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County moves to expand paperless portal: online PFA filings, calendaring and interpreter tracking approved

3465909 · May 23, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners approved a contract addendum to add a pro se PFA filing module and authorized capital project changes to add calendaring and participant‑based interpreter tracking to the county’s paperless case-management system.

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved May 23 upgrades to the county’s paperless case‑management system to allow pro se protection‑from‑abuse (PFA) electronic filings and to add a calendaring module plus participant‑based interpreter tracking.

Melissa Calvinelli and Jessica Pichey, who presented the items for the prothonotary’s office, said the pro se PFA module will allow litigants to prepare PDF petitions online from home, automatically populate proposed temporary orders and include Spanish‑English translation support. Calvinelli said the module will reduce handwritten…

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