Rule 1920.51(2)(i) - Divorce Master(a) The court shall designate one or more members of the bar to act as permanent Divorce Master.(b) Upon receipt of a praecipe from a party who has complied with the provisions of Pa.R.C.P. 1920.31(a)(1) and Pa.R.C.P. 1920.33(a), where either or both apply, concerning the filing of certain financial information, and upon receipt of the fee herein below specified, the court shall enter an order appointing a Master to hear such matters as shall be at issue in the case, and the Prothonotary shall cause the file in the said matter to be transmitted to the Master. The Master shall forthwith give notice of his or her appointment to the parties, together with a copy of these Rules of Court.(c) The party who has not sought the appointment of a Master shall comply with the provisions of Pa.R.C.P. 1920.31(a)(1) and Pa.R.C.P. 1920.33(a), where either or both apply, within thirty (30) days of date of mailing by the Master to such party of notice of the appointment of the Master.(d) The Master, after due notice, shall conduct such hearings and/or conferences at such times and at such places as the said Master deems appropriate. Hearings and conferences need not occur within the geographical limits of the 44th Judicial District. The Master shall be empowered to direct the filing of such additional documents relating to financial or property matters as the Master may deem necessary.(e) All hearings and conferences shall be scheduled solely by the Master. Continuances of conferences and/or hearings shall be solely at the discretion of the Master, except as is set forth herein below in Paragraph (f).(f) Requests for continuances based on an assertion that pre-hearing discovery has not been completed shall be made to the Court of Common Pleas in the form of a Motion to Strike the Appointment of a Master.(g) The party requesting the appointment of a Master shall deposit with the Prothonotary of this court the sum of Three Hundred Fifty ($350.00) Dollars at the time of the filing of the praecipe for such appointment. If the party seeking appointment of the Master has been granted In Forma Pauperis status, then no deposit of the Master's fee shall be required, and the County of Sullivan or Wyoming, as the case may be, shall pay the Master's fee. The Master or court, however, in appropriate cases may direct a party who has not been granted In Forma Pauperis status to reimburse the county which has paid the Master's fee.(h) The Master shall be paid not less than Three Hundred Fifty ($350.00) Dollars for his or her services as Master unless otherwise agreed by the Master. In the event that the time for the Master's hearing and the time required to compile the Master's report shall exceed five (5) hours, the Master shall be additionally compensated at the rate of One Hundred Twenty-Five ($125.00) Dollars per hour or portion thereof in excess of five hours. The Master shall specify in his or her report to the court the amount of Master's fee due and shall allocate responsibility for such payment to one or both parties. Payments in excess of the deposited amount shall be made to the Prothonotary for transmittal to the Master within twenty (20) days of the date of the Master's report. In the event that timely exceptions are filed as to such allocation, the County of Sullivan or Wyoming, as the case may be, shall make such payment to the Master, and the court shall direct reimbursement to said county in its ruling on such exceptions.44th Jud. Dist. Rule 1920.51(2)(i)