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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Upon payment of taxable costs, any court shall allow a proper amendment to civil process which is for any reason defective.
(b) Such amended process shall be served in the same manner as other civil process and shall have the same effect, from the date of the service, as if originally proper in form.
(c) If the court, on motion and after hearing, finds that the parties had notice of the pendency of the action and their rights have not been prejudiced or affected by reason of the defect, any attachment made by the original service and the rights under any lis pendens shall be preserved and continued from the date of service of the original process as though the original process had been in proper form. A certified copy of the finding shall be attached to and served with the amended process.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 52. Civil Actions § 52-72. Amendment of process - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-52-civil-actions/ct-gen-st-sect-52-72/
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