Instructions for:
Form 4
Praecipe to Reinstate
the Complaint
Form 4 Praecipe to Reinstate the Complaint
You only need to file this form if you were unable to successfully serve the
Complaint, Form 1, on the other party within 30 days (or within 90 days if
the other party does not live in Pennsylvania). The date you file this
Praecipe re-starts the clock for service, and you will have another 30 days
(or 90 days if the other party does not live in Pennsylvania) to serve Form
1 on the other party. For example, if you file the Praecipe to Reinstate the
Complaint on January 1
st
, then you must serve the other party by January
31
st
.
The numbers on these instructions correspond with the numbers in the arrowboxes on the
form. Use the form with the arrowboxes to guide you through filling out the blank form.
1. Write the name of the county you are filing in by arrowbox 1. Write exactly what
you wrote on Form 1, by arrowbox 1.
2. Write your name by arrowbox 2. Write your name exactly as you wrote it on
Form 1, by arrowbox 2.
3. Write your spouse's name by arrowbox 3. Write your spouse's name exactly as
you wrote it on Form 1, by arrowbox 3.
4. Write the docket number by arrowbox 4. The docket number is the number that
the Prothonotary's Office wrote on Form 1, by arrowbox 4 at the time of filing.
5. Write the date by arrowbox 5.
6. Sign this form by arrowbox 6.
7. File this form with the Prothonotary.
Form 4
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
_______________________ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
_______________________________, : CIVIL ACTION LAW
PLAINTIFF (your full name) :
:
: Case No. ______________
vs. :
:
_______________________________, :
DEFENDANT (spouse’s full name) : IN DIVORCE
PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE THE COMPLAINT
To the Prothonotary:
Please reinstate the Complaint for Divorce Under Section 3301(c) or 3301(d) of
the Divorce Code filed in the above-captioned matter.
Respectfully submitted,
Date: ____________________ _______________________________
Plaintiff’s Signature
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
_______________________ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
_______________________________, : CIVIL ACTION LAW
PLAINTIFF (your full name) :
:
: Case No. ______________
vs. :
:
_______________________________, :
DEFENDANT (spouse’s full name) : IN DIVORCE
PRAECIPE TO REINSTATE THE COMPLAINT
To the Prothonotary:
Please reinstate the Complaint for Divorce Under Section 3301(c) or 3301(d) of the
Divorce Code filed in the above-captioned matter.
Respectfully submitted,
Date: ____________________ _______________________________
Plaintiff’s Signature