Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

I am the Plaintiff in a divorce. The defendant and her attorney have filed for a deposition. Reading through the paperwork given to us from her/her lawyer concerning the deposition, it states that the deposition is being requested by the Plaintiff (me) for the Defendant (my soon to be ex) to answer questions and such. It states that the Defendant is withholding information from the Plaintiff that prevents moving the case along. It requests that the Defendant (again, my ex) to be placed under oath, etc. My question is, all of the information that is contained within the deposition request is completely opposite of the truth. The Defendant is requesting the deposition, not the Plaintiff, therefore wanting the Plaintiff to be under oath, etc. and not the Defendant. Due to this egregious error, will I still be required to complete the deposition, since this is an obvious case of negligence and misinformation/misconduct on the part of the Defendant's lawyer. It looks as if the Defendant's lawyer is representing me as the Plaintiff when reading through the paperwork. Will they view this as a minor oversight, or is it a big deal? What can I do about this? Will this drag my case out because of their error?


Asked on 12/26/13, 8:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Heffernan Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

Minor oversight. Call the lawyer, inform her of the error and tell her to file a new notice of deposition. Better yet, put it in an email, so you'll have proof that you told her.

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Answered on 12/27/13, 6:56 am


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