In Clearfield County, PA a Complaint for Support must be filed with the Clearfield County Domestic Relations Section to begin an action for child support, spousal support, alimony pendente lite (APL), or alimony. If the parties and their Clearfield County Support Lawyers are unsuccessful in settling the support issues, a support conference will be conducted by a Clearfield County Hearing Officer. The object of the conference is to attempt to reach a settlement through mediation and, as such, all parties must be present. If an agreement is reached at the support conference, the terms will be confirmed and the parties will sign a Consent and a Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas Order of Court will follow.
In the event an agreement cannot be reached, a Recommendation will be made by a Clearfield County Hearing Officer based on the PA Support Guidelines. An appeal of the Recommendation can be made by filing a Request for a de novo hearing and requesting that the matter be heard by a Clearfield County Court Judge. The Recommendation made by the Hearing Officer remains in effect as an interim order pending the final Order of Court from the Clearfield County Judge.