Conn. Practice Book § 6-1

(a) The judicial authority shall state its decision

either orally or in writing, in all of the following:

(1) in rendering judgments in trials to the court in

civil and criminal matters, including rulings regarding motions for stay of execution, (2) in ruling

on aggravating and mitigating factors in capital

penalty hearings conducted to the court, (3) in

ruling on motions to dismiss under Sections 41-8

through 41-11, (4) in ruling on motions to suppress

under Sections 41-12 through 41-17, (5) in granting a motion to set aside a verdict under Sections

16-35 through 16-38, and (6) in making any other

rulings that constitute a final judgment for purposes of appeal under General Statutes § 52-263,

including those that do not terminate the proceedings. The judicial authority’s decision shall encompass its conclusion as to each claim of law raised

by the parties and the factual basis therefor. If

oral, the decision shall be recorded by an official

court reporter or court recording monitor and, if

there is an appeal, the trial judge shall create a

memorandum of decision for use in the appeal by

ordering a transcript of the portion of the proceedings in which it stated its oral decision. The tran -

script of the decision shall be signed by the trial

judge and filed in the trial court clerk’s office.

This section does not apply in small claims

actions and to matters listed in subsection (b).

(b) In any uncontested matter where no aspect

of the matter is in dispute, in a pendente lite family

relations matter whether contested or uncontested,

or in any dismissal under Section 14-3, the oral

or written decision as provided in subsection (a)

is not required, except as provided in subsection

(c). The clerk of the trial court shall, however,

promptly notify the trial judge of the filing of the

appeal.

(c) Within twenty days from the filing of an

appeal from a contested pendente lite order or

from a dismissal under Section 14-3 in which an

oral or written decision has not been made pursuant to subsection (b), each party to the appeal

shall file a brief with the trial court discussing the

legal and factual issues in the matter. Within

twenty days after the briefs have been filed by

the parties, the judicial authority shall file a written

memorandum of decision stating the factual basis

for its decision on the issues in the matter and

its conclusion as to each claim of law raised by

the parties.