231 Pa. Code Rule 1915.25 – Suspension of Acts of Assembly.

(a) Rescinded.
(b) 23 Pa.C.S. § 5334. 23 Pa.C.S. § 5334 is suspended insofar as it (1) requires that a guardian ad litem be an attorney; (2) permits the guardian ad litem to represent both the best interests and legal interests of the child; (3) provides the guardian ad litem the right to examine, cross-examine, present witnesses, and present evidence on behalf of the child; and (4) prohibits the guardian ad litem from testifying.
(c) 23 Pa.C.S. § 6339. 23 Pa.C.S. § 6339, which provides for the confidentiality of reports made pursuant to the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § § 6301 et seq., is suspended insofar as it is inconsistent with Pa.R.Civ.P. 1915.3-3 and 1915.3-4, which provide for the disclosure of such reports by the court to the parties.

Source

The provisions of this Rule 1915.25 amended March 30, 1994, effective July 1, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 1943; amended August 1, 2013, effective September 3, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 4702; amended April 25, 2025, effective July 1, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 3342. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (395143).