This form is an affidavit of closing of an estate used in probate matters. This is an official form from the Connecticut Court System, which complies with all applicable laws and statutes. USLF amends and updates forms as is required by Connecticut statutes and law.
Connecticut Affidavit of Closing of Decedent's Estate
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Connecticut has a simplified and expedited probate process for settling small decedent's estates. The entire process can be completed within 30 days, instead of six months or longer as is normally required for the regular probate process.
When a person who owns property dies, the Probate Courts oversee division of the property.If no will exists, the property is divided according to Connecticut law. The Probate Courts ensure that any debt owed by the deceased person, funeral expenses and taxes are paid before the remaining assets are distributed.
If no will exists, the property is divided according to Connecticut law. The Probate Courts ensure that any debt owed by the deceased person, funeral expenses and taxes are paid before the remaining assets are distributed. Often a family member or friend is responsible for settling the affairs of the estate.
"Probate" is ONLY required by law if the person who dies, with or without a will, owned real estate (not just a life use) that does not pass by the deed to the "surviving" joint owner, OR owned $40,000 or more of other assets that also don't pass by beneficiary or joint ownership to another person.
File an application with the appropriate probate court, together with a certified death certificate and the original Will and codicils. The application will list basic information about the decedent, including the beneficiaries under any Will or codicil and all heirs at law.
In Connecticut, the right of survivorship comes when you own property in joint tenancy. Property owned in joint tenancy automatically passes to the surviving owners when one owner dies. No probate is necessary.
If the estate is small and has a reasonable amount of debt, six to eight months is a fair expectation. With a larger estate, it will likely be more than a year before everything settles. This is especially true if there's a lot of debt or real estate in multiple states.
The state of Connecticut, however, doesn't have any hard and fast rules about executor compensation. A rule of thumb used by many Connecticut probate judges is that a fiduciary's fee of less than 4% of the gross estate is presumed reasonable, and many people believe that anything on the order of 3-5% is okay.