Rule 34a-1. Motions, Requests and Amendments

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the sections in Chapters 1 through 7 shall apply to juvenile matters in the Superior Court as defined by General Statutes § 46b-121.

(b) The provisions of Sections 8-2, 9-5, 9-22, 10-12 (a) and (c), 10-13, 10-14, 10-17, 10-18, 10-29, 10-62, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 13-1 through 13-11 inclusive, 13-14, 13-16, 13-21 through 1332 inclusive, subject to Section 34a-20, 15-3, 158, 17-4, and 17-21 of the rules of practice shall apply to juvenile matters in the civil session as defined by General Statutes § 46b-121.

(c) A motion or request, other than a motion made orally during a hearing, shall be in writing. An objection to a request shall also be in writing. A motion, request or objection to a request shall have annexed to it a proper order and where appropriate shall be in the form called for by Section 4-1. The form and manner of notice shall adequately inform the interested parties of the time, place and nature of the hearing. A motion, request, or objection to a request whose form is not therein prescribed shall state in paragraphs successively numbered the specific grounds upon which it is made. A copy of all written motions, requests, or objections to requests shall be served on the opposing party or counsel pursuant to Sections 10-12 (a) and (c), 10-13, 10-14 and 10-17. All motions or objections to requests shall be given an initial hearing by the judicial authority within fifteen days after filing provided reasonable notice is given to parties in interest, or notices are waived; any motion in a case on trial or assigned for trial may be disposed of by the judicial authority at its discretion or ordered upon the docket.

(d) A petition may be amended at any time by the judicial authority on its own motion or in response to a motion prior to any final adjudication. When an amendment has been so ordered, a continuance shall be granted whenever the judicial authority finds that the new allegations in the petition justify the need for additional time to permit the parties to respond adequately to the additional or changed facts and circumstances.

(e) If the moving party determines and reports that all counsel and self-represented parties agree to the granting of a motion or agree that the motion may be considered without the need for oral argument or testimony and the motion states on its face that there is such an agreement, the judicial authority may consider and rule on the motion without a hearing.

Committee Notes

amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009; amended