Section 25-37.—Notice and Hearing
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the court to fix a hearing time on such a motion and to order notice by personal service where the adverse party is in the state and their residence is known.
Full Text of Section 25-37
Upon presentation of such motion to the judicial authority it shall fix a time for hearing the same and make an order of notice, by personal service if the adverse party is within the state and that party’s place of residence is known, otherwise in such manner as it shall deem reasonable.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 473.)
Plain-English Summary
On presentation of a motion to dissolve a marriage or civil union finally after a decree of legal separation, the judicial authority fixes a time for hearing and makes an order of notice.
The preferred method is personal service, and it is required where the adverse party is within the state and their place of residence is known. Otherwise the court orders notice in whatever manner it deems reasonable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is notice given on a motion to finalise a Connecticut legal separation?
By personal service if the adverse party is within the state and their place of residence is known; otherwise in such manner as the judicial authority deems reasonable.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-37). 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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Also known as: notice and hearing legal separation dissolution ConnecticutPractice Book section 25-37