Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section applies the general civil discovery and deposition rules to family matters, except as Section 25-33 provides.
Full Text of Section 25-31
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 25-33, the provisions of Sections 13-1 through 13-10 inclusive, 13-13 through 13-16 inclusive, and 13-17 through 13-32 of the rules of practice inclusive, shall apply to family matters as defined in Section 25-1.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1998.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Aug. 1, 2011; amended June 13, 2014, to take effect Jan. 1, 2015.)
Plain-English Summary
Family discovery runs on the ordinary civil rules. This section applies the listed discovery and deposition provisions to family matters as Section 25-1 defines them, with one carve-out: the section on the judicial appointment of expert witnesses governs where it applies.
What Chapter 25 adds on top is the mandatory exchange in Section 25-32, which happens on request without a formal discovery demand, and the noncompliance and special master provisions that follow it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the ordinary discovery rules apply in Connecticut family cases?
Yes. Except as otherwise provided in Section 25-33, the listed discovery and deposition provisions 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 § 25-31). 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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