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The Executor (or Administrator) of an estate will be supplied with a Fiduciary Probate Certificate (called PC-450), a document from the Probate Court that will evidence that the Executor/Administrator is appointed as such for the estate.

If the decedent's solely-owned assets include no real property and are valued at less than $40,000 ? which meets Connecticut's ?small estates limit? ? then the assets and property of the estate can be settled without full probate, under a much shorter and easier process.

The answer is YES. If the total assets left by a decedent in his or her name alone do not exceed $40,000 and do not include real estate, a simpler small estate procedure can be used. The decedent may own assets exceeding $40,000 if they are in joint name(survivorship) and still qualify for this small estates.

Create a Living Trust A living trust is one of the most common ways probate can be avoided in Connecticut. This is established when the assets of the trust's creator (known as the settlor) are put into a trust and then the settlor legally gives up their ownership of those assets.

Full "probate" is ONLY required by law if the person who dies, with or without a will, (1) owned real estate (not just a life use) that does not pass by the deed to the "surviving" joint owner, OR (2) owned $40,000 or more of other assets that also don't pass by beneficiary or joint ownership to another person.

In Connecticut, the following assets are subject to probate: Solely-owned property: Any asset that was solely owned by the deceased person with no designated beneficiary is subject to probate. This could include bank accounts, cars, houses, personal belongings, and business interests.