Philadelphia Orphans' Court Rule *32.1 Pleadings.

Rule *32.1 Pleadings.

The pleadings in the Orphans' Court shall be limited to a petition, an answer, new matter, reply, preliminary objections, and an answer to preliminary objections.

(a) New Matter[s]. Any defense which is not a denial of the averments of fact in the petition shall be set forth under the heading "New Matter["] ."

(b) Reply. A reply shall be required when new matter is set forth in the answer.

(1) Preliminary objections shall be [available to any party, but shall be] limited to questions of (i) law[;], (ii) form[;], or (iii) jurisdiction[. ] , may be filed by any party, and shall be accompanied by one original brief prepared in conformity with Rule *1.2(d)(1)(i)-(ii), (v)-(viii), (d)(3) and (d)(4).

(2) An answer to preliminary objections shall be [limited to the averments of fact concerning jurisdiction set forth in the preliminary objections.] accompanied by one original brief, prepared in conformity with Rule *1.2(d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(4), and shall be filed within twenty (20) days after service of the preliminary objections and accompanying brief.