Connecticut General Statutes 50a-201 – Discretion to enforce judgments
(a) In cases where two or more proceedings arising out of the same transaction or occurrence were pending, the courts of this state shall enforce in accordance with the provisions of chapter 861 the judgments of any of such courts only if application for designation of an adjudicating forum was timely made to the first known court of competent jurisdiction where such a proceeding was commenced, or to the adjudicating forum after its selection, or to any court of competent jurisdiction if the foregoing courts were not courts of competent jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 50a-201
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) An application for designation of an adjudicating forum is timely if made within six months of reasonable notice of two such proceedings, or of reasonable notice of the selection of an adjudicating forum.
(c) The determination of the adjudicating forum is binding for the purpose of enforcement of judgments in this state upon any person served with notice of an application to designate. The courts of this state shall enforce the judgments of the designated adjudicating forum in accordance with the provisions of chapter 861. The selection of the adjudicating forum shall be accorded presumptive validity in this state if the written decision determining the adjudicating forum evaluated the substance of the factors set forth in § 50a-202.
(d) Where no conclusive determination has been made by another court as provided in this section, the proper adjudicating forum shall be determined in accordance with sections 50a-202 and 50a-203 by the courts of this state requested to enforce the judgment.