Clin. Cnty. Pa. 2952
An application for leave of Court to enter judgment under the circumstances set forth in Pa.R.C.P. No. 2952(a)(9) shall be by petition and rule to show cause, returnable twenty (20) days after service. The petition shall set forth that the instrument containing the warrant was duly executed, that the obligation is unpaid, and that the obligor is alive.
The rule shall be served personally if the obligor can be found within the Commonwealth; if the obligor cannot be found within the Commonwealth, he or she shall be served by registered mail. If the address of the obligor is unknown, notice of the rule shall be published by the Sheriff once each week for three (3) successive weeks in one newspaper of general circulation within the county. If no answer is filed within twenty (20) days after service or within five (5) days after the last publication of the notice, the rule may, on motion, forthwith be made absolute and leave granted to enter judgment in accordance with the warrant.
Clin. Cnty. Pa. 2952