and anyone living in that party’s household. The party must attach a blank Verification form to a Petition served upon the other party. The party served must file with the court a Verification regarding his or her own criminal record or abuse history and anyone living in his or her household on or before the initial in-person contact with the court, but not later than 30 days after service of the Petition. A party’s failure to file a Verification may result in sanctions against that party. If a trial is scheduled, both parties shall file and serve updated Verifications five days prior to trial.
ii. This packet contains a Petitioner’s and a Respondent’s Criminal Record / Abuse History Verification. 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://adamscountypa.gov/.
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.
1. This packet contains forms and instructions on how to modify an already existing Custody Order. If there is no Custody Order involving the children or if you are experiencing difficulties with regard to the other party(ies) following an already existing Custody Order, then you should not use this packet but rather you should obtain one of the other packets – Obtaining a Custody Order or Enforcing a Custody Order – from the law library or from the Courts’ Self-Help Center on the Adams County website at https://adamscountypa.gov/ and follow the instructions in those packets regarding your request to obtain a Custody Order or to enforce the Custody Order.
2. The Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure require that all documents (including Petitions, Complaints and Orders) that you file with the Court must be served by you on the other party, or their attorney of record, if any. This includes any Orders you receive scheduling an appearance before the Judge as a result of your filing. Although the Prothonotary’s Office may send a copy of a Scheduling Order to the parties, THIS IS NOT SERVICE. If you do not properly serve all other parties, your case may be delayed, or even dismissed. This packet includes information on how to properly serve the other party.