Section 25-45.—Schedule for Filing Pleadings
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section leaves the filing schedule for the return and reply to the court’s order.
Full Text of Section 25-45
The return or responsive pleading and any reply to the return shall be filed as the judicial authority may order.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1998.)
Plain-English Summary
One sentence: the return or responsive pleading, and any reply to it, are filed as the judicial authority may order.
Habeas cases vary enormously in urgency — a petition about a child said to be held unlawfully may need answering in days — so the schedule is set case by case rather than by a fixed interval.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the return due in a Connecticut family habeas case?
The return or responsive pleading and any reply are filed as the judicial authority may order.
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official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-45). 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: habeas filing schedule ConnecticutPractice Book section 25-45