Rule 1915.7 - Custody Consent Agreement(a) When parties have reached a consent agreement concerning custody of their minor child(ren) and the appointment of a child custody conference officer is unnecessary, the party (parties) may seek to have the consent agreement approved by the Court and may submit a proposed order of court by using the following procedure: (1) a complaint in custody in substantial compliance with Pa.R.C.P. 1915.15(a) along with the proposed Custody Consent Agreement, signed by the parties and counsel, if any, and captioned as "Complaint for Custody/Proposed Custody Consent Agreement," shall be filed with the Prothonotary after paying the appropriate filing fees and costs;(2) the complaint and the Custody Consent Agreement with proposed order attached shall be presented to the judge to whom the case is assigned for approval;(3) if approved by the Court, the Custody Consent Agreement with signed order of court attached shall be filed with the Prothonotary; and(4) if the agreement is not approved by the Court, the moving party shall pay any additional filing fees within thirty (30) days and prepare a scheduling order for an assignment of a date and a time for the Initial Custody Meeting in accordance with Wash.L.R.C.P. 1915.3(b). The failure to comply with this rule shall result in dismissal of the action without further notification to the parties.(b) If the custody issue arises from a count in a divorce complaint or counterclaim, there is no need to draft and file a custody complaint as outlined in subsection (a) above or Wash.L.R.C.P. 1930.27(a). Rather, the parties should include the docket number for the divorce case on the proposed Order attached to the Custody Consent Agreement before presenting it to the judge to whom the case is assigned for review.(c) When using these procedures, there is no condition precedent that the parties attend the Custody Education Program set forth in Wash.L.R.C.P. 1915.3(g).Amended effective 1/1/2022