(a) All petitions for contempt for failure to comply with an order related to custody shall be presented to the judge to whom the case is assigned. After consideration of the argument of the parties and the certification, the Court shall determine whether the petition is to be heard directly by the Court or by a child custody conference officer.(b) If the Court chooses to hear the petition directly, a hearing on the matter shall be scheduled. (c) If the Court chooses to refer the matter to a child custody conference officer, the petitioner shall present a copy of the executed order doing so to the Office of the Court Administrator - Civil Division so that the matter may be scheduled.(d) Absent the specific approval of the Court, all contempt hearings conducted by a child custody conference officer shall be limited to one and one-half hours. During the course of that hearing, the child custody conference officer shall attempt to conciliate the matter. If the child custody conference officer is unable to resolve the matter, he or she shall direct the parties to present evidence. The evidentiary portion of the proceeding shall be recorded.(e) The child custody conference officer shall prepare a recommended order disposing of the contempt petition as well as a narrative report specifying the reasons in support of the recommendation. While only the former shall be filed with the Prothonotary, the latter shall be available for review in the Office of the Court Administrator - Civil Division.(f) In the event that either party disagrees with the recommended order, that party may file exceptions with the Prothonotary within twenty (20) days after the recommended order is filed. Each exception shall set forth a separate objection precisely and without elaboration. Matters not covered by exceptions are deemed waived unless, prior to the entry of the final order, leave is granted to file exceptions raising those matters. If exceptions are filed, any other party may file exceptions within twenty (20) days of the date of service of the original exceptions.(g) If no exceptions are filed within the twenty-day period, the recommended order shall become a final order of court.(h) If exceptions are filed, the Court shall hear argument on them within forty-five (45) days of the date the last party files exceptions, and enter an appropriate final order within fifteen (15) days of argument.Amended effective 1/1/2022