the Adams County Courthouse or from the Courts' Self-Help Center at https://www.adamscountypa.gov/courts/courtadministration/selfhelpcenter.
E. Rules of Civil Procedure
- 1. A copy of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and Adams County Local Rules can be obtained from the law library located on the Third Floor of the Adams County Courthouse. The applicable rules of court are Rules 1915.1 through 1915.25 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
F. Basic Procedure – PARENTING PLAN
- 1. This packet contains instructions and forms for completing the PARENTING PLAN. If the Judge in your custody case orders you to complete a PARENTING PLAN, you may use the instructions and forms from this packet to do so. If there is no custody order involving the children and you want to obtain a custody order, you should not use this packet but rather you should use the Obtaining a Custody Order packet and use the parenting plan packet to facilitate a discussion with your co-parent to possibly resolve your case. If you have an existing custody order and you wish to modify it, you should not use this packet but rather you should use the Modification of a Custody Order packet. If you are experiencing difficulties with regard to the other party following an already existing custody order, then you should not use this packet but rather you should use the Enforcing a Custody Order packet.
G. Service
1. STOP!! READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY!
Instructions
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