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Conn. Practice Book § 17-4

Setting Aside or Opening Judgments

activein force · 2011-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law and

except in such cases in which the court has continuing jurisdiction, any civil judgment or decree rendered in the Superior Court may not be opened

or set aside unless a motion to open or set aside

is filed within four months succeeding the date on

which notice was sent. The parties may waive the

provisions of this subsection or otherwise submit

to the jurisdiction of the court.

(b) Upon the filing of a motion to open or set

aside a civil judgment, except a judgment in a

juvenile matter, the moving party shall pay to the

clerk the filing fee prescribed by statute unless

such fee has been waived by the judicial authority.

subsection may be followed with regard to a

motion to open a judgment of foreclosure filed

by a plaintiff in which the filing fee has been paid,

the motion has been filed prior to the vesting of

title or the sale date, the plaintiff states in the

motion that the committee and appraisal fees

have been paid or will be paid within thirty days

of court approval, and the motion has been served

on each party as provided by Sections 10-12

through 10-17 and with proof of service endorsed

thereon.

(1) Parties shall have five days from the filing

of the motion to file an objection with the court.

Unless otherwise ordered by the judicial authority, the motion shall be heard not less than seven

days after the date the motion was filed. If the

plaintiff states in the motion that all appearing parties have received actual notice of the motion and

are in agreement with it, the judicial authority may

grant the motion without a hearing.

(2) When a motion to open judgment is filed

pursuant to this subsection, the court will retain

jurisdiction over the action to award committee

fees and expenses and appraisal fees, if necessary. If judgment is not entered or the case has not

been withdrawn within 120 days of the granting

of the motion, the judicial authority shall forthwith

enter a judgment of dismissal.

History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 326.) (Amended June 22, 2009, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010; amended June 21, 2010, to take effect Jan. 1, 2011.)

Provenance

Source: jud.ct.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
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