Section 25-23.Motions, Requests and Orders of Notice
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section applies the general civil rules on motions, requests and orders of notice to family matters.
Full Text of Section 25-23
The provisions of Sections 11-1, 11-2, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-19, 12-1, 12-2 and 12-3 of the rules of practice shall apply to family matters as defined in Section 25-1.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1998.) (Amended May 14, 2003, to take effect July 1, 2003.)
Plain-English Summary
Chapter 25 does not restate the mechanics of motion practice. This section imports the listed provisions on motions and requests, and on orders of notice, from the general civil rules and applies them to family matters as Section 25-1 defines them.
What Chapter 25 adds on top of them is in the sections that follow: what a family motion may seek, how it must be captioned, and the special requirements for exclusive possession and for modification.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the general motion rules apply in Connecticut family cases?
Yes. The listed provisions on motions, requests and orders of notice apply to family matters as defined in Section 25-1.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-23). 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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