2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 54 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
5429 - Information to be submitted to court.

     § 5429.  Information to be submitted to court.
        (a)  General rule.--Subject to the rules set forth in Chapter
     53 (relating to child custody) providing for the confidentiality
     of procedures, addresses and other identifying information in a
     child custody proceeding, each party in its first pleading or in
     an attached affidavit shall give information, if reasonably
     ascertainable, under oath as to the child's present address or
     whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the
     last five years and the names and present addresses of the
     persons with whom the child has lived during that period. The
     pleading or affidavit must state whether the party:
            (1)  has participated as a party or witness or in any
        other capacity in any other proceeding concerning the custody
        of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the
        court, the case number and the date of the child custody
        determination, if any;
            (2)  knows of any proceeding that could affect the
        current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and
        proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders,
        termination of parental rights and adoptions, and, if so,
        identify the court, the case number and the nature of the
        proceeding; and
            (3)  knows the names and addresses of any person not a
        party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the child
        or claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of or
        visitation with the child and, if so, the names and addresses
        of those persons.
        (b)  Stay.--If the information required by subsection (a) is
     not furnished, the court upon motion of a party or its own
     motion may stay the proceeding until the information is
     furnished.
        (c)  Additional information.--If the declaration as to any of
     the items described in subsection (a)(1) through (3) is in the
     affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information
     under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the
     parties under oath as to details of the information furnished
     and other matters pertinent to the court's jurisdiction and the
     disposition of the case.
        (d)  Duty to disclose other proceedings.--Each party has a
     continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding in this
     Commonwealth or any other state that could affect the current
     proceeding.
        (e)  Identifying information.--If a party alleges in an
     affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or
     liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure
     of identifying information, the information must be sealed and
     may not be disclosed to the other party or the public unless the
     court orders the disclosure to be made after a hearing in which
     the court takes into consideration the health, safety or liberty
     of the party or child and determines that the disclosure is in
     the interest of justice.

        Cross References.  Section 5429 is referred to in sections
     5426, 5445 of this title.