237 Pa. Code r. 1363 - Service of Summons
A.
Method of Service. The summons shall be served:
1) in-person;.
2) by certified mail, return receipt and
first-class mail.
B.
Time of Service.
1)
Child in custody. If the child is in protective custody, the
summons shall be served no less than seven days prior to the adjudicatory
hearing.
2)
Child not in
custody. If the child is not in protective custody, the summons shall
be served no less than fourteen days prior to the adjudicatory
hearing.
C.
Proof
of service. Affidavit of service shall be filed prior to the
adjudicatory hearing.
D.
Efforts Made to Serve. In the absence of an affidavit of
service under paragraph (C), the serving party shall advise the court of what
efforts were made to notify a person. The court may proceed to a hearing upon a
showing of reasonable efforts to locate and notify all persons pursuant to Rule
1360.
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