Section 6-2.Judgment Files; Captions and Contents

Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026

In one sentenceThis rule requires a Connecticut judgment file to name and list the residence of every party as of the judgment date, and to state the marriage date and place plus the jurisdictional findings in dissolution, civil union, legal separation, and annulment cases.

Full Text of Section 6-2

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The name and residence of every party to the action, at the date of judgment, must be given in the caption of every judgment file. In the captions of pleas, answers, etc., the parties may be described as John Doe v. Richard Roe et al., but this will not be sufficient in a judgment file, which must give all the data necessary for use in drawing any execution that may be necessary. All judgment files in actions for dissolution of marriage or civil union, legal separation and annulment shall state the date and place, including the city or town, of the marriage and the jurisdictional facts as found by the judicial authority upon the hearing.

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Amendment History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 336.) (Amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007.)

Plain-English Summary

Section 6-2 governs what goes in the caption of a judgment file. Ordinary pleadings can shorten a case name to something like John Doe v. Richard Roe et al., but a judgment file can’t take that shortcut. It has to give the name and residence of every party as of the date of judgment, along with whatever other data is needed to draw up an execution on the judgment later. In actions for dissolution of marriage or civil union, legal separation, and annulment, the judgment file also has to state the date and place — including the city or town — of the marriage, along with the jurisdictional facts the judicial authority found at the hearing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a Connecticut judgment file use "et al." like a pleading caption?

No. Section 6-2 says the shorthand used in pleas and answers isn’t sufficient for a judgment file, which must name and give the residence of every party.

Why does a judgment file need each party’s residence?

The judgment file must include all the data necessary for drawing any execution that may be needed later, and each party’s residence is part of that data.

What extra information does a divorce judgment file need?

It must state the date and place, including the city or town, of the marriage, and the jurisdictional facts the judicial authority found at the hearing.

Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 6-2). 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. · Official source

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