Title 45a, Title 45a: Probate Courts and Procedure

Sec. 45a-645. (Formerly Sec. 45-70). Naming of own conservator for future incapacity. (a) Any person who has attained at least eighteen years of age, and who is of sound mind, may designate in writing a person or persons whom he or she desires to be appointed as conservator or su…

Sec. 45a-645a. Recording of proceedings required. Each court of probate shall cause a recording to be made of all proceedings held under sections 45a-644 to 45a-663, inclusive. The recording shall be part of the court record and shall be made and retained in a manner approved by …

Sec. 45a-645b. Rules of evidence re hearings. Testimony. The rules of evidence applicable to civil matters in the Superior Court shall apply to all hearings held pursuant to sections 45a-644 to 45a-667v, inclusive. All testimony at a hearing held pursuant to sections 45a-644 to 4…

Sec. 45a-645c. Probate Court to schedule hearing to facilitate attendance by conserved person. If a conserved person, as defined in section 45a-644, notifies the Probate Court in any manner that the conserved person wants to attend a hearing pursuant to sections 45a-644 to 45a-66…

Sec. 45a-645d. Appointment of successor conservator. Whenever a Probate Court appoints a conservator of the person or a conservator of the estate, the court may also appoint a successor conservator of the person or successor conservator of the estate. The successor conservator sh…

Sec. 45a-646. (Formerly Sec. 45-70e). Petition for voluntary representation. Any person may petition the Probate Court in the district in which he or she resides, is domiciled or is located at the time the petition for voluntary representation is filed either for the appointment …

Sec. 45a-647. (Formerly Sec. 45-70f). Release from voluntary representation. Any person who is under voluntary representation as provided by section 45a-646 shall be released from voluntary representation upon giving thirty days' written notice to the Court of Probate. (P.A. 77-4…

Sec. 45a-648. (Formerly Sec. 45-70b). Application for involuntary representation of resident or nondomiciliary. Fraudulent or malicious application or false testimony: Class D felony. (a) An application for involuntary representation may be filed by any person alleging that a res…

Sec. 45a-649. (Formerly Sec. 45-70c). Notice re application for involuntary representation, determination of jurisdiction or transfer of conservatorship to another state. Form of notice. Appointment of counsel. (a)(1) Upon an application for involuntary representation, the court …

Sec. 45a-649a. Right to an attorney re involuntary representation. Fees. Indigency. Attorney duties and access to information. (a) A respondent, as defined in section 45a-644, or a conserved person, as defined in section 45a-644, who is subject to proceedings subsequent to the ap…

Sec. 45a-650. (Formerly Sec. 45-70d). Hearing on petition for involuntary representation. Evidence. Appointment of conservator. Limitation re powers and duties. Probate bond. (a) At any hearing on a petition for involuntary representation, before the court receives any evidence r…

Sec. 45a-651. (Formerly Sec. 45-70g). Appointment of Commissioner of Social Services as conservator for certain persons with limited resources. Legal representation. (a)(1) If no suitable conservator can be found after due diligence and the court finds that the health or welfare …

Sec. 45a-652. (Formerly Sec. 45-71a). Application for appointment of conservator of the estate. In the case of any application for the appointment of a conservator of the estate, as said terms are defined in section 45a-644, and, in the case of any application for involuntary rep…

Sec. 45a-653. (Formerly Sec. 45-73). Conveyances, contracts and funds of allegedly incapable person pending application for appointment of conservator. Recording or lodging of notice of application. Section 45a-653 is repealed, effective July 1, 2019. (1949 Rev., S. 6876; P.A. 80…

Sec. 45a-654. (Formerly Sec. 45-72). Appointment of temporary conservator. Duties. (a) Upon written petition for appointment of a temporary conservator brought by any person considered by the Probate Court to have sufficient interest in the welfare of the respondent, including, b…

Sec. 45a-655. (Formerly Sec. 45-75). Duties of conservator of the estate. Application for distribution of gifts of income and principal from the estate. Determinations re breach of fiduciary duty. (a) A conservator of the estate appointed under section 45a-646, 45a-650 or 45a-654…

Sec. 45a-656. (Formerly Sec. 45-75a). Duties of conservator of the person. Determinations re breach of fiduciary duty. (a) The conservator of the person shall have the duties and authority expressly assigned by the court pursuant to section 45a-650, which duties and authority may…

Sec. 45a-656a. Duty of conservator of estate of resident of licensed residential care home re payment of room and board. (a) Any conservator of the estate of a person who is a resident of a licensed residential care home, as defined in section 19a-490, where such conservator is p…

Sec. 45a-656b. Duties of conservator re real and personal property and placement of person under conservatorship. (a)(1) For the purposes of this section: (A) “Institution for long-term care” means a facility that has been federally certified as a skilled nursing facility, an int…

Sec. 45a-657. (Formerly Sec. 45-75b). Court to resolve conflicts between conservators. If a person has both a conservator of the person and a conservator of the estate who are not the same person and a conflict arises between the two concerning the duties and responsibilities or …

Sec. 45a-658. (Formerly Sec. 45-74). Appointment or removal of conservator to be recorded on land records. (a) The court appointing a conservator of the property or person of any person who has been adjudged incapable and who owns real property in this state or any interest in su…

Sec. 45a-659. (Formerly Sec. 45-76). Conservator of nonresident's property. (a) If any person not domiciled in this state and owning real property or tangible personal property in this state is incapable of managing his or her affairs, the court of probate for the district in whi…

Sec. 45a-660. (Formerly Sec. 45-77). Termination of conservatorship. Review of conservatorship by court. (a)(1) A conserved person may, at any time, petition the Probate Court having jurisdiction for the termination of a conservatorship. A petition for termination of a conservato…

Sec. 45a-661. (Formerly Sec. 45-77a). Transfer of records upon relocation of person under representation. When any person under voluntary or involuntary representation becomes a settled inhabitant of any town in the state in a probate district other than the one in which a conser…

Sec. 45a-662. (Formerly Sec. 45-77b). Conveyance of property by order of court. The court of probate in which a conservator has been appointed may, concurrently with courts of equity, order such conservator to convey the interest of the conserved person in any real property which…

Sec. 45a-663. Compensation of conservator if conserved person is unable to pay. If a conserved person is unable to pay for the services of a conservator appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 45a-593 to 45a-700, inclusive, the reasonable compensation of such conservator…

Sec. 45a-664. Definitions. Petition to remove financial hold or hold by broker-dealer or investment advisor. Hearing. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Eligible adult” has the same meaning as provided in subsection (f) of section 36b-14; (2) “Financial institution” means any…

Secs. 45a-665 and 45a-666. Reserved for future use. PART IVa CONNECTICUT UNIFORM ADULT PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGSJURISDICTION ACT

Sec. 45a-667. Short title: Connecticut Uniform Adult Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. Sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive, may be cited as the “Connecticut Uniform Adult Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act”. (P.A. 12-22, S. 1.)

Sec. 45a-667a. Definitions. As used in sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive: (1) “Adult” means an individual who is at least eighteen years of age. (2) “Conservator of the estate” means (A) a conservator of the estate, as defined in section 45a-644, or (B) a person, except a h…

Sec. 45a-667b. Applicability. (a) Sections 45a-644, 45a-648, 45a-649 and 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive, apply to conservator of the person proceedings and conservator of the estate proceedings begun on or after October 1, 2012. (b) Sections 45a-667 to 45a-667f, inclusive, and se…

Sec. 45a-667c. Treatment of foreign country. A court of probate may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying sections 45a-667 to 45a-667q, inclusive, and sections 45a-667u and 45a-667v. (P.A. 12-22, S. 4.)

Sec. 45a-667d. Communication with court in another state. Recording of communication. (a) A court of probate may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive, or part IV of this chapter. The court of proba…

Sec. 45a-667e. Request for assistance made to or received from a court of another state. (a) In a proceeding for involuntary representation in this state, a court of probate may request, to the extent permitted or required by the laws of this state, the appropriate court of anoth…

Sec. 45a-667f. Testimony taken in another state. Evidence transmitted by technological means. (a) In a proceeding for involuntary representation in this state, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be off…

Sec. 45a-667g. Jurisdiction: Definitions; significant connection factors. (a) As used in this section and sections 45a-667h to 45a-667o, inclusive: (1) “Emergency” means a circumstance that will result in immediate and irreparable harm to the mental or physical health or financia…

Sec. 45a-667h. Involuntary representation: Determination of jurisdiction. Hearing required. A proceeding for involuntary representation in this state shall be subject to the provisions of part IV of this chapter, except that (1) jurisdiction shall be determined in accordance with…

Sec. 45a-667i. Determination of jurisdiction re appointment of conservator. A court of probate in this state has jurisdiction to appoint a conservator of the person or conservator of the estate for a respondent pursuant to part IV of this chapter if: (1) This state is the respond…

Sec. 45a-667j. Temporary conservators. Special jurisdiction. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a court of probate lacking jurisdiction under subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of section 45a-667i has special jurisdiction to do any of the followin…

Sec. 45a-667k. Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in section 45a-667j, a court that has appointed a conservator of the person or issued a conservator of the estate order consistent with the requirements of sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v,…

Sec. 45a-667l. Declination of jurisdiction if court of another state is more appropriate forum. (a) A court of probate having jurisdiction under section 45a-667i to appoint a conservator of the person or to issue a conservator of the estate order may decline to exercise its juris…

Sec. 45a-667m. Declination of jurisdiction due to unjustifiable conduct of a party. Assessment against party. (a) If at any time a court of probate determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a conservator of the person or issue a conservator of the estate order because o…

Sec. 45a-667n. Notice re petition when this state is not respondent's home state. If a petition for involuntary representation is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice …

Sec. 45a-667o. Petitions for involuntary representation filed in more than one state. Except for a petition for the appointment of a temporary conservator of the person or a temporary conservator of the estate in an emergency under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 45a…

Sec. 45a-667p. Transfer of conservatorship to another state. (a) Except for an individual under voluntary representation as provided in section 45a-646, a conserved person, a conserved person's attorney, a conservator of the person or a conservator of the estate appointed in this…

Sec. 45a-667q. Acceptance of conservatorship transferred from another state. (a) To confirm the transfer of a conservatorship of the person or a conservatorship of the estate transferred to this state under provisions similar to those in section 45a-667p, the conservator of the p…