As amended through February 1, 2024
Rule 1920.13 - PLEADING MORE THAN ONE CAUSE OF ACTION ALTERNATIVE PLEADING(d) A claim for child support, spousal support, or alimony pendente lite, whether filed as a separate petition or as a count in the divorce complaint, shall conform to the requirements of Pa.R.C.P. 1910.26.(e) A claim for custody, whether filed as a separate complaint or petition, or as a count in the divorce complaint, shall conform to the requirements of Pa.R.C.P. 1915.15.(f) Once a divorce action has been commenced, a Complaint for Alimony Pendente Lite should be filed with the Domestic Relations Section. A fee of $15.00 shall be charged for this filing.(g) The contents of the Alimony Pendente Lite complaints should conform to the Rules for the contents of a Support Complaint and should also provide the date and docket number of the previously filed divorce action.(h) Upon filing of a Complaint for Alimony Pendente Lite in the Domestic Relations Section, a Praecipe shall be filed in the Prothonotary's office requesting the Prothonotary to note on its docket that an Alimony Pendente Lite claim has been filed with the Domestic Relations Section and docketed to S.D. No. ____.(i) Thereafter, the Alimony Pendente Lite claim shall proceed in the same manner as a Support Complaint, that is, first to a conference, then either by Agreement or Recommended Order, or Exceptions to a Hearing Officer.(j) Enforcement and Modification of an Alimony Pendente Lite Order shall follow the same procedure as enforcement or modification of a Support Order.(k) No award of Alimony Pendente Lite or of spousal support shall automatically continue after the entry of a divorce decree, whether the divorce action has been bifurcated or not. A recipient of Alimony Pendente Lite seeking to have the same continue after the entry of a divorce decree or a recipient of a spousal support seeking to convert it to Alimony Pendente Lite after the entry of a divorce decree shall file a complaint for Alimony Pendente Lite in the Domestic Relations Section of the Court.Amended effective 3/1/2021; revised 2/23/2022; amended effective 2/1/2024.