7. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: Fill in the caption of the Certificate of Compliance. Then sign and date the Certificate of Compliance. This document is filed at the same time with the Entry of Appearance.
8. The ENTRY OF APPEARANCE must be filed in the Prothonotary's Office and you must file a new form every time your address or telephone number changes.
C. Instructions for completing the ORDER OF COURT– Form #3. The ORDER OF COURT has blank spaces and boxes for you to fill in the appropriate information or select an option. Below is a step by step guide for completing the ORDER OF COURT.
1. CAPTION
This should appear exactly as the caption looks on the original Custody Complaint or the current Custody Order. Remember, if you were the Plaintiff or Defendant when you originally went to Court you still remain the Plaintiff or Defendant.
Print the name of the Plaintiff(s), the Defendant(s), and the case number of the existing Order.
2. ORDER OF COURT
Print the name of the Defendant(s) on the line provided.
Circle “modify” custody.
List the initials of all child(ren).
DO NOT FILL IN ANYTHING FURTHER.
THE COURT WILL FILL IN THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE CUSTODY PRESENTATION AND CHILD(REN) SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO CUSTODY PRESENTATION.
AFTER THE COURT FILLS IN THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE CUSTODY PRESENTATION, THE ORDER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PROTHONOTARY.
ONCE THE PROTHONOTARY RECEIVES THE COURT ORDER, YOU MUST PICK UP COPIES OF THE ORDER AND SERVE THE "ORDER OF COURT FOR MODIFICATION OF CUSTODY," AS WELL AS YOUR "ENTRY OF APPEARANCE," YOUR "PETITION TO MODIFY CUSTODY," YOUR "PLAINTIFF'S CRIMINAL RECORD / ABUSE HISTORY VERIFICATION," AND BLANK "DEFENDANT'S CRIMINAL RECORD / ABUSE HISTORY VERIFICATION" ON THE DEFENDANT(S). NEITHER THE COURT NOR THE PROTHONOTARY WILL SERVE THESE DOCUMENTS. ALTHOUGH THE PROTHONOTARY MAY MAIL A COPY OF THE ORDER TO THE PARTIES, THIS IS NOT PROPER SERVICE AS REQUIRED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SERVICE IN THIS SECTION.