Sec. 45a-111. * (See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and
effective date.) Exemptions, waivers and reduction of costs. (a) No cost shall be
charged for any proceedings in the settlement of the estate of any member of the armed
forces who died while in service in time of war as defined in section 27-103.
(b) No fees shall be charged under sections 45a-106 to 45a-112, inclusive, or under
section 45a-727 for adoption proceedings involving special needs children.
*(c) If a petitioner or applicant to a court of probate claims that unless his or her
obligation to pay the fees and the necessary costs of the action, including the cost of
service of process, is waived, such petitioner or applicant will be deprived by reason of
his or her indigency of his or her right to bring a petition or application to such court or
that he or she is otherwise unable to pay the fees and necessary costs of the action, he
or she may file with the clerk of such court of probate an application for waiver of
payment of such fees and necessary costs. Such application shall be signed under penalty
of false statement, shall state the applicant's financial circumstances, and shall identify
the fees and costs sought to be waived and the approximate amount of each. If the court
finds that the applicant is unable to pay such fees and costs it shall order such fees and
costs waived. If such costs include the cost of service of process, the court, in its order,
shall indicate the method of service authorized and the cost of such service shall be paid
from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department, however, if funds have not been
included in the budget of the Judicial Department for such costs, such costs shall be
paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund. Any fee waived under this section
shall be reimbursed to the court of probate from the funds appropriated to the Judicial
Department, however, if funds have not been included in the budget of the Judicial
Department for such purposes, such payment shall be made from the Probate Court
Administration Fund pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Probate Court
Administrator.
(d) The court may, in its discretion, postpone payment of any entry fee or other
charge due under sections 45a-106 to 45a-112, inclusive, and enter any matter if it
appears to the court that to require such entry fee to accompany submission of the matter
would cause undue delay or hardship, but in such case the applicant, petitioner or moving
party shall be liable for the entry fee and all other charges upon receipt of an invoice
therefor from the court of probate.
(e) Any fee charged under the provisions of sections 45a-106 to 45a-112, inclusive,
shall not be subject to the tax imposed under chapter 219.
(P.A. 90-146, S. 7; P.A. 92-46, S. 2; P.A. 96-170, S. 14, 23; P.A. 97-90, S. 5, 6; P.A. 99-84, S. 14.)
*Note: On and after January 1, 2011, subsection (c) of this section, as amended by
section 17 of public act 09-114, is to read as follows:
"(c) If a petitioner or applicant to a court of probate claims that unless his or her
obligation to pay the fees and the necessary costs of the action, including the cost of
service of process, is waived, such petitioner or applicant will be deprived by reason of
his or her indigency of his or her right to bring a petition or application to such court or
that he or she is otherwise unable to pay the fees and necessary costs of the action, he
or she may file with the clerk of such court of probate an application for waiver of
payment of such fees and necessary costs. Such application shall be signed under penalty
of false statement, shall state the applicant's financial circumstances, and shall identify
the fees and costs sought to be waived and the approximate amount of each. If the court
finds that the applicant is unable to pay such fees and costs it shall order such fees and
costs waived. If such costs include the cost of service of process, the court, in its order,
shall indicate the method of service authorized and the cost of such service shall be paid
from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department, however, if funds have not been
included in the budget of the Judicial Department for such costs, such costs shall be
paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund."
(P.A. 90-146, S. 7; P.A. 92-46, S. 2; P.A. 96-170, S. 14, 23; P.A. 97-90, S. 5, 6; P.A. 99-84, S. 14; P.A. 09-114, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 92-46 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision that any fee waived under section shall be reimbursed
to probate court by probate court administration fund; P.A. 96-170 amended Subsec. (c) by changing funding of costs of
service of process from Probate Court Administration Fund to funds appropriated to Judicial Department, unless funds
not included in budget of Judicial Department for such purpose, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 97-90 revised effective date
of P.A. 96-170 but without affecting this section; P.A. 99-84 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting "under oath" and inserting
"signed under penalty of false statement"; P.A. 09-114 amended Subsec. (c) to delete provisions re reimbursement of
waived fees, effective January 1, 2011.
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Sec. 45a-123. (Formerly Sec. 45-22). *(See end of section for amended version
and effective date.) Committee appointment and fees. (a) In any matter pending in
any court of probate, the court may appoint a committee of a disinterested person or a
former judge of probate to hear the matter. The former judge shall be selected from a
panel of judges provided by the Probate Court Administrator. The court shall give notice
of the time and place of the hearing. Such committee shall hear the matter and report
its findings not later than thirty days after the date of such hearing to the court. If the
court accepts the findings, it shall issue a decree. If the court rejects the findings, it may
hear and determine the matter or appoint a different committee to hear the matter and
report its findings.
(b) The committee shall be sworn to faithfully perform the duties of its appointment
and shall have all the powers conferred by law upon courts of probate for procuring the
attendance of witnesses and for punishing for contempt.
(c) The committee's fees shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars per diem and
shall be fixed by the court and paid by the executor, administrator, trustee, conservator,
guardian or other party to the action, or by the court pursuant to regulations established
by the Probate Court Administrator. If a party is unable to pay such fees and files an
affidavit with the court demonstrating an inability to pay, the reasonable compensation
of the committee shall be established by the Probate Court Administrator and paid from
the Probate Court Administration Fund.
(1949 Rev., S. 6830; P.A. 80-476, S. 61; P.A. 96-173.)
*Note: On and after January 5, 2011, this section, as amended by section 18 of public
act 09-114, is to read as follows:
"Sec. 45a-123. (Formerly Sec. 45-22). Referral to probate magistrate or attorney probate referee. Report. Hearing. Court decree. (a)(1) In any matter pending in
any court of probate, except an involuntary patient matter or involuntary commitment
matter under chapter 319i, a temporary custody matter under part II of chapter 802h, or
an involuntary representation matter under part IV of chapter 802h, the court may refer
the matter, with the consent of the parties or their attorneys, to a probate magistrate or
attorney probate referee assigned by the Probate Court Administrator pursuant to section
45a-123a to hear the matter.
(2) The probate magistrate or attorney probate referee to whom the matter is referred
shall hear the matter and file a report with the court on his or her findings of fact and
conclusions drawn therefrom not later than sixty days after the conclusion of such hearing. The probate magistrate or attorney probate referee may file an amendment to the
report with the court prior to the date the court accepts, modifies or rejects the report
pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection. Upon the filing of any report or amendment
to a report under this subdivision, the probate clerk shall provide a copy of the report
or amendment to the report to the parties and their attorneys.
(3) Any party aggrieved by a finding of fact or a conclusion drawn therefrom in a
report or amendment to a report may file an objection with the court not later than
twenty-one days after the date the report was filed pursuant to subdivision (2) of this
subsection.
(4) At least twenty-one days after a report is filed pursuant to subdivision (2) of this
subsection, the court shall hold a hearing on the report and any amendment to the report
or objection filed pursuant to this subsection. Not later than thirty days after the conclusion of a hearing under this subdivision, the court shall determine whether to accept,
modify or reject the report or any amendment to the report. If the court finds that the
probate magistrate or attorney probate referee has materially erred in his or her findings
or conclusions in such report or amendment or that there are other sufficient reasons
why the report or amendment should not be accepted, the court shall, in the court's
discretion, modify or reject the report or amendment. If the court rejects the report and
any amendment to the report, the court may hear and determine the matter or refer the
matter to a different probate magistrate or attorney probate referee assigned by the Probate Court Administrator pursuant to section 45a-123a to hear the matter and report his
or her findings of fact and conclusions drawn therefrom in accordance with subdivision
(2) of this subsection, provided the parties or their attorneys consent to such referral. If
the court accepts or modifies the report or amendment, the court shall issue a decree.
(5) The court shall give notice to the parties and their attorneys of the time and place
of any hearing under this subsection.
(b) Each probate magistrate and attorney probate referee shall be sworn to faithfully
perform the duties of a probate magistrate or attorney probate referee, as the case may
be, and shall have all the powers conferred by law upon judges of probate for procuring
the attendance of witnesses and for punishing for contempt."
(1949 Rev., S. 6830; P.A. 80-476, S. 61; P.A. 96-173; P.A. 09-114, S. 18.)
History: P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and rephrased provisions but made no substantive change; Sec. 45-22 transferred to Sec. 45a-123 in 1991; P.A. 96-173 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting former provisions re appointment
of committee and adding provision re appointment of disinterested person or former judge of probate, hearing of matter,
report and findings, and amended Subsec. (c) by increasing fee from $5 to $250 per diem and adding provision re payment
by Probate Court Administration Fund if party unable to pay fee; P.A. 09-114 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing
provisions re appointment of committee with provisions re referral of matters to probate magistrates or attorney probate
referees and findings and reports of such magistrates and referees, and deleted former Subsec. (c) re committee fees,
effective January 5, 2011.
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Sec. 45a-123a. (Note: This section is effective January 5, 2011.) Probate magistrates. Attorney probate referees. Qualifications. Nomination and appointment.
Compensation. Report re referees. (a)(1) There shall be probate magistrates for the
purpose of hearing matters referred pursuant to section 45a-123. Any former judge of
probate under seventy years of age, other than a judge of probate receiving a retirement
allowance under section 45a-40 due to permanent and total disability, who is an elector
of this state shall be eligible for nomination, appointment or assignment as a probate
magistrate.
(2) The Probate Court Administrator may nominate former judges of probate who
meet the requirements of this subsection to serve as probate magistrate. The Probate
Court Administrator shall provide a list of such nominated former judges to the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court and update the list as necessary. The Chief Justice shall
appoint probate magistrates from the list for a term of three years and inform the Probate
Court Administrator of such appointments. The Probate Court Administrator shall assign probate magistrates pursuant to section 45a-123 from among the probate magistrates appointed by the Chief Justice.
(3) Each probate magistrate shall receive, for each day the probate magistrate is
engaged as a probate magistrate, in addition to any retirement salary the probate magistrate is entitled to receive, an amount of fifty dollars per hour, not to exceed two hundred
fifty dollars per day, for each day of service. Such service includes, but is not limited
to, conducting hearings and preparing a report or amendment to a report pursuant to
section 45a-123. Service as a probate magistrate shall not constitute credited service for
purposes of health, retirement or other benefits. Amounts paid to a probate magistrate
under this subdivision shall be paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund established under section 45a-82.
(b) (1) In addition to the probate magistrates appointed pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section, there shall be attorney probate referees for the purpose of hearing matters
referred pursuant to section 45a-123. Any individual who has been a member of the bar
of this state in good standing for at least five years, is an elector of this state and is under
seventy years of age shall be eligible for nomination, appointment and assignment as
an attorney probate referee.
(2) The Probate Court Administrator may nominate individuals who meet the requirements of this subsection as attorney probate referees. Any judge of probate may
submit to the Probate Court Administrator, on such form and in such manner as the
Probate Court Administrator prescribes, a recommendation that the Probate Court Administrator nominate a specified individual as attorney probate referee, provided the
individual meets the requirements of this subsection. The Probate Court Administrator
shall consider any such recommendation prior to making a nomination under this subdivision, but shall not be bound by such recommendation. The Probate Court Administrator shall ensure geographic, racial and ethnic diversity among individuals nominated as
attorney probate referee.
(3) The Probate Court Administrator shall provide a list of individuals nominated
as attorney probate referee to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and update the list
as necessary. The Chief Justice shall appoint attorney probate referees from the list for
a term of three years and inform the Probate Court Administrator of such appointments.
The Probate Court Administrator shall assign attorney probate referees pursuant to section 45a-123 from among the attorney probate referees appointed by the Chief Justice.
(4) No attorney probate referee shall receive compensation for his or her duties as
an attorney probate referee.
(5) Not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Probate Court Administrator shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary that includes (1)
the number of attorney probate referees nominated, appointed and assigned under this
subsection during the prior calendar year, and (2) an analysis of the geographic, racial
and ethnic diversity of attorney probate referees nominated, appointed and assigned
under this subsection during the prior calendar year. The report shall be submitted in
accordance with section 11-4a.
(c) Each probate magistrate and attorney probate referee shall complete continuing
education programs established for such magistrates and referees under regulations issued by the Probate Court Administrator pursuant to section 45a-77.
(d) No person shall be subject to the requirements of sections 45a-25 and 45a-26
with respect to judges of probate solely on the basis of such person's nomination, appointment or assignment as a probate magistrate or an attorney probate referee.
(P.A. 09-114, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 09-114 effective January 5, 2011.
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Sec. 45a-186. (Formerly Sec. 45-288). *(See end of section for amended version
and effective date.) Appeals from probate. Venue. Service of process. (a) Any person
aggrieved by any order, denial or decree of a court of probate in any matter, unless
otherwise specially provided by law, may, not later than forty-five days after the mailing
of an order, denial or decree for a matter heard under any provision of section 45a-593,
45a-594, 45a-595 or 45a-597, sections 45a-644 to 45a-677, inclusive, or sections 45a-690 to 45a-705, inclusive, and not later than thirty days after mailing of an order, denial
or decree for any other matter in a court of probate, appeal therefrom to the Superior
Court. Such an appeal shall be commenced by filing a complaint in the superior court
in the judicial district in which such court of probate is located, except that (1) an appeal
under subsection (b) of section 12-359, subsection (b) of section 12-367 or subsection
(b) of section 12-395 shall be filed in the judicial district of Hartford, and (2) an appeal
in a matter concerning removal of a parent as guardian, termination of parental rights
or adoption shall be filed in the superior court for juvenile matters having jurisdiction
over matters arising in such probate district. The complaint shall state the reasons for
the appeal. A copy of the order, denial or decree appealed from shall be attached to the
complaint. Appeals from any decision rendered in any case after a recording is made
of the proceedings under section 17a-498, 17a-685, 45a-650, 51-72 or 51-73 shall be
on the record and shall not be a trial de novo.
(b) Each person who files an appeal pursuant to this section shall serve a copy of
the complaint on the court of probate that rendered the order, denial or decree appealed
from and on each interested party. The failure of any person to make such service shall
not deprive the Superior Court of jurisdiction over the appeal. Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 52-50, service of the copy of the complaint shall be by state marshal,
constable or an indifferent person. Service shall be in hand or by leaving a copy at the
court of probate that rendered the order being appealed, or by leaving a copy at the place
of residence of the interested party being served or at the address for the interested party
on file with said court of probate, except that service on a respondent or conserved
person in an appeal from an action under part IV of chapter 802h shall be in hand by a
state marshal, constable or an indifferent person.
(c) Not later than fifteen days after a person files an appeal under this section, the
person who filed the appeal shall file or cause to be filed with the clerk of the Superior
Court a document containing (1) the name, address and signature of the person making
service, and (2) a statement of the date and manner in which a copy of the complaint
was served on the court of probate and each interested party.
(d) If service has not been made on an interested party, the Superior Court, on
motion, shall make such orders of notice of the appeal as are reasonably calculated to
notify any necessary party not yet served.
(e) A hearing in an appeal from probate proceedings under section 17a-77, 17a-80,
17a-498, 17a-510, 17a-511, 17a-543, 17a-543a, 17a-685, 45a-650, 45a-654, 45a-660,
45a-674, 45a-676, 45a-681, 45a-682, 45a-699, 45a-703 or 45a-717 shall commence,
unless a stay has been issued pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, not later than
ninety days after the appeal has been filed.
(f) The filing of an appeal under this section shall not, of itself, stay enforcement
of the order, denial or decree from which the appeal is taken. A motion for a stay may
be made to the Court of Probate or the Superior Court. The filing of a motion with the
Court of Probate shall not preclude action by the Superior Court.
(g) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person aggrieved by any order, denial
or decree of a court of probate in any matter, unless otherwise specially provided by
law, from filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, a petition for termination of
involuntary representation or a petition for any other available remedy.
(1949 Rev., S. 7071; P.A. 75-190, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-221; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 80-476, S. 92; P.A. 82-472, S.
174, 183; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-225, S. 3, 4; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-254,
S. 1, 5; P.A. 97-165, S. 9, 16; P.A. 07-116, S. 2.)
*Note: On and after January 5, 2011, this section, as amended by section 14 of public
act 09-114 and section 3 of public act 09-1 of the September special session, is to read
as follows:
"Sec. 45a-186. (Formerly Sec. 45-288). Appeals from probate. Venue. Service
of process. Referral to special assignment probate judge. (a) Any person aggrieved
by any order, denial or decree of a court of probate in any matter, unless otherwise
specially provided by law, may, not later than forty-five days after the mailing of an
order, denial or decree for a matter heard under any provision of section 45a-593, 45a-594, 45a-595 or 45a-597, sections 45a-644 to 45a-677, inclusive, or sections 45a-690
to 45a-705, inclusive, and not later than thirty days after mailing of an order, denial or
decree for any other matter in a court of probate, appeal therefrom to the Superior Court.
Such an appeal shall be commenced by filing a complaint in the superior court in the
judicial district in which such court of probate is located, or, if the court of probate is
located in a probate district that is in more than one judicial district, by filing a complaint
in a superior court that is located in a judicial district in which any portion of the probate
district is located, except that (1) an appeal under subsection (b) of section 12-359,
subsection (b) of section 12-367 or subsection (b) of section 12-395 shall be filed in the
judicial district of Hartford, and (2) an appeal in a matter concerning removal of a parent
as guardian, termination of parental rights or adoption shall be filed in any superior
court for juvenile matters having jurisdiction over matters arising in any town within
such probate district. The complaint shall state the reasons for the appeal. A copy of the
order, denial or decree appealed from shall be attached to the complaint. Appeals from
any decision rendered in any case after a recording is made of the proceedings under
section 17a-498, 17a-685, 45a-650, 51-72 or 51-73 shall be on the record and shall not
be a trial de novo.
(b) Each person who files an appeal pursuant to this section shall mail a copy of
the complaint to the court of probate that rendered the order, denial or decree appealed
from, and serve a copy of the complaint on each interested party. The failure of any
person to make such service shall not deprive the Superior Court of jurisdiction over
the appeal. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-50, service of the copy of the
complaint shall be by state marshal, constable or an indifferent person. Service shall be
in hand or by leaving a copy at the place of residence of the interested party being served
or at the address for the interested party on file with said court of probate, except that
service on a respondent or conserved person in an appeal from an action under part IV
of chapter 802h shall be in hand by a state marshal, constable or an indifferent person.
(c) Not later than fifteen days after a person files an appeal under this section, the
person who filed the appeal shall file or cause to be filed with the clerk of the Superior
Court a document containing (1) the name, address and signature of the person making
service, and (2) a statement of the date and manner in which a copy of the complaint
was served on the court of probate and each interested party.
(d) If service has not been made on an interested party, the Superior Court, on
motion, shall make such orders of notice of the appeal as are reasonably calculated to
notify any necessary party not yet served.
(e) A hearing in an appeal from probate proceedings under section 17a-77, 17a-80,
17a-498, 17a-510, 17a-511, 17a-543, 17a-543a, 17a-685, 45a-650, 45a-654, 45a-660,
45a-674, 45a-676, 45a-681, 45a-682, 45a-699, 45a-703 or 45a-717 shall commence,
unless a stay has been issued pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, not later than
ninety days after the appeal has been filed.
(f) The filing of an appeal under this section shall not, of itself, stay enforcement
of the order, denial or decree from which the appeal is taken. A motion for a stay may
be made to the Court of Probate or the Superior Court. The filing of a motion with the
Court of Probate shall not preclude action by the Superior Court.
(g) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person aggrieved by any order, denial
or decree of a court of probate in any matter, unless otherwise specially provided by
law, from filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, a petition for termination of
involuntary representation or a petition for any other available remedy.
(h) (1) Except for matters described in subdivision (3) of this subsection, in any
appeal filed under this section, the appeal may be referred by the Superior Court to a
special assignment probate judge appointed in accordance with section 45a-79b, who
is assigned by the Probate Court Administrator for the purposes of such appeal, except
that such appeal shall be heard by the Superior Court if any party files a demand for
such hearing in writing with the Superior Court not later than twenty days after service
of the appeal.
(2) An appeal referred to a special assignment probate judge pursuant to this subsection shall proceed in accordance with the rules for references set forth in the rules of
the judges of the Superior Court.
(3) The following matters shall not be referred to a special assignment probate judge
pursuant to this subsection: Appeals under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, section
17a-274, sections 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, sections 17a-543, 17a-543a, 17a-685
to 17a-688, inclusive, children's matters as defined in subsection (a) of section 45a-8a,
sections 45a-644 to 45a-663, inclusive, 45a-668 to 45a-684, inclusive, and 45a-690 to
45a-700, inclusive, and any matter in a court of probate heard on the record in accordance
with sections 51-72 and 51-73."
(1949 Rev., S. 7071; P.A. 75-190, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-221; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 80-476, S. 92; P.A. 82-472, S.
174, 183; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-225, S. 3, 4; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-254,
S. 1, 5; P.A. 97-165, S. 9, 16; P.A. 07-116, S. 2; P.A. 09-114, S. 14; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 75-190 added exception re appeals by state; P.A. 76-221 required giving of security for costs, recognizance
with surety or bond, replacing less specific requirement for giving of "bond, with sufficient surety to the state, to prosecute
such appeal to effect"; P.A. 78-280 replaced "county" with "judicial district"; P.A. 80-476 reworded provisions but made
no substantive change; P.A. 82-472 made technical change; Sec. 45-288 transferred to Sec. 45a-186 in 1991; P.A. 93-225
provided exception that appeal under Sec. 12-359(b) or Sec. 12-367(b) shall be filed in judicial district of Hartford-New
Britain, effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of "judicial
district of Hartford" for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" in public acts of the 1993 session of the general assembly,
effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September
1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-254 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing language re appeal with reference to Subsec.
(b) and added Subsec. (b) re appeals, including appeals re matters concerning removal of parent as guardian, termination
of parental rights and adoption to be filed in superior court for juvenile matters; P.A. 97-165 amended Subsec. (b) to add
reference to Sec. 12-395(b), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 07-116 amended Subsec. (a) to replace "in accordance with
subsection (b) of this section" with "not later than" 45 days re matters heard under enumerated sections, or 30 days re other
matters, add provisions re commencement of appeal and complaint, and add references to Secs. 17a-498, 17a-685 and 45a-650, replaced former Subsec. (b) re filing of appeal with new Subsec. (b) re service of a copy of complaint by person who
files the appeal, added Subsec. (c) re filing document with clerk of the Superior Court re service made, added Subsec. (d)
re authority of Superior Court to make order of notice if service has not been made, added Subsec. (e) re hearing to
commence, unless stay has been issued, not later than 90 days after appeal is filed, added Subsec. (f) re filing of appeal
not, of itself, staying enforcement of order, denial or decree appealed from, and added Subsec. (g) re ability of person
aggrieved to seek available remedy including habeas corpus or termination of involuntary representation; P.A. 09-114
amended Subsec. (b) to provide that copy of complaint be mailed to, rather than served on, the court appealed from and
to make conforming changes, and added Subsec. (h) re referral to special assignment probate judge, effective January 5,
2011; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re venue for appeals when court of probate is in a
probate district that is in more than one judicial district and, in Subdiv. (2), to provide that appeals may be filed in any
superior court having jurisdiction over matters arising in any town within probate district, effective January 5, 2011.
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Sec. 45a-189. (Formerly Sec. 45-290). Amendment to appeal. Section 45a-189
is repealed, effective October 1, 2009.
(1955, S. 2949d; P.A. 80-476, S. 95; P.A. 09-114, S. 24.)
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