2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 52-549t. Failure to appear. Payment of fees of fact-finder. Dismissal of action.
Sec. 52-549t. Failure to appear. Payment of fees of fact-finder. Dismissal of
action. (a) Where a party fails to appear at the hearing, the fact-finder shall nonetheless
proceed with the hearing and shall make a finding of fact, as may be just and proper
under the facts and circumstances of the action, which shall be filed with the clerk of
the court pursuant to section 52-549r for consideration by the court pursuant to section
52-549s. If, pursuant to section 52-549s, the party who failed to appear files an objection
to the acceptance of the finding of fact and the objection is sustained by the court, the
court may require that party to pay to the court an amount not greater than the total fees
then payable to the fact-finder for services in the case.
(P.A. 82-441, S. 6, 23.)
History: P.A. 82-441, S. 5 effective July 1, 1983.
Cited. 199 C. 496, 512.
Cited. 12 CA 190, 191. Cited. 20 CA 420, 422.
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