Warren-Forest Court of Common Pleas Thirty Seventh Judicial District
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

All petitions and reasons therefore, shall be typewritten or printed, signed by a party or counsel of record and shall contain the caption of the case, a description of the petition, the reasons therefore, and the relief requested. A proposed order shall be included. For all petitions, the notice, the certificate of service, and the information for the court administrator shall be attached as the last page to the petition.

When the petition requests a hearing it shall contain: (a) an estimate of the total amount of time the hearing will take and (b) the name of the judge who heard any prior matter in the case.

The petitioner shall notify the respondent on the face sheet of the petition of the following:

                            NOTICE

A petition has been filed against you in Court. If you wish 
to defend against the claims set forth in the petition, you 
must take action as specified in the rule returnable and 
file in writing with the court your defenses or objections 
to the matter set forth against you. You are warned that if 
you fail to do so, the case ma y proceed without you and an 
order may be entered against you by the court without 
further notice for the relief requested by the petitioner. 
You may lose rights important to you.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. If you 
do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or 
telephone the office set forth below to find out where you 
can get legal help.

PA Lawyer Referral Services      Northwestern Legal Services
PA Bar Association               Warren, PA 16365
100 South Street                 Phone (800) 665-6597
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Phone (800) 692-7375

        AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990

The Court of Common Pleas of Forest/Warren County is 
required by law to comply with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990. For information about accessible
facilities and reasonable accommodations available to 
disabled individuals having business before the Court, 
please contact the Court Administrator's Office. All
arrangements must be made at least 72 hours prior to any 
hearing or busine ss before the Court. You must attend the 
scheduled conference or hearing.