PNA Legal Hotline: Court records are presumed to be public

Q: A local county court policy restricts access to all domestic court filings like divorce, custody, and child support. Pursuant to the policy, only parties and court personnel are entitled to access. Aren’t court records presumptively public? Read More...

Prothonotary’s office now offers documents free in digital form

It used to be that when you wanted a copy of a civil lawsuit filed in Lancaster County, you shelled out a few bucks at the courthouse and walked away with a stack of papers. The county prothonotary's office now provides those records for free in digital form. And by the end of the year, most will be online. Read More...