As amended through April 1, 2024
Rule 1915.7 - Consent Order(A) Parties do not have to be present before the court to enter a stipulation/agreement. Parties shall file with the prothonotary an original and one (1) copy of the stipulation/agreement and an original and one (1) copy of a motion requesting the court to adopt the stipulation/agreement. The moving party shall also provide to the prothonotary an original proposed order.(B) The prothonotary shall time-stamp all documents except the proposed order, retain the original stipulation/agreement and the original motion for docketing, and provide the copy of the stipulation/agreement, the copy of the motion, and the proposed order to the court.(1) If the stipulation/agreement pertains to an existing docketed case with an open action already assigned to a judge, the prothonotary shall provide the documents to the assigned judge.(2) If the stipulation/agreement initiates a new custody action, or it pertains to an existing docketed case that does not have an open action already assigned to a judge:(a) the filing party shall pay any required filing fee to the prothonotary;(b) the filing party shall also file a criminal record/abuse history verification form for each party to the action, as well as for any other required individuals; (c) pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1930.8, the filing party shall also file an entry of appearance form executed by each self-represented party; and(d) the prothonotary shall provide the documents to the administrative judge of the family division.(C) The filing party shall obtain the prothonotary's time-stamp on a sufficient number of additional copies of the stipulation/agreement and motion, which the filing party shall serve upon all parties pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1930.4.(D) The prothonotary shall serve a time-stamped copy of the court's signed order upon all parties.Amended effective through 8/1/2023.