If a custody claim is asserted in a divorce complaint, a duplicate copy of the complaint shall be filed with the Prothonotary and it shall receive a docket number separate from the divorce action. Such filing shall contain the information required by Pa.R.Civ.P. 1915.3(a), 1915.3-2, 1915.15(a) and C.C.R.C.P. 1915.3.A. An additional filing fee may be required for this duplicate complaint. A copy of the duplicate, with the separate court number, shall be served on the defendant.
Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 1920.32.A