Conn. Practice Book § 25a-7 (2026)

Sec. 25a-7. Automatic Orders upon Service of Petition (a) The following automatic orders shall apply to both parties, with service of the automatic orders to be made with service of process of a petition for child support. An automatic order shall not apply if there is a prior, contradictory order of a judicial authority. The automatic orders shall 325 be effective with regard to the petitioner or the applicant upon the signing of the document initiat- ing the action (whether it be complaint, petition or application), and with regard to the respondent, upon service and shall remain in place during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, mod- ified, or amended by further order of a judicial authority upon motion of either of the parties: (1) Neither party shall cause the other party or the children who are the subject of the complaint, application or petition to be removed from any medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage, and each party shall maintain the existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage in full force and effect. (b) The automatic orders of a judicial authority as enumerated in subsection (a) shall be set forth immediately following the party’s requested relief in any complaint, petition or application, and shall set forth the following language in bold letters: If you do not follow or obey these orders you may be punished by contempt of court. If you object to these orders or would like to have them changed or modified while your case is pending, you have the right to a hearing by a judicial authority within a reasonable time. The clerk shall not accept for filing any complaint, peti- tion or application that does not comply with this subsection. (Adopted June 21, 2010, to take effect Aug. 1, 2010.) (Sec. 25a-7 was temporarily assigned the number 25a-4 in the Con- necticut Law Journal of July 13, 2010.) Sec. 25a-8. Order of Notice (a) On a petition for support or the establish- ment of parentage when the adverse party resides out of or is absent from the state or the where- abouts of the adverse party are unknown to the plaintiff or the applicant, any judicial authority or clerk of the court may make such order of notice as he or she deems reasonable. If such notice is by publication, it shall not include the automa- tic orders set forth in Section 25a-7, but shall, instead, include a statement that automatic orders have issued in the case pursuant to Section 25a- 7 and that such orders are set forth in the applica- tion or petition on file with the court. Such notice having been given and proved, the judicial author- ity may hear the application or petition if it finds that the adverse party has actually received notice that the application or petition is pending. If actual notice is not proved, the judicial authority in its discretion may hear the case or continue it for compliance with such further order of notice as it may direct. (b) With regard to any motion for modification or for contempt or any other motion requiring an order of notice, where the adverse party resides

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