A committee, attorney trial referee or special assignment probate judge may, at any time before a report is accepted, file an amendment to it or an amended report.
Section 19-11.Amending Report
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceA committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge may amend a report or file an amended report at any point before the court accepts it.
Full Text of Section 19-11
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 437.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.)
Plain-English Summary
Once a committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge submits a report, that report is not locked in stone. Section 19-11 lets the person who wrote the report file an amendment to it, or replace it with an amended report, at any time before the court accepts the report. This gives the fact-finder a chance to correct errors or add detail before the matter moves toward judgment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a referee change a report after filing it?
Yes. Under Section 19-11, a committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge may file an amendment to the report or an entirely amended report, as long as the court has not yet accepted the original.
Is there a deadline for amending a report?
The rule sets no fixed deadline beyond one limit: the amendment must be filed before the court accepts the report.
Does amending a report restart the objection clock?
Section 19-11 does not address that question; it only authorizes the amendment itself. The objection deadlines in Section 19-15 apply to the report the court ultimately acts on.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 19-11). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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