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Pa. R. Civ. P. 1602 (2026)

Declaratory Judgment as Ancillary Relief.

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Rule 1602. Declaratory Judgment as Ancillary Relief.

 In any civil action, a party may include in the claim for relief a prayer for declaratory relief and the practice and procedure shall follow, as nearly as may be, the rules governing that action.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 1602 amended April 4, 1990, effective July 1, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 2282; amended December 16, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 9. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (276603).