Last amended August 8, 2023 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe partition hearing officer files a report in the form of the rules’ decision and order, gives the parties written notice of the intended filing date, and any party may file exceptions within ten days.
(a)A hearing officer who is appointed by the court shall file a report with respect to the matters submitted. The report shall follow the form of decision in Rule 1570, insofar as the scope of the reference to the hearing officer permits.
(b)The hearing officer shall give all persons in interest written notice of the date on which the hearing officer intends to file the report and proposed order and shall specify an address within the county where they may be examined. The hearing officer may change the report and proposed order as the hearing officer deems proper before filing them, but if any changes are made written notice thereof shall be given to all parties.
(c)Within ten days after notice of the filing of the report, exceptions may be filed by any party to rulings on evidence, to findings of fact, to conclusions of law, and to the proposed order. The court may, with or without taking testimony, remand the report, or enter a decision in accordance with Rule 1570 which may incorporate by reference the findings and conclusions of the hearing officer in whole or in part.
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Plain-English Summary
This rule governs the hearing officer’s report in a partition case. The officer files a report on the matters submitted, following the form of the decision and order the rules prescribe. Before filing, the officer gives all interested persons written notice of the date the report and proposed order will be filed.
Within ten days after notice of the filing, any party may file exceptions — to evidentiary rulings, findings of fact, conclusions of law, or the proposed order. The notice-and-exceptions sequence gives the parties a chance to challenge the officer’s work before the court acts on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the partition hearing officer file?
A report following the form of decision in Rule 1570, to which parties may file exceptions.
Amendment History
The provisions of this adopted Rule 1569 April 26, 1955, effective November 1, 1955; amended October 19, 1983, effective January 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3629; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274; amended December 16, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 9; amended August 8, 2023, effective October 1, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 5108. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (302502) to (302503).
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:hearing officer report partitionexceptions to reportpartition report