Section 25-7.Pleadings in General; Amendments to Complaint or Application
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets the court order a defective complaint or application amended, and stops the case where the amendment concerns state support until the attorney general has been served and heard.
Full Text of Section 25-7
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If Section 25-2, 25-3 or 25-4 is not complied with, the judicial authority, whenever its attention is called to the matter, shall order that the complaint or the application, as the case may be, be amended upon such terms and conditions as it may direct. Where an amendment is filed concerning support or maintenance contributed by the state of Connecticut, no further action shall be taken by the judicial authority until such amendment shall be served upon the attorney general and opportunity given him or her to be heard upon the matter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the automatic orders in Section 25-5 above.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 454.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)
Plain-English Summary
Where a complaint or application does not comply with the pleading requirements for dissolution complaints, custody applications or visitation applications, the judicial authority — whenever its attention is drawn to the problem — orders it amended on whatever terms and conditions it directs. The defect is cured rather than fatal.
One kind of amendment stops the case in the meantime. Where the amendment concerns support or maintenance contributed by the state of Connecticut, no further action may be taken until the amendment has been served on the attorney general and the attorney general has had an opportunity to be heard.
The section closes by making clear that none of this affects the automatic orders, which continue to operate regardless.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if my Connecticut divorce complaint is missing something?
The judicial authority orders the complaint or application amended on such terms and conditions as it directs, whenever the problem is called to its attention.
Does an amendment about state support delay the case?
Yes. Where an amendment concerns support or maintenance contributed by the state, no further action may be taken until it is served on the attorney general and the attorney general has had an opportunity to be heard.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-7). 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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