Conn. Practice Book § 61-10 (2026)

Sec. 61-10. Responsibility of Appellant To Provide Adequate Record for Review (a) It is the responsibility of the appellant to provide an adequate record for review. The appel- lant shall determine whether the entire record is complete, correct and otherwise perfected for pre- sentation on appeal. (b) The failure of any party on appeal to seek articulation pursuant to Section 66-5 shall not be 453 the sole ground upon which the court declines to review any issue or claim on appeal. If the court determines that articulation of the trial court deci- sion is appropriate, it may, pursuant to Section 60-5, order articulation by the trial court within a specified time period. The trial court may, in its discretion, require assistance from the parties in order to provide the articulation. Such assistance may include, but is not limited to, supplemental briefs, oral argument and provision of copies of transcripts and exhibits. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4007.) (Amended Oct. 18, 2012, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013; amended June 5, 2013, to take effect July 1, 2013; amended July 8, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016.) COMMENTARY—January, 2013: Subsection (b) was adopted to effect a change in appellate procedure by limiting the use of the forfeiture sanction imposed when an appellant fails to seek an articulation from the trial court pursuant to Section 66-5 with regard to an issue on appeal, and the court therefore declines to review the issue for lack of an adequate record for review. In lieu of refusing to review the issue, when the court determines that articulation is appropriate, the court may now order an articulation and then address the merits of the issue after articulation is provided. The adoption of subsection (b) is not intended to preclude the court from declin- ing to review an issue where the record is inadequate for reasons other than solely the failure to seek an articulation, such as, for example, the failure to procure the trial court’s decision pursuant to Section 64-1 (b) or the failure to provide a transcript, exhibits or other documents necessary for appel- late review. Sec. 61-11. Stay of Execution in Noncrimi- nal Cases (Amended July 21, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.) (a) Automatic stay of execution Except where otherwise provided by statute or other law, proceedings to enforce or carry out the judgment or order shall be automatically stayed until the time to file an appeal has expired. If an appeal is filed before the appeal period has expired, such proceedings shall be stayed until the final determination of the cause. If the case goes to judgment on appeal, any stay thereafter shall be in accordance with Section 71-6 (motions for reconsideration), Section 84-3 (petitions for certification by the Connecticut Supreme Court), and Section 71-7 (petitions for certiorari by the United States Supreme Court). (b) Matters in which no automatic stay is available under this rule Under this section, there shall be no automatic stay in actions concerning attorneys pursuant to Chapter 2 of these rules, in juvenile matters brought pursuant to Chapters 26 through 35a, or in any administrative appeal except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Unless a court shall otherwise order, any stay that was in effect during the pendency of any © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

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