PROBATE COURT

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WHAT IS PROBATE COURT?

Probate courts in Connecticut are a separate division of the state judicial system.

• There are 60 Probate Courts in Connecticut.
• Probate judges in Connecticut are elected every four years.
• Probate Courts have jurisdiction over many matters including:
  • probating wills and administration of estates
    
  • overseeing testamentary and living trusts
    
  • determining title to real and personal property
    
  • construing the meaning of wills and trusts
    
  • appointing guardians for persons with intellectual disability
    
  • appointing conservators of the person and the estate of incapable individuals
  • committing those suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction to an appropriate facility
  • removing unfit parents as guardians of their children
  • terminating the parental rights of parents who cannot fulfill their parental responsibilities
  • granting adoptions
  • granting name changes
  • other matters
    

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:

• Search by service name: Probate Courts

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SOURCE: Connecticut Judicial Branch Website
PREPARED BY: 211/kq
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: January2012