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Conn. Practice Book § 17-48
Affidavits Made in Bad Faith
Should it appear to the satisfaction of the judicial
authority at any time that any affidavit is made or
presented in bad faith or solely for the purpose of
delay, the judicial authority shall forthwith order
the offending party to pay to the other party the
reasonable expenses which the filing of the affidavit caused that party to incur, including attor -
ney’s fees. Any offending party or attorney may
be adjudged guilty of contempt, and any offending
attorney may also be disciplined by the judicial
authority.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 383.)
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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