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Section 45a-500o. - Jurisdiction over trust director. - (a) By accepting appointment as a trust director of a...
Section 45a-500p. - Office of trust director. - Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, the rules...
Section 45a-500q. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the uniform provisions of sections 45a-500b...
Section 45a-500r. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 45a-500b to 45a-500s, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the...
Section 45a-500s. - Application of Connecticut Uniform Directed Trust Act with respect to federal act. - The provisions of this section and sections 45a-500b to 45a-500r,...
Section 45a-502. (Formerly Sec. 45-96a). - “Majority” defined for trusts executed prior to October 1, 1972. - When the word “majority” is used in a will or...
Section 45a-503. (Formerly Sec. 45-95). - Rule against perpetuities. “Second look” doctrine. - In applying the rule against perpetuities to an interest in...
Section 45a-504. (Formerly Sec. 45-96). - Reduction of age contingency to preserve interest. - If an interest in real or personal property created before...
Section 45a-505. (Formerly Sec. 45-97). - Fee simple determinable or subject to right of entry to become absolute, when. - A fee simple determinable in land or a fee simple...
Section 45a-506. (Formerly Sec. 45-98). - Limitations not invalidated, when. - Except as provided in the first sentence of section 45a-505,...
Section 45a-507. (Formerly Sec. 45-99). - Application of rule. - Sections 45a-502 to 45a-506, inclusive, shall apply only to inter...
Section 45a-508. (Formerly Sec. 45-100). - Exemption of certain employees' trust funds from the rule against perpetuities. - A trust created by an employer as part of a...
Section 45a-514. (Formerly Sec. 45-79). - Charitable trusts. - Any charitable trust or use created in writing or by...
Section 45a-515. (Formerly Sec. 45-80). - Charitable uses determined by trustee, when. - Any person may, by will, deed or other instrument, give,...
Section 45a-516. (Formerly Sec. 45-81). - Gifts to charitable community trust. - Any person may incorporate by reference in any will, deed...
Section 45a-517. (Formerly Sec. 45-82). - Community trustees to render annual accounts. Hearing on adjustment and allowance. - (a) The trustee or trustees of any charitable community trust...
Section 45a-519. (Formerly Sec. 45-79a). - Superior Court or Probate Court jurisdiction to reform instruments to federal tax requirements. - (a) If any deduction under Section 170, Section 2055 or...
Section 45a-520. (Formerly Sec. 45-79b). - Termination of charitable trusts. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Charitable beneficiary” and...
Section 45a-521. - Superior Court or Probate Court jurisdiction to reform charitable remainder unitrust re payment. - (a) Upon a petition filed within the period specified in...
Section 45a-526 to 45a-529. (Formerly Secs. 45-100h to 45-100k). - Short title: Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act. Definitions. Expenditure of net appreciation, standards. Exception and restriction on expenditure of net appreciation; cons... - Sections 45a-526 to 45a-529, inclusive, are repealed, effective April 29,...
Section 45a-529a and 45a-529b. - Accumulation of annual net income, standards. Exception and restriction on accumulation of annual net income; construction. - Sections 45a-529a and 45a-529b are repealed, effective April 29, 2008....
Section 45a-530 to 45a-534. (Formerly Secs. 45-100l to 45-100p). - Investment of institutional funds. Delegation of powers of investment. Standards applicable to actions of governing board. Release of restriction in gift instrument: Written consent,... - Sections 45a-530 to 45a-534, inclusive, are repealed, effective April 29,...
Section 45a-535. - Short title: Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. - Sections 45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, may be cited as the...
Section 45a-535a. - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, unless the...
Section 45a-535b. - Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional funds. - (a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in...
Section 45a-535c. - Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund. Factors in making a determination to appropriate or accumulate. Rules of construction. - (a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in...
Section 45a-535d. - Delegation of management and investment of institutional fund. - (a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a...
Section 45a-535e. - Release or modification of restrictions contained in gift instrument on management, investment or purpose of institutional fund. - (a) With the donor's consent in a record, an institution...
Section 45a-535f. - Determination of compliance with act. - Compliance with sections 45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, is determined in...
Section 45a-535g. - Application to existing institutional funds. - Sections 45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, apply to institutional funds existing...
Section 45a-535h. - Relation of act to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 45a-535 to 45a-535i, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the...
Section 45a-535i. - Uniformity of application and construction of act. - In applying and construing sections 45a-535 to 45a-535h, inclusive, consideration...
Section 45a-540. (Formerly Secs. 45-100a to 45-100c). - Powers in trust instruments act. - Sections 45-100a to 45-100c, inclusive, are repealed, except said sections...
Section 45a-541. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Prudent Investor Act. - Sections 45a-541 to 45a-541l, inclusive, may be cited as the...
Section 45a-541a. - Prudent investor rule. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 45a-541b. - Standard of care. Portfolio strategy. Risk and return objectives. - (a) A trustee shall invest and manage trust assets as...
Section 45a-541c. - Diversification. - A trustee shall diversify the investments of the trust unless...
Section 45a-541d. - Duties at inception of trusteeship. - Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving...
Section 45a-541e. - Loyalty. - A trustee shall invest and manage the trust assets solely...
Section 45a-541f. - Impartiality. - If a trust has two or more beneficiaries, the trustee...
Section 45a-541g. - Investment costs. - In investing and managing trust assets, a trustee may only...
Section 45a-541h. - Reviewing compliance. - The prudent investor rule expresses a standard of conduct, not...
Section 45a-541i. - Delegation of investment and management functions. - (a) A trustee may delegate investment and management functions that...
Section 45a-541j. - Language invoking standards of act. - The following terms or comparable language in a trust instrument,...
Section 45a-541k. - Uniformity of application and construction. - Sections 45a-541 to 45a-541l, inclusive, shall be applied and construed...
Section 45a-541l. - Applicability. - Sections 45a-541 to 45a-541l, inclusive, apply to trusts existing on...
Section 45a-542. - Short title: Connecticut Principal and Income Act. - Sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, may be cited as the...
Section 45a-542a. - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive: (1) “Accounting...
Section 45a-542aa. - Transfers from income to reimburse principal. - (a) If a trustee makes or expects to make a...
Section 45a-542b. - Fiduciary duties. - (a) In allocating receipts and disbursements to or between principal...
Section 45a-542bb. - Income taxes. - (a) A tax required to be paid by a trustee...
Section 45a-542c. - Trustee's power to adjust. - (a) A trustee may adjust between principal and income to...
Section 45a-542cc. - Adjustments between principal and income as result of taxes. - (a) A fiduciary may make adjustments between principal and income...
Section 45a-542d. - Determination and distribution of income interest of decedent's estate or in trust after trust ends. - After a decedent dies, in the case of an estate,...
Section 45a-542dd. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, consideration...
Section 45a-542e. - Distribution to beneficiaries. - (a) Each beneficiary described in subdivision (4) of section 45a-542d...
Section 45a-542ee. - Severability clause. - If any provision of sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, or...
Section 45a-542f. - Right to income. - (a) An income beneficiary is entitled to net income from...
Section 45a-542ff. - Application to existing trust or decedent's estate. - Sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, apply to every trust or...
Section 45a-542g. - Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or interest income begins. - (a) A trustee shall allocate an income receipt or disbursement...
Section 45a-542h. - Apportionment when income interest ends. - (a) In this section, “undistributed income” means net income received...
Section 45a-542i. - Character of receipts. - (a) In this section, “entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited...
Section 45a-542j. - Distribution from trust or estate. - A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as...
Section 45a-542k. - Business and other activities conducted by trustee. - (a) If a trustee who conducts a business or other...
Section 45a-542l. - Principal receipts. - A trustee shall allocate to principal: (1) To the extent...
Section 45a-542m. - Rental property. - To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from...
Section 45a-542n. - Obligation to pay money. - (a) An amount received as interest, whether determined at a...
Section 45a-542o. - Insurance policies and similar contracts. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 45a-542p. - Insubstantial allocations not required. - If a trustee determines that an allocation between principal and...
Section 45a-542q. - Deferred compensation, annuities and similar payments. Separate funds. - (a) In this section: (1) “Payment” means a payment that...
Section 45a-542r. - Liquidating asset. - (a) In this section, “liquidating asset” means an asset whose...
Section 45a-542s. - Minerals, water and other natural resources. - (a) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts...
Section 45a-542t. - Timber. - (a) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts...
Section 45a-542u. - Property not productive of income. - (a) If a marital deduction is allowed for all or...
Section 45a-542v. - Derivatives and options. - (a) In this section, “derivative” means a contract or financial...
Section 45a-542w. - Asset-backed securities. - (a) In this section, “asset-backed security” means an asset whose...
Section 45a-542x. - Disbursements from income. - A trustee shall make the following disbursements from income to...
Section 45a-542y. - Disbursements from principal. - (a) A trustee shall make the following disbursements from principal:...
Section 45a-542z. - Transfers from income to principal for depreciation. - (a) In this section, “depreciation” means a reduction in value...
Section 45a-543. - Determination by court re abuse of discretion by fiduciary. - (a) A court shall not change a fiduciary's decision to...
Chapter 802d - Connecticut Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
Section 45a-546 to 45a-556. (Formerly Secs. 45-101 to 45-109b). - Definitions. Methods of making gifts. Gift, devise or bequest to be irrevocable. Rights and powers granted custodian, issuers, transfer agents, brokers. Powers and duties of custodian.... - Sections 45a-546 to 45a-556, inclusive, are repealed. (1955, S. 2917d–2924d;...
Section 45a-557. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. - Sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, may be cited as the...
Section 45a-557a. - Definitions. - For purposes of sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive: (1) “Adult”...
Section 45a-557b. - Scope and jurisdiction. - (a) Sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, apply to a transfer...
Section 45a-558. - Nomination of custodian. - (a) A person having the right to designate the recipient...
Section 45a-558a. - Transfer by gift or exercise of power. - A person may make a transfer by irrevocable gift to,...
Section 45a-558b. - Transfer authorized by will or trust. - (a) A personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable...
Section 45a-558c. - Other transfer by fiduciary. - (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a personal...
Section 45a-558d. - Transfer by obligor. - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section,...
Section 45a-558e. - Receipt for custodial property. - A written acknowledgment of delivery by a custodian constitutes a...
Section 45a-558f. - Creation and transfer of custodial property. Designation of initial custodian. Control. - (a) Custodial property is created and a transfer is made...
Section 45a-558g. - Single guardianship. - A transfer may be made for only one minor, and...
Section 45a-558h. - Validity and effect of transfer. - (a) The validity of a transfer made in a manner...
Section 45a-558i. - Care and control of custodial property. - (a) A custodian shall: (1) Take control of custodial property;...
Section 45a-558j. - Powers of custodian. - (a) A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all...
Section 45a-558k. - Use of custodial property. Distribution to a trust. - (a) A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor...
Section 45a-559. - Custodian's expenses, compensation and bond. - (a) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property...
Section 45a-559a. - Exemption of third party from liability. - A third person in good faith and without court order...
Section 45a-559b. - Liability to third persons. - (a) A claim based on (1) a contract entered into...
Section 45a-559c. - Renunciation, resignation, death or removal of custodian. Designation of successor custodian. - (a) A person nominated under section 45a-558 or designated under...
Section 45a-559d. - Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian. - (a) A minor who has attained the age of twelve...
Section 45a-559e. - Termination of custodianship. - The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial...
Section 45a-560. - Applicability. - The provisions of sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, shall apply...
Section 45a-560a. - Effect on existing custodianships. - (a) Any transfer of custodial property as defined in sections...
Section 45a-560b. - Uniformity of application and construction. - Sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, shall be applied and construed...
Chapter 802e - Durable Power of Attorney
Section 45a-562. (Formerly Sec. 45-69o). - Power of attorney to survive disability or incompetence. - Section 45a-562 is repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (P.A. 76-54,...
Chapter 802f - Powers of Appointment
Section 45a-568. (Formerly Sec. 45-120). - Power of appointment may be released; definitions. - (a) As used in sections 45a-568 to 45a-572, inclusive, (1)...
Section 45a-569. (Formerly Sec. 45-121). - Method of release. Not valid as to land unless recorded. - (a) A power releasable according to section 45a-568 may be...
Section 45a-570. (Formerly Sec. 45-122). - Extent of release. - A release executed by the donee of a power releasable...
Section 45a-571. (Formerly Sec. 45-123). - Effect of release of one donee upon other donees. - If a power of appointment releasable according to section 45a-568...
Section 45a-572. (Formerly Sec. 45-123a). - Exercise in favor of further power. - (a) Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the...
Section 45a-573. - Exercise of power of appointment of property. - The donee of a power to appoint property to anyone...
Section 45a-573a. - Applicability of power of appointment of property. - The provisions of section 45a-573 shall apply to all wills...
Section 45a-573b. - Liability of fiduciary, distributee or appointee re exercise of power of appointment of property. - No fiduciary, no distributee of an estate nor any appointee...
Chapter 802g - Disclaimer of Property
Section 45a-578. (Formerly Sec. 45-299). - Construction of chapter. Definitions. - (a) The provisions of sections 45a-578 to 45a-585, inclusive, shall...
Section 45a-579. (Formerly Sec. 45-300). - Disclaimer of property in decedent's estate. Time limitation. Effect of disclaimer. - (a) An heir, next of kin, devisee, legatee, person succeeding...
Section 45a-580. (Formerly Sec. 45-303). - Right to disclaim barred, when. Binding effect of disclaimer or waiver. - (a) The right to disclaim an interest is barred by...
Section 45a-581. (Formerly Sec. 45-304). - Right to disclaim under other law. - The provisions of sections 45a-578 to 45a-585, inclusive, shall not...
Section 45a-582. (Formerly Sec. 45-305). - Prior interests. - An interest that exists on October 1, 1981, as to...
Section 45a-583. (Formerly Sec. 45-306). - Disclaimer of property passing under nontestamentary instrument. Time limitation. Effect of disclaimer. - (a) A grantee, donee, joint-tenant of personal property or real...
Section 45a-584. (Formerly Sec. 45-312). - Taxation. Refund for overpayment. - Any interest, rights or powers in property, real or personal,...
Section 45a-585. (Formerly Sec. 45-311a). - Disclaimers made on or after October 1, 1981. Validity of disclaimers made prior to October 1, 1981. - The provisions of sections 45a-578 to 45a-584, inclusive, shall apply...
Chapter 802h - Protected Persons and Their Property
Section 45a-593. (Formerly Sec. 45-58). - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs or successor to be a party in interest. Notice. - (a) The United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the...
Section 45a-594. (Formerly Sec. 45-60). - Compensation of guardian or conservator of social services beneficiary or veteran. - (a) Compensation payable to the conservator or guardian of any...
Section 45a-595. (Formerly Sec. 45-59). - Investment of funds in insurance and annuity contracts by conservator or guardian of estate. - Upon application of a conservator or the guardian of the...
Section 45a-596. (Formerly Sec. 45-51). - Parental appointment of guardian or coguardian of minor upon death of parents. - (a) The parent of an unmarried minor, except a parent...
Section 45a-597. (Formerly Sec. 45-60a). - Payment by guardian or conservator of administration expenses of deceased person. - (a) Upon the death of a person with respect to...
Section 45a-598. - Parental visitation of protected adult. - Any person who is the parent of an adult person...
Section 45a-599. - Transfer of guardianship file between Probate Courts. - (a) On the petition of a party or on the...
Section 45a-603. (Formerly Sec. 45-42). - Residence of minor defined. - For the purposes of sections 45a-132, 45a-593 to 45a-597, inclusive,...
Section 45a-604. (Formerly Sec. 45-42a). - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive: (1) “Mother”...
Section 45a-605. (Formerly Sec. 45-42b). - Provisions construed in best interest of minor child. - (a) The provisions of sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, shall...
Section 45a-606. (Formerly Sec. 45-43). - Father and mother joint guardians. - The father and mother of every minor child are joint...
Section 45a-607. (Formerly Sec. 45-44). - Temporary custody of minor pending application to probate court for removal of guardian or termination of parental rights. - (a)(1) When application has been made for the removal of...
Section 45a-608. (Formerly Sec. 45-44a). - Temporary custody of minor. Rights and duties. - Any person or organization awarded the temporary custody of a...
Section 45a-608n. - Designation of minor child as having special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to pending petition for removal or appointment of guardian. - (a) For the purposes of this section and section 45a-608o,...
Section 45a-608o. - Designation of minor child as having special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to pending petition to terminate parental rights or approve adoption. - (a) At any time during the pendency of a petition...
Section 45a-609. (Formerly Sec. 45-44b). - Application for removal of parent as guardian. Hearing. Notice. Examination. - (a) Upon application for removal of a parent or parents...
Section 45a-610. (Formerly Sec. 45-44c). - Removal of parent as guardian. - If the Court of Probate finds that notice has been...
Section 45a-611. (Formerly Sec. 45-44d). - Reinstatement of parent as guardian of the person of minor. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...
Section 45a-612. (Formerly Sec. 45-44e). - Visitation with minor when proceeding for removal of guardian, appointment of guardian or termination of parental rights is pending. - In connection with any proceeding for removal of guardian, appointment...
Section 45a-613. (Formerly Sec. 45-45a). - Removal of guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian of the person of a minor. - (a) Any guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of the person...
Section 45a-614. (Formerly Sec. 45-43a). - Removal of parent as guardian of minor. Parent may not petition for removal of permanent guardian. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 45a-615. (Formerly Sec. 45-43b). - False or malicious application for removal of guardian. Penalty. - Any person who wilfully files a false or malicious application...
Section 45a-616. (Formerly Sec. 45-45). - Appointment of guardian or coguardians for minor. Rights and obligations of guardians or coguardians. - (a) If any minor has no parent or guardian of...
Section 45a-616a. - Appointment of permanent guardian for minor. Reinstatement of parent as guardian or appointment of successor guardian or permanent guardian. - (a) Upon removing a parent as guardian pursuant to section...
Section 45a-617. (Formerly Sec. 45-45b). - Appointment of guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of the person of a minor. - (a) When appointing a guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of...
Section 45a-618. (Formerly Sec. 45-45c). - Enforcement of decree and award of custody by warrant. - In any proceeding under sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, or...
Section 45a-619. (Formerly Sec. 45-45d). - Investigation by Commissioner of Children and Families. - In any proceeding under sections 45a-603 to 45a-624, inclusive, in...
Section 45a-620. (Formerly Sec. 45-45e). - Appointment of counsel. Appointment of guardian ad litem to speak on behalf of best interests of minor. - The Court of Probate may appoint counsel to represent or...
Section 45a-621. (Formerly Sec. 45-45f). - Appointment of guardian ad litem. - The Court of Probate shall appoint a guardian ad litem...
Section 45a-622. (Formerly Sec. 45-45g). - Appointment of temporary guardian. Application. Rights and obligations. - (a) Any parent or guardian of the person of a...
Section 45a-623. - Transfer of proceeding to Superior Court or Regional Children's Probate Court. - Before a hearing on the merits in any case under...
Section 45a-624. - Designation of standby guardian of minor. - A parent or guardian, as principal, may designate a standby...
Section 45a-624a. - Consent of parents required for designation of standby guardian. - If both parents are alive, both parents of the minor...
Section 45a-624b. - Form for designation of standby guardian. - The designation of a standby guardian shall be in substantially...
Section 45a-624c. - Written statement that designation of standby guardian in full force and effect. - The written statement referred to in section 45a-624 shall be...
Section 45a-624d. - Authority of standby guardian. - When a designation of a standby guardian becomes effective upon...
Section 45a-624e. - Authority of standby guardian after death of principal. - If a designation of a standby guardian is effective at...
Section 45a-624f. - Revocation of designation of standby guardian. - The principal may revoke a designation of a standby guardian...
Section 45a-624g. - Probate Court to resolve disputes concerning designation of standby guardian. - The probate court for the district in which the minor...
Section 45a-625. - Guardian of person of minor to report to probate court re condition of minor. - Any person appointed as guardian of the person of a...
Section 45a-629. (Formerly Sec. 45-47). - Appointment of guardian for minor's estate. - (a) When a minor is entitled to property, the court...
Section 45a-630. (Formerly Sec. 45-47a). - Application for appointment of guardian of the estate of a minor. - In the case of any application for the appointment of...
Section 45a-631. (Formerly Sec. 45-49). - Limitation on receipt or use of minor's property by parent, guardian or spouse. Release. - (a) A parent of a minor, guardian of the person...
Section 45a-632. (Formerly Sec. 45-50). - Appointment of guardian of estate of nonresident minor. - When a minor who resides outside this state and who...
Section 45a-633. (Formerly Sec. 45-52). - Lease of minor's real estate by guardian or coguardians of estate. - The guardian or coguardians of the estate of any minor...
Section 45a-634. (Formerly Sec. 45-53). - Inventory of ward's property by guardian of estate. - (a) Each guardian of an estate appointed by a court...
Section 45a-635. (Formerly Sec. 45-55). - Removal by foreign guardian of ward's personal property. - (a) When any personal property in this state belongs to...
Section 45a-636. (Formerly Sec. 45-56). - Removal by foreign guardian of proceeds of sale of ward's real estate. - If any foreign guardian of the estate of a minor...
Section 45a-637. (Formerly Sec. 45-57). - Guardians of estate of minors may make partition. - If any minor has an interest in any real property...
Section 45a-638. (Formerly Sec. 45-57a). - Court may order guardian to convey real property. - The court of probate in which the guardian of any...
Section 45a-644. (Formerly Sec. 45-70a). - Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and sections 45a-645 to...
Section 45a-645. (Formerly Sec. 45-70). - Naming of own conservator for future incapacity. - (a) Any person who has attained at least eighteen years...
Section 45a-645a. - Recording of proceedings required. - Each court of probate shall cause a recording to be...
Section 45a-645b. - Rules of evidence re hearings. Testimony. - The rules of evidence applicable to civil matters in the...
Section 45a-645c. - Probate Court to schedule hearing to facilitate attendance by conserved person. - If a conserved person, as defined in section 45a-644, notifies...
Section 45a-645d. - Appointment of successor conservator. - Whenever a Probate Court appoints a conservator of the person...
Section 45a-646. (Formerly Sec. 45-70e). - Petition for voluntary representation. - Any person may petition the Probate Court in the district...
Section 45a-647. (Formerly Sec. 45-70f). - Release from voluntary representation. - Any person who is under voluntary representation as provided by...
Section 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...
Section 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 shall...
Section 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...
Section 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,...
Section 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...
Section 45a-652. (Formerly Sec. 45-71a). - Application for appointment of conservator of the estate. - In the case of any application for the appointment of...
Section 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.,...
Section 45a-654. (Formerly Sec. 45-72). - Appointment of temporary conservator. Duties. - (a) Upon written petition for appointment of a temporary conservator...
Section 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,...
Section 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...
Section 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...
Section 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...
Section 45a-657. (Formerly Sec. 45-75b). - Court to resolve conflicts between conservators. - If a person has both a conservator of the person...
Section 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...
Section 45a-659. (Formerly Sec. 45-76). - Conservator of nonresident's property. - (a) If any person not domiciled in this state and...
Section 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...
Section 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...
Section 45a-662. (Formerly Sec. 45-77b). - Conveyance of property by order of court. - The court of probate in which a conservator has been...
Section 45a-663. - Compensation of conservator if conserved person is unable to pay. - If a conserved person is unable to pay for the...
Section 45a-667. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Adult Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. - Sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive, may be cited as the...
Section 45a-667a. - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive: (1) “Adult”...
Section 45a-667b. - Applicability. - (a) Sections 45a-644, 45a-648, 45a-649 and 45a-667 to 45a-667v, inclusive,...
Section 45a-667c. - Treatment of foreign country. - A court of probate may treat a foreign country as...
Section 45a-667d. - Communication with court in another state. Recording of communication. - (a) A court of probate may communicate with a court...
Section 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,...
Section 45a-667f. - Testimony taken in another state. Evidence transmitted by technological means. - (a) In a proceeding for involuntary representation in this state,...
Section 45a-667g. - Jurisdiction: Definitions; significant connection factors. - (a) As used in this section and sections 45a-667h to...
Section 45a-667h. - Involuntary representation: Determination of jurisdiction. Hearing required. - A proceeding for involuntary representation in this state shall be...
Section 45a-667i. - Determination of jurisdiction re appointment of conservator. - A court of probate in this state has jurisdiction to...
Section 45a-667j. - Temporary conservators. Special jurisdiction. - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 45a-667k. - Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Exceptions. - Except as otherwise provided in section 45a-667j, a court that...
Section 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...
Section 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...
Section 45a-667n. - Notice re petition when this state is not respondent's home state. - If a petition for involuntary representation is brought in this...
Section 45a-667o. - Petitions for involuntary representation filed in more than one state. - Except for a petition for the appointment of a temporary...
Section 45a-667p. - Transfer of conservatorship to another state. - (a) Except for an individual under voluntary representation as provided...
Section 45a-667q. - Acceptance of conservatorship transferred from another state. - (a) To confirm the transfer of a conservatorship of the...
Section 45a-667r. - Registration of conservator of the person order from another state. - (a) If a conservator of the person has been appointed...
Section 45a-667s. - Registration of conservator of the estate order from another state. - (a) If a conservator of the estate has been appointed...
Section 45a-667t. - Effect of registration of conservatorship order from another state. - (a) On registration in this state under section 45a-667r of...
Section 45a-667u. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 45a-644, 45a-648,...
Section 45a-667v. - Relation of act to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - This section and sections 45a-644, 45a-648, 45a-649 and 45a-667 to...
Section 45a-668. (Formerly Sec. 45-320). - Continuation of service of persons appointed prior to October 1, 1982, as guardians or limited guardians of persons with mental retardation. - Section 45a-668 is repealed, effective May 4, 2004. (P.A. 82-337,...
Section 45a-669. (Formerly Sec. 45-321). - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-669 to 45a-683, inclusive: (1) “Plenary...
Section 45a-670. (Formerly Sec. 45-322). - Petition for guardianship. - (a) A petition for guardianship may be filed by any...
Section 45a-671. (Formerly Sec. 45-323). - Hearing on petition for guardianship. Notice. - (a) Not later than forty-five days after the date of...
Section 45a-672. (Formerly Sec. 45-324). - Notice of hearing. - The notice required by subsection (a) of section 45a-671 shall...
Section 45a-673. (Formerly Sec. 45-325). - Appointment of counsel. Payment of cost for indigent persons. - Unless the respondent is represented by counsel, the court shall...
Section 45a-674. (Formerly Sec. 45-326). - Hearing for appointment of guardian. Evidence. Report by assessment team. Cross-examination of witnesses. Payment of fees for assessment team. Exception to report or testimony requirement. - (a) At any hearing for appointment of a plenary guardian...
Section 45a-675. (Formerly Sec. 45-327). - Right of respondent to be at hearing. - The respondent shall be present at any hearing for his...
Section 45a-676. (Formerly Sec. 45-328). - Appointment of plenary guardian or limited guardian. - (a) If the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence,...
Section 45a-677. (Formerly Sec. 45-329). - Powers and duties of plenary or limited guardian. Report. Transfer of file. - (a) The court may assign to a limited guardian any...
Section 45a-677a. - Petition by plenary or limited guardian to manage the finances of a protected person whose assets do not exceed ten thousand dollars. - (a) A plenary or limited guardian appointed under section 45a-676...
Section 45a-678. (Formerly Sec. 45-330). - Removal of plenary or limited guardian. - Any plenary guardian or limited guardian serving in accordance with...
Section 45a-679. (Formerly Sec. 45-331). - Conflicts between plenary guardian, limited guardian, conservator of the estate or person and temporary conservator to be resolved by Probate Court. - If a protected person or conserved person has both a...
Section 45a-680. (Formerly Sec. 45-332). - Appointment of standby plenary guardian or standby limited guardian. Probate bond. Duties. Confirmation by court. - Whenever a Probate Court appoints a plenary guardian or limited...
Section 45a-681. (Formerly Sec. 45-333). - Review of guardianship by court. - (a) The court shall review each guardianship at least every...
Section 45a-682. (Formerly Sec. 45-334). - Petition for temporary limited guardian. Notice and hearing. Appointment. - (a) A petition for a temporary limited guardian may be...
Section 45a-683. (Formerly Sec. 45-335). - Immunity from civil liability of plenary guardian, temporary limited guardian or limited guardian. - Any plenary guardian, temporary limited guardian or limited guardian who...
Section 45a-684. (Formerly Sec. 45-336). - Payment of expenses and fees of proceeding for appointment of guardian of person with intellectual disability. - Section 45a-684 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 82-337,...
Section 45a-690. (Formerly Sec. 45-78p). - Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 45a-690 to 45a-700, inclusive: (1)...
Section 45a-691. (Formerly Sec. 45-78q). - Sterilization. Requirements. Determination of ability to give informed consent. - No person shall undergo sterilization unless such person has attained...
Section 45a-692. (Formerly Sec. 45-78r). - Application for determination of ability to give informed consent to sterilization. - An application for a determination of a person's ability to...
Section 45a-693. (Formerly Sec. 45-78s). - Hearing. Notice. - Upon such application for a determination of ability to give...
Section 45a-694. (Formerly Sec. 45-78t). - Appointment of counsel to represent respondent. Compensation. - Upon the filing of an application for a determination of...
Section 45a-695. (Formerly Sec. 45-78u). - Evidence re ability of respondent to give informed consent. Reports by panel members appointed by court. Right of respondent to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses. - At any hearing upon such application, the court shall receive...
Section 45a-696. (Formerly Sec. 45-78v). - Respondent to be present at hearing on ability to give informed consent to sterilization. - The respondent shall be present at any hearing regarding his...
Section 45a-697. (Formerly Sec. 45-78w). - Informed consent. Refusal of sterilization. - If the court does not find that the respondent is...
Section 45a-698. (Formerly Sec. 45-78x). - Application by guardian or conservator for consent to sterilization. - Whenever sterilization is sought of a person under guardianship or...
Section 45a-699. (Formerly Sec. 45-78y). - Hearing. Evidence. Grounds for sterilization. - (a) The court shall hear medical, social, educational, residential and...
Section 45a-699a. - Stay of order or decree permitting sterilization. - Except as otherwise provided in this section, an order or...
Section 45a-700. (Formerly Sec. 45-78z). - Surgical or other medical procedures which may result in sterilization. - Nothing in sections 45a-690 to 45a-700, inclusive, shall limit surgical...
Section 45a-703. - Application for determination of competency to vote. - The guardian or conservator of an individual may file a...
Section 45a-705a. - Petition for writ of habeas corpus by individual subject to guardianship or involuntary representation. - (a) An individual subject to a guardianship or involuntary representation...
Chapter 803 - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption
Section 45a-706. (Formerly Sec. 45-61a). - Rule of construction. - The provisions of sections 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715 to...
Section 45a-706a. - Indian Child Welfare Act. Application to actions and proceedings involving an Indian child. - (a) As used in this section, (1) “Indian child” has...
Section 45a-707. (Formerly Sec. 45-61b). - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-187, 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715...
Section 45a-708. (Formerly Sec. 45-61e). - Guardian ad litem for minor or incompetent parent. - (a) When, with respect to any petition for termination of...
Section 45a-709. (Formerly Sec. 45-61k). - Validity of proceedings prior to statutory changes. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 17a-112, 17a-113, 17a-148, 45a-187,...
Section 45a-715. (Formerly Sec. 45-61c). - Petition to terminate parental rights. Cooperative postadoption agreements. - (a) Any of the following persons may petition the Probate...
Section 45a-716. (Formerly Sec. 45-61d). - Hearing on petition to terminate parental rights. Notice. Attorney General as party. - (a) Upon receipt of a petition for termination of parental...
Section 45a-717. (Formerly Sec. 45-61f). - Termination of parental rights. Conduct of hearing. Investigation and report. Grounds for termination. - (a) At the hearing held on any petition for the...
Section 45a-718. (Formerly Sec. 45-61h). - Appointment and duties of statutory parent. Removal or resignation. - (a) If a child is free for adoption as provided...
Section 45a-719. - Reopening judgment terminating parental rights. Best interest of child. Final decree of adoption. - The court may grant a motion to open or set...
Section 45a-724. (Formerly Sec. 45-61i). - Who may give child in adoption. - (a) The following persons may give a child in adoption:...
Section 45a-724a. - Placement for adoption with child-placing agency by Commissioner of Children and Families. - Upon the termination of parental rights by the court pursuant...
Section 45a-725. (Formerly Sec. 45-61j). - When child free for adoption. - A minor child shall be considered free for adoption and...
Section 45a-726. (Formerly Sec. 45-61l). - Placement of adoptive children by Commissioner of Children and Families or child-placing agency. - (a) If the Commissioner of Children and Families or a...
Section 45a-726a. - Consideration of sexual orientation of prospective adoptive or foster parent. - Section 45a-726a is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 91-58,...
Section 45a-726b. - Recruitment of minority families not to delay placement of adoptive child. - The recruitment of minority families may not be a reason...
Section 45a-726c. - Term “adoptive parent” substituted for “adopting parent”. - (a) Wherever the words “adopting parent” are used in the...
Section 45a-727. (Formerly Sec. 45-63). - Application and agreement for adoption. Investigation, report. Adoptive parents entitled to receive copy of records and other information re history of child. Assessment of fees. Hearing and decree. - (a)(1) Except as provided in section 46b-129b, each adoption matter...
Section 45a-727a. - Legislative findings re best interests of child. - The General Assembly finds that: (1) The best interests of...
Section 45a-727b. - Endorsement of rights and responsibilities of unmarried persons to child subject to adoption, but not marriage or union of such persons. - Section 45a-727b is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 00-228,...
Section 45a-728. (Formerly Sec. 45-63b). - Regulations re adoption placement of children identified or located by prospective parents. - The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt regulations in...
Section 45a-728a. - Participation in birth and visitation of newborn identified for adoption by prospective adoptive parents. - Prospective adoptive parents may participate in the labor and birth...
Section 45a-728b. - Discharge of newborn identified for adoption from hospital. Prospective adoptive parents permitted to attend hospital programs re infant care. - Any licensed hospital discharging a newborn infant identified for adoption...
Section 45a-728c. - Payment of expenses of birth mother by prospective adoptive parents. - With respect to adoption placement of children who have been...
Section 45a-728d. - Advertising by birth parent and prospective adoptive parent for purpose of identified adoption. - Any birth parent may advertise through any public media in...
Section 45a-729. (Formerly Sec. 45-63c). - Penalty for violation of provisions re adoption placement. - Any person who places a child for adoption in violation...
Section 45a-730. (Formerly Sec. 45-63d). - Validation of foreign adoption. Petition filed in Probate Court. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-727, when the adoption...
Section 45a-731. (Formerly Sec. 45-64a). - Effects of final decree of adoption. Surviving rights. - A final decree of adoption, whether issued by a court...
Section 45a-731a. - Issuance of final adoption decree notwithstanding death of child. - If (1) a minor child, free for adoption pursuant to...
Section 45a-732. (Formerly Sec. 45-62). - Husband and wife to join in adoption. - A married person shall not adopt a child unless both...
Section 45a-733. (Formerly Sec. 45-63a). - Procedure on application for adoption by stepparent or person who shares parental responsibility with the parent of a child. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-727, in the case...
Section 45a-734. (Formerly Sec. 45-67). - Adoption of adults. Inheritance. - (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older may,...
Section 45a-735. (Formerly Sec. 45-68). - Husband or wife of adopted adult to consent. - An agreement of adoption between persons of the age of...
Section 45a-736. (Formerly Sec. 45-66a). - Change of name of adopted person. - Any court of probate, as part of its approval of...
Section 45a-737. (Formerly Sec. 45-66b). - Obliteration of original name on institutional records, new name substituted. - Upon the request of an adopting parent of a child...
Section 45a-743. (Formerly Sec. 45-68c). - Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 7-53, 45a-743 to 45a-757, inclusive,...
Section 45a-744. (Formerly Sec. 45-68b). - Legislative policy. - It is the policy of the state of Connecticut to...
Section 45a-745. (Formerly Sec. 45a-68a). - Adoption record. - (a) For each final decree of adoption decreed by a...
Section 45a-746. (Formerly Sec. 45-68e). - Information available to adoptive parents and adult adopted or adoptable person. - (a) To the extent reasonably available, the following information concerning...
Section 45a-747. (Formerly Sec. 45-68f). - Information regarding adoption completed before October 1, 1977. - For any adoption completed before October 1, 1977, information in...
Section 45a-748. (Formerly Sec. 45-68g). - Agency or department to make effort to obtain information. - Each child-placing agency or the department shall be required to...
Section 45a-749. (Formerly Sec. 45-68h). - Request for information. - A person entitled to nonidentifying information under subsection (c) of...
Section 45a-750. (Formerly Sec. 45-68i). - Identifying information. - (a) A certificate of birth registration or a certified copy...
Section 45a-751. (Formerly Sec. 45-68j). - Release of identifying information by child-placing agency or department. - (a) Any authorized applicant may, by applying in person or...
Section 45a-751a. - Conditions re release of information. Counseling. - (a) If the authorized applicant is a resident of this...
Section 45a-751b. - Disclosure of identifying information. Consent required. Exception. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 45a-751c. - Order directing issuance of uncertified copy of original birth certificate. - On the petition of an authorized applicant, as defined in...
Section 45a-752. (Formerly Sec. 45-68k). - Appeal to Probate Court. Advisory panel. Report. Hearing. Decision. - Section 45a-762 is repealed, effective June 30, 2017. (P.A. 77-246,...
Section 45a-753. (Formerly Sec. 45-68l). - Obtaining consent of person whose identity is requested. Petition to court. - (a) If a request is received pursuant to section 45a-751,...
Section 45a-754. (Formerly Sec. 45-68m). - Records related to termination of parental rights, removal of parent as guardian, appointment of statutory parent, adoption matters, temporary guardianship and emancipation of minors. Confidentiality. Except... - (a) All records of cases related to termination of parental...
Section 45a-755. (Formerly Sec. 45-68o). - Registries. Filing of registration. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 45a-746 to 45a-754, inclusive,...
Section 45a-756. (Formerly Sec. 45-68p). - Agreement to release identifying information. Notification. Fee. - If there is a match of consents whereby the registrants...
Section 45a-757. (Formerly Sec. 45-68n). - Records maintained on a permanent basis. - Records kept or information received by courts of probate, Superior...
Section 45a-763. (Formerly Sec. 45-69c). - Adoption Review Board established. - (a) An Adoption Review Board is established, to consist of...
Section 45a-764. (Formerly Sec. 45-69d). - Powers of Adoption Review Board. Notice and hearing. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-727, the Adoption Review...
Section 45a-765. (Formerly Sec. 45-69e). - Records to be confidential. - All proceedings, documents, correspondence and findings by the board shall...
Chapter 803a - Children Conceived Through Artificial Insemination. Children of Decedent Conceived and Born After Death of Decedent
Section 45a-771 to 45a-776. (Formerly Secs. 45-69f to 45-69k). - Child born as a result of artificial insemination legitimate. Definitions. A.I.D.; who may perform; consent required. Request and consent to be filed in Probate Court; confidentiality,... - Sections 45a-771 to 45a-776, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1,...
Section 45a-777. (Formerly Sec. 45-69l). - Inheritance by child born as a result of assisted reproduction. - (a) A child born as a result of assisted reproduction,...
Section 45a-778. (Formerly Sec. 45-69m). - Words of inheritance to apply to child conceived through A.I.D. - (a) The words “child”, “children”, “issue”, “descendant”, “descendants”, “heir”, “heirs”,...
Section 45a-779. (Formerly Sec. 45-69n). - Status of child born as a result of assisted reproduction prior to October 1, 1975. - Nothing in section 45a-777 or 45a-778 or this section shall...
Section 45a-785. - Property rights of child of decedent conceived and born after death of decedent. Written document re posthumous conception of child. Probate Court jurisdiction. - (a) For purposes of determining rights to property to be...
Section 45a-786. - When fiduciary is personally chargeable for assets distributed to a beneficiary or heir. - No fiduciary shall be personally chargeable for any assets that...
Section 45a-787. - Liability of beneficiary. - (a) Following final distribution of all assets known to a...
Section 45a-788. - Maximum liability of beneficiary. - The maximum liability to which a beneficiary is subject under...