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under no circumstances constitute a confirmation of the support obligor’s social security number.

Date:

DECEMBER 20, 1999 Paul P. Panepinto

Administrative Judge

Family Court Division

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY • FAMILY DIVISION

Part A. Request for Support Arrears Balance (Lien/Judgment Certification)

(this request MUST be accompanied by $20 payment for the processing fee as required by Philadelphia Family Court Administrative Regulation 99-10)

Pursuant to the provisions of 23 Pa.C.S.A.§4352(d) and (d.1), and Philadelphia Family Court Administrative Regulation 99-10, the

undersigned hereby requests that the Family Court Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas provide the following information

regarding the amount of support owed by the specified individual who is the Buyer or Seller of a property within Philadelphia County.

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Requested by Title Request date

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Company name Address EIN Telephone number

Part B. Information on Buyer or Seller of property (MUST BE PROVIDED):

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Last Name First Initial Social Security Number

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Alias, if any: Last Name First Initial Date of Birth Settlement date

Part C. Support Balance Information (to be provided by Family Court)

Philadelphia Family Court has no record of an outstanding support balance for the above named individual.

Before the lien/judgment certification can be provided the above named Buyer/Seller must appear at Family Court’s Customer Service

Center in the lobby of the Family Court Building, 34 S. 11th Street, to resolve outstanding issues regarding the support case(s).

The above named individual has an outstanding support balance(s) for the following case(s) and amount(s):

PACSES Member Number:

TOTAL PAYOFF AMOUNT CERTIFIED FOR ALL FAMILY SUPPORT LIENS/JUDGMENTS*: $

(1) $ (2) $

Case ID Number Arrears Balance(a/o date prepared) Case ID Number Arrears Balance(a/o date prepared)

(3) $ (4) $

Case ID Number Arrears Balance(a/o date prepared) Case ID Number Arrears Balance(a/o date prepared)

(5) $ (6) $

Case ID Number Arrears Balance(a/o date prepared) Case ID Number Arrears Balance(a/o date prepared)

Number of additional sheets attached: None

Certification

Pursuant to the provisions of 23 Pa.C.S.A.§4352(d) and (d.1), and Philadelphia Family Court Administrative Regulation 99-10, I certify

that the above information and the information in any attachment hereto is an accurate and complete accounting for all eligible support

arrears on record with the Philadelphia Family Court as being owed by the above-referenced Buyer or Seller as of the date prepared, and

that I am authorized by Philadelphia Family Court to certify this information.

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Certified by Title Tel. No. Date prepared

*IMPORTANT NOTE: The payoff amount does not reflect account adjustments or credit that might have been given for support payments posted after the “date prepared.” In

order for Family Court to clear the support lien/judgment as of a specific certification date it must receive payment in full for the “Total Payoff Amount.” Payment must be

submitted to Family Court within fifteen (15) days of withholding. The total payoff amount certified is only valid for the time period provided by law (i.e. for sixty (60) days from the

date prepared indicated above), and except as otherwise provided by law, any support arrears arising after the date prepared shall constitute a lien and judgment by operation of law

against the support obligor and the obligor’s property.

FAMILY COURT DIVISION

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION #99-11

FEE SCHEDULE/PROCEDURE FOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION

Family Support Lien/Judgment Search for Purpose of Legal Name Change

Effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, a $20.00 fee is

established bythe Domestic Relations Divisionof the Philadelphia Family Court, for providing written

certification of the existence or non-existence of family support judgments for an individual, for use

as supporting documentation of the individual’s Petition to Change Name.

In order to facilitate the search, the person or entity requesting the certification must submit

sufficient information to identify the individual for whom the search is to be conducted, including that

individual’s name, social security number, date of birth, and address. A certified check, cashier’s

check, money order, or attorney’s check in the amount of $20.00, made payable to “Prothonotary,”

must accompany the written request for the certification, and be sent to:

Clerk of Family Court

34 S. 11th Street

Room B-16

Philadelphia, Pa. 19107

The funds generated by this charge shall be forwarded to the Prothonotary of the First Judicial

District of Pennsylvania, according to existing procedures for other fees collected by the Clerk of

Family Court. The funds generated by this Administrative Regulation shall be set aside by the

Prothonotary and remitted monthly to the Domestic Relations Division Accounting Unit, which shall

maintain, account for, and distribute the funds in accordance with federal regulations governing funds

collected under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

Date:

DECEMBER 20, 1999 Paul P. Panepinto

Administrative Judge

Family Court Division

FAMILY COURT DIVISION

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION #00-02

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

IN CUSTODY AND SUPPORT ACTIONS

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, in order to be excused from paying required filing fees for

actions in custody or support, it is necessary that the person seeking such relief file a “Petition to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis.”

(1) Said Petition will be approved without judicial review if the petitioner can establish that he or

she is a current recipient of cash or medical Public Assistance benefits by producing

appropriate documentation of said benefits as provided to him or her by the Pennsylvania

Department of Public Welfare or its agent.

(2) If the individual seeking In Forma Pauperis status is not currently receiving cash or medical

Public Assistance benefits, the Petition must be supported by a Poverty Affidavit.

(3) The Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Poverty Affidavit shall be in the forms set forth

hereafter, or as may be modified from time to time. The Clerk of Family Court shall make the

current forms available to the public at no cost.

(4) If the Petitioner is not currently receiving cash or medical Public Assistance benefits, the

information set forth in the Poverty Affidavit will be reviewed by a Judge of the Family Court

who will determine eligibility for In Forma Pauperis status by adhering to the National Eligibility

Level that has been established for individuals seeking free legal representation from affiliates of

the Legal Services Corporation.

(5) The specific income standards are set forth by 45 C.F.R.1611, and depend on family size, and

certain other circumstances.

(6) Future changes to eligibility requirements as set forth in 45 C.F.R.1611 are effective

immediately upon the effective date of the change.

(7) The relevant income levels shall be posted in the Office of the Clerk of Family Court, which

shall also make 45 C.F.R.1611 available for public inspection.

(8) This Administrative Regulation specifically supersedes Family Court Administrative Regulation

93-3.

Date:

May 4, 2000 /s/ Paul P. Panepinto

Paul P. Panepinto

Administrative Judge

Family Court Division

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

FAMILY COURT DIVISION

: Custody Partial Custody

: Visitation Support

:

Plaintiff: Case ID No.

vs. :

: Docket No.

:

Defendant:

PETITION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

(1) I am the PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT (check one) in the above matter and because of

my financial condition I am unable to pay the required filing fee of $ .

(2) I am unable to obtain funds from anyone, including my family and friends, to pay this fee.

(3) Check one:

I am currently a recipient of the following type(s) of Public Assistance Benefits from the

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare:

cash benefits; and/or

medical benefits

(check one or both, and be prepared to present to the filing clerk supporting

documentation that you are currently receiving the benefit(s))

I am not currently receiving cash or medical Public Assistance benefits, but I am

attaching a completed Poverty Affidavit that verifies my financial condition, and why I

cannot afford to pay the aforementioned filing fee.

I verify that the statements made in this Petition, and attached Poverty Affidavit (if applicable), are true

and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18

Pa.C.S.§4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.

Date:

Name of Petitioner

Address

ORDER

AND NOW, this day of, , upon consideration of the

foregoing Petition, and attached Poverty Affidavit (if applicable), it is hereby ORDERED that the

petitioner be excused from payment of the filing fee in this matter.

BY THE COURT:

J.

FAMILY COURT DIVISION

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION #02-02

CONTINUANCE POLICY - DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the Domestic Relations Division institutes the following

policy relating to continuance requests:

(1) Continuances shall be granted only for good cause shown, and agreements to continue the

matter by the parties or counsel are not sufficient to stay the provisions of this Administrative

Regulation.

(2) A continuance request by an attorney for a case will only be considered if the attorney has

already filed a formal entry of appearance in the case.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by this Administrative Regulation, all requests for continuance

must be submitted in writing and within ten (10) calendar days from the date that the notices

for the proceeding were served. If the scheduled event is a courtroom proceeding the request

must be submitted to the presiding judge; if the scheduled event is not a courtroom

proceeding, the request must be submitted to the supervisor of the presiding quasi-judicial

officer. The addresses and fax numbers for all judges and operational units within the

Domestic Relations Division are available on its internet website at:

http://courts.phila.gov/cpfdr.html.

(4) If a continuance request is based on an emergency and/or other unanticipated situation, the

request must be submitted in writing to the presiding judge or the supervisor of the presiding

quasi-judicial officer within twenty-four (24) hours from the time that the party or attorney

becomes aware of, or should have become aware of the situation, and at least twenty-four

(24) hours prior to the proceeding, if possible. of a party to retain counsel in a timely

fashion shall not constitute an emergency and/or unanticipated situation.

(5) All continuance requests must specify the reason therefor and include documentation, to the

extent possible, and all opposing parties and/or counsel must be copied with said request.

(6) In order for the court or supervisor to accurately and easily identify the specific event for

which the continuance is being requested, the request must include the caption of the case,

the names of the parties and presiding officer, the matter pending, the date, time and place

of the scheduled event, the position of the opposing parties or counsel with regard to the

continuance request, and a copy scheduling notice if a time conflict is alleged.

(7) Unless the party or attorney requesting the continuance receives approval of the continuance

by the court or appropriate supervisor, the event shall proceed as scheduled. If either party

fails to appear for the scheduled event, and a continuance request has not been approved, the

underlying petition, complaint, motion, or other pleading may be disposed by the court or

presiding officer under applicable law.

(8) Filing advance notices of unavailability with the Clerk of Family Court will only prevent an

attorney from being scheduled on unavailable dates in custody, divorce, and protection from

abuse cases in which the attorney has entered an appearance. The Pennsylvania Child

Support Enforcement System (PACSES) on which support cases are administered does not

have the ability to prevent scheduling an attorney for a support proceeding, notwithstanding

that the attorney has previously filed a notice of unavailability with the Clerk of Family

Court. Therefore, any attorney of record in a support case who receives a notice for a

proceeding on a date that the attorney had previously filed as unavailable, must submit a

request for continuance in accordance with this Administrative Regulation within ten (10)

calendar days from the date that the notice for the proceeding was served, and include a copy

of the letter of unavailability that had been filed with the Clerk of Family Court.

(9) This Administrative Regulation specifically supercedes Family Court Administrative

Regulation #00-04, which is hereby RESCINDED.

Date:

Honorable Myrna P. Field

Administrative Judge

Family Court Division