Gianardo v. Gianardo

SAND, J.,

Rule 608 of the Rules of the Common Pleas Court of this county permits only plaintiff to request the prothonotary to assemble the record and send it to a judge for consideration, and further provides that the final decree must be prepared by plaintiff. This rule is in accord with cases which declare that the wrongdoer in a divorce action may not have a decree entered against himself or herself: Seltzer v. Seltzer, 29 Pa. Dist. Rep. 1040.

Since it is clear that defendant, by his attorney, requested the prothonotary to assemble the record and did prepare the final decree, and…