Fayette County Complaint Form 1b For Custody For Grandparents And Third Parties (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

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automatically be DISMISSED by the Court. You are also required to serve a

blank copy of the Criminal Record/Abuse History Verification FORM 2 when

serving the Complaint for Custody on the other party.

_____ Check what kind of legal custody you are seeking.

_____ Check what kind of physical custody you are seeking.

_____ Sign your name

_____ Print and sign your name and list your address and telephone number

or if represented by counsel, the attorney’s information. The

telephone number is very important in the event the court has to call you.

Verification:

_____ Sign your name to verify that all the information in the Complaint for Custody is

factual to the best of your knowledge, and the date that you completed this form.

Review your Complaint for Custody to make sure all questions are answered correctly.

You must take the original Order of Court FORM 3, Complaint for Custody FORM 1B and your

Criminal Record/Abuse History Verification FORM 2 to the Prothonotary’s Office, 1

Floor of the

Fayette County Courthouse, Uniontown, PA to be filed.

A fee will be required to be paid when filing your Complaint for Custody. You may contact the

Prothonotary’s Office 724-430-1272 for the amount of the filing fee (only cash or money order) or

prepare the Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP), if you cannot afford to pay the filing fee.

The listing of Prothonotary fees are on the website for the Administrative Office of Fayette County

Courts at

. IFP information is available in packet form for a

small fee in the Fayette County Law Library or on the website for the Administrative Office of

Fayette County Courts at

After you have filed the Order of Court, the Complaint for Custody and Criminal

Record/Abuse History Verification and received a case number you are also required to

deliver a copy of those documents to the Administrative Office of Fayette County Courts

and then move to the next step of service on the defendant.

You are also required to serve the other party and prove service of the Order of Court

FORM 3, the Complaint for Custody FORM 1B and blank copy of the Criminal

Record/Abuse History Verification FORM 2. You must complete either FORM 4A and

FORM 4A part 2 or FORM B.

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