Section 19-9.Request for Finding

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

In one sentenceEither party can ask the referee to make a finding on subordinate facts, rulings, or claims by submitting a written statement of what they want included in the report.

Full Text of Section 19-9

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Either party may request a committee, attorney trial referee or special assignment probate judge to make a finding of subordinate facts or of its rulings, and of the claims made, and shall include in or annex to such request a statement of the facts, or rulings, or claims, the party desires the committee, attorney trial referee or special assignment probate judge to incorporate in the report.

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Amendment History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 435.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.)

Plain-English Summary

A party who wants more detail in the report has a mechanism to ask for it. Either party may request that the committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge make a finding of subordinate facts, of its rulings, or of the claims made. The request must include, or have attached to it, a statement setting out the facts, rulings, or claims the party wants the referee to incorporate into the report.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can request a finding under this rule?

Either party to the referred case may make the request.

What can a party ask the referee to find?

A party may request a finding of subordinate facts, of the referee’s rulings, or of the claims made.

What has to accompany a request for finding?

The request must include or have annexed to it a statement of the facts, rulings, or claims the party wants incorporated into the report.

Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 19-9). 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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