Section 25-18.—Reasons
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires a motion to strike to set out each claim of insufficiency separately and to specify distinctly the reasons for each.
Full Text of Section 25-18
Each motion to strike raising any of the claims of legal insufficiency enumerated in Sections 25-12, 25-13 and 25-16 shall separately set forth each such claim of insufficiency and shall distinctly specify the reason or reasons for each such claimed insufficiency.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1998.)
Plain-English Summary
A motion to strike may not simply assert that a pleading is insufficient. Each motion raising any of the claims of legal insufficiency listed in the motion-to-dismiss and motion-to-strike sections must separately set forth each such claim and distinctly specify the reason or reasons for it.
The requirement serves both sides: the opposing party can answer each point, and the court can rule on them one by one — which is what Section 25-20 requires it to do in writing when more than one ground is raised.
Frequently Asked Questions
How specific does a motion to strike have to be in Connecticut?
It must separately set forth each claim of insufficiency and distinctly specify the reason or reasons for each claimed insufficiency.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-18). 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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