Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an action for protection from abuse may be brought in a county in which (1) the plaintiff resides, either temporarily or permanently, or is employed, or(2) the defendant may be served, or(b) If the relief sought includes possession of the residence or household to the exclusion of the defendant, the action shall be brought only in the county in which the residence or household is located.(c) An action for indirect criminal contempt may be filed in, and heard by, the court in the county in which the order was issued or where the violation occurred.The provisions of this Rule 1901.1 adopted January 25, 1991, effective 7/1/1991, 21 Pa.B. 614; amended May 2, 2006, effective 5/9/2006, 36 Pa.B. 2369.