{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3321","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 3321","heading":"Hearing by master.","body":"The court may appoint a master to hear testimony on all or some issues, except issues of custody and paternity, and return the record and a transcript of the testimony together with a report and recommendation as prescribed by general rules, or a judge of the court in chambers may appoint a master to hold a nonrecord hearing and to make recommendations and return the same to the court, in which case either party may demand a hearing de novo before the court.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART IV DIVORCE","CHAPTER 33 DISSOLUTION OF MARITAL STATUS","SUBCHAPTER B PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=33\u0026sctn=21\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"4a6569c0d515b4602fb900929208cfc2c9e3c8ac6001a5232265a703658081d9","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3309","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}