Rule 1910.12 - Office Conference. Hearing. Record. Exceptions. Transcripts. Failure to Appear(a) Conference. If a party fails to appear at the conference before the conference officer or at the hearing before the hearing officer after notice and without good cause shown, the conference or hearing may proceed without that party. If the plaintiff or petitioner fails to appear at the conference before the conference officer or at the hearing before the hearing officer after notice and without good cause shown, the court may dismiss the action or petition and may place the costs on the party who failed to appear.(b) Hearing. If no agreement is reached at the time of the support conference, the case shall be scheduled for a hearing before a hearing officer without further request by a party. If a party who failed to appear at the conference and objects to the interim order recommended at the conference, the objecting party shall file a written demand for a hearing before a hearing officer within twenty (20) days from the date of mailing of the interim order, as set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 1910.12(b)(2). The filing deadline appears on the DRS notice which is sent with the interim order. If no hearing is requested by the filing deadline, the interim order shall become final.(c) Exceptions. Parties choosing to file exceptions to the report and recommendation of the hearing officer shall comply with the written exceptions procedure (regarding filing, transcription of the record, and associated costs) and filing deadline, which is sent to each party and counsel of record with the report and recommendation. Upon filing of exceptions, the court shall issue an order scheduling the matter for argument, directing the party filing exceptions to obtain a hearing transcript, and setting a briefing schedule.(d) Transcript of Record Hearing. The party filing exceptions is responsible for immediately requesting transcription of the record of the proceeding by filing a motion for transcription on the form which accompanies the written exceptions procedure. Failure to request or make payment for the transcript may result in the dismissal of the exceptions.Amended effective 2/12/2018 ; amended effective 7/9/2019; amended effective 3/14/2020.Comment: For requirement of physical presence of a non-resident party or intrastate petitioner in a UIFSA (interstate) or IFSA (intrastate) case, see 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7316(a) and 8311(a).