Rule 1910.6.Notification.

Last amended October 30, 2001 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 1910.6 requires the parties to a support action and their attorneys to be given notice of all proceedings where support obligations may be established or modified.

Full Text of Rule 1910.6

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Parties to a support action and their attorneys shall be provided notice of all proceedings in which support obligations might be established or modified. Notice must be provided at least 20 days prior to the proceeding. The parties and their attorneys shall also be provided with a copy of any order issued in the support action within 14 days after issuance of the order. If there is no activity in a support action for a period of three years, the domestic relations section shall send a notice to each of the parties’ attorneys advising each attorney that his or her appearance in the support action shall be deemed to be withdrawn unless the attorney objects within thirty (30) days of the date the notice is mailed to the attorney. An attorney representing a party in a support action shall not be deemed to be representing that party in any other action, nor shall a withdrawal of appearance in a support action be deemed to be a withdrawal of appearance for the party in any other proceeding.

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Plain-English Summary

Support cases can change what a person owes or receives, so everyone affected must be kept informed. This rule requires that the parties and their attorneys receive notice of every proceeding in which a support obligation might be established or modified, so no one is bound by an order entered without a chance to take part.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who gets notice of support proceedings?

The parties to the action and their attorneys, for any proceeding that could establish or modify support.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 1910.6 rescinded June 20, 1985, effective January 1, 1986, 15 Pa.B. 2452; amended October 2, 1995, effective January 1, 1996, 25 Pa.B. 4518; amended May 31, 2000, effective July 1, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 3155; amended October 30, 2001, effective immediately, 31 Pa.B. 6273. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (267732).

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. · Official text

Also known as: support noticenotification support actionnotice of support proceedings