Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets a party move to compel when discovery is not provided, and requires both sides to say in a memorandum exactly what was sought, what was withheld and why.
Full Text of Section 25-32A
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If a party fails to comply with a discovery request or a discovery order in any manner set forth in Section 13-14 (a), the party who requested such discovery or in whose favor the discovery order was made may move to compel compliance with the request or order. The moving party shall specify in a memorandum in support of his or her motion, the discovery sought and the remedy sought. The party to whom the discovery request or order was directed shall, in a memorandum, specify why the discovery has not been provided or why such party has not complied with the discovery order. If the party to whom the discovery request or order was directed claims that the discovery has been provided or order has been complied with, he or she shall detail with specificity what discovery was provided and how compliance with the discovery order was made.
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Amendment History
(Adopted June 20, 2011, to take effect Aug. 15, 2011.)
Plain-English Summary
Where a party fails to comply with a discovery request or order in any of the ways the general noncompliance rule describes, the requesting party — or the party in whose favour the order was made — may move to compel.
Both sides then have to be specific. The moving party specifies, in a supporting memorandum, the discovery sought and the remedy sought. The party the request or order was directed to specifies, in a memorandum, why the discovery has not been provided or why the order was not complied with. And a party who claims to have complied must detail with specificity what was provided and how compliance was made.
The effect is that a discovery dispute reaches the judge as two written accounts of the same documents, rather than as a disagreement to be sorted out at the podium.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I do if the other side ignores discovery in a Connecticut family case?
Move to compel compliance, specifying in a supporting memorandum the discovery sought and the remedy sought.
What must the responding party file?
A memorandum specifying why the discovery has not been provided or why the order was not complied with — or, if claiming compliance, detailing with specificity what was provided and how.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-32A). 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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