Withdrawal of Appearance; Dura-

tion of Appearance (a) An attorney or party whose appearance has been filed shall be deemed to have withdrawn such appearance upon the filing of a new appear- ance that is stated to be in place of the appear- ance on file in accordance with Section 3-8. Appropriate entries shall be made in the court file. An attorney or party whose appearance is deemed to have been withdrawn may file an appearance for the limited purpose of filing an objection to the in place of appearance at any time. (b) An attorney may withdraw his or her appear- ance for a party or parties in any action after the appearance of other counsel representing the same party or parties has been entered. An appli- cation for withdrawal in accordance with this sub- section shall state that such an appearance has been entered and that such party or parties are being represented by such other counsel at the time of the application. Such an application may be granted by the clerk as of course, if such an appearance by other counsel has been entered. (c) In addition to the grounds set forth in subsec- tions (a), (b), and (d), a lawyer who represents a party or parties on a limited basis in accordance with Section 3-8 (b) and has completed his or her representation as defined in the limited appear- ance, shall file a certificate of completion of limited appearance on Judicial Branch form JD-CL-122. The certificate shall constitute a full withdrawal of a limited appearance. Copies of the certificate must be served in accordance with Sections 10- 12 through 10-17 on the client, and all attorneys and self-represented parties of record. (d) All appearances of counsel shall be deemed to have been withdrawn 180 days after the entry of judgment in any action seeking a dissolution of marriage or civil union, annulment, or legal sep- aration, provided no appeal shall have been taken. In the event of an appeal or the filing of a motion to open a judgment within such 180 days, all appearances of counsel shall be deemed to 172 © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL PROVISIONS