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Recent updates:

• Update: June 2025

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with the 2025 edition of A Practical Guide to Residential Real Estate Transactions and Foreclosures in Connecticut. This latest version of the book brings updated resources within your immediate reach-for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions.

  Highlights from the issues reflected in this edition include the following:

  • A litigation settlement requiring the buyer's agent to have a contract in writing conspicuously stating that the agent's commission is negotiable and that commissions are not set by law;

  • a related class action case, Sitzer/Burnett v. National Ass'n of Realtors, 420 F. Supp. 3d 903 (W.D. Mo. 2019);

  • a 2023 amendment to Conn. Gen. Stat. 29-453 addressing the requirements for residential smoke and carbon monoxide detectors-with some exceptions, the transferor of the property is required to provide an affidavit to the transferee certifying compliance with the statute (sample affidavit included);

  • a discussion of exceptions to the smoke and carbon dioxide statute, including transfers to co-owners, gratuitous transfers to family members, transfers pursuant to court order, refinancings, and foreclosures;

  • amendments to Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-258 requiring at least sixty days' notice of the plaintiff's intent to foreclose;

  • a new law, effective January 1, 2025, providing relief from coerced unsecured debt (Conn. Gen. Stat. 36a-369);

  • additional detail on the rates imposed by the state conveyance tax;

  • guidance on the rights of tenants living in properties subject to foreclosure; and

  • updated forms from the American Land Title Association® (ALTA®).

  We trust you will find the 2025 edition of A Practical Guide to Residential Real Estate Transactions and Foreclosures in Connecticut. a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.

  Cordially,

  MCLE Press

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

The Charging Process

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Thomas M. Hoopes, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C.
Elizabeth A. Keeley, Esq., Women's Lunch Place
Mark Tan Lee, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chapter 2 expand

Arraignment

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Thomas M. Hoopes, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C.
Elizabeth A. Keeley, Esq., Women's Lunch Place
Mark Tan Lee, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Brian E. Murphy, Esq.,

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Effective Discovery Practice

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Brian A. Wilson, Esq., Boston University School of Law

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Production of Third-Party Records—The Dwyer Protocol

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Hon. John P. Corbett,

Exhibit 4A

- Sample Rule 17 Motion Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Sample Rule 17 Affidavit Buy Form

Exhibit 4C

- Sample Motion to Disclose Privileged Records and Video to Expert Buy Form

Exhibit 4D

- Sample Motion in Limine to Use Presumptively Privileged Records at Trial Buy Form

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Early Trial Preparation: An Overview

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Peter L. Ettenberg, Esq.,
Adrienne C. Lynch, Esq., Middlesex Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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The Pretrial Conference, Pretrial Hearing, Final Pretrial Conference, and Pretrial Disposition

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Brian A. Wilson, Esq., Boston University School of Law

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Substantive Motion Practice

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Michael L. Tumposky, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky, LLP

Exhibit 7A

- Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from WarrantlessSearch Buy Form

Exhibit 7B

- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Warrantless Search Buy Form

Exhibit 7C

- Posthearing Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Warrantless Search Buy Form

Exhibit 7D

- Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant Buy Form

Exhibit 7E

- Counsel’s Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant Buy Form

Exhibit 7F

- Defendant’s Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant Buy Form

Exhibit 7G

- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained with Invalid Search Warrant (No Probable Cause) Buy Form

Exhibit 7H

- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence (Search Warrant Based on Informant Information) Buy Form

Exhibit 7I

- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence (Search Beyond the Scope of the Warrant) Buy Form

Exhibit 7J

- Motion to Suppress: Franks Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7K

- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress: Franks Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7L

- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress: Franks Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7M

- Motion to Suppress Evidence: Amral Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7N

- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Evidence: Amral Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 7O

- Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7P

- Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7Q

- Counsel’s Affidavit in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7R

- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements Buy Form

Exhibit 7S

- Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 7T

- Affidavit in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 7U

- Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 7V

- Defendant’s Motion to Sever Buy Form

Exhibit 7W

- Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in the Interests of Justice Buy Form

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Recurring Pretrial Issues

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Jeffrey A. Garland, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services

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Interlocutory Appeals

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Patricia A. DeJuneas, Esq., Sibbison, DeJuneau & Allen LLP
Bethany Stevens, Esq., Administrative Office of the District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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The Media, the Open Courtroom and High Profile Cases

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Kevin M. Mitchell, Esq., Law Office of Kevin M. Mitchell
Max D. Stern, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP

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Empaneling the Jury

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Alexa Pascucci, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hon. Thomas H. Townsend, Worcester Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cynthia M. Von Flatern, Esq., Northwestern District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Exhibit 11A

- Voir Dire Checklist of Issues to Consider Buy Form

Exhibit 11B

- Sample Defendant’s Voir Dire Questions (Drug Case) Buy Form

Exhibit 11C

- Sample Defendant’s Voir Dire Questions (Homicide) Buy Form

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The Opening Statement

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Daniel Alexander, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hon. Michael A. Vitali, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Exhibit 12A

- Opening Statement Checklist Buy Form

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The Commonwealth’s Case

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Hon. Phyllis J. Broker, Woburn District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kevin J. Reddington, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Reddington

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The Defendant’s Case

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Hon. Phyllis J. Broker, Woburn District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kevin J. Reddington, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Reddington

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Evidentiary Issues

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Michael A. Collora, Esq.,
Alexandra Watson, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP

Exhibit 15A

- Defense Counsel’s Motion in Limine Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 15B

- Example Motion in Limine to Admit Testimony of Others as Evidence of State of Mind Buy Form

Exhibit 15C

- Sample Examination of a First Complaint Witness Buy Form

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Forensic Evidence and Expert Witnesses

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Katherine E. McMahon, Esq., Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Shane T. O'Sullivan, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Specific Issues with Respect to Children

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Judith N. Cowan, Esq., The Law Office of Judith N. Cowan
Elizabeth G. Dineen, Esq., Bay Path College
Joel Rosen, Esq., Rosen & Goyal, PC

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Special Trial Issues

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R.J. Cinquegrana, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Hon. Joshua I. Wall, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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The Closing Argument

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Daniel Alexander, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hon. Michael A. Vitali, Brockton District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Events at the End of Trial

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Juliane Balliro, Esq.,
Brett J. Vottero, Esq.,

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The Verdict

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Juliane Balliro, Esq.,
Brett J. Vottero, Esq.,

Chapter 22 expand

Sentencing and Alternative Dispositions

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Benjamin L. Falkner, Esq., Krasnoo, Klehm & Falkner LLP

Exhibit 22A

- Sentencing Guidelines Grid Buy Form

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Posttrial Events

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Kevin J. Curtin, Esq., Worcester District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William H. Kettlewell, Esq., Hogan Lovells LLP

Exhibit 23A

- Postconviction Counsel’s Checklist for Padilla Motions Buy Form

Exhibit 23B

- Checklist for Filing an Appeal Buy Form

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