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Connecticut executor duties in order: apply within 30 days, post a bond, file the two-month inventory, run the 150-day creditor window, then account and close.
Connecticut has no adult guardianship. An adult gets a conservator, and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-645 lets you name your own before a judge ever picks one.
Who inherits without a will in Connecticut: the four spouse tiers of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-437, the heir ladder, and the blended-family trap.
A Connecticut pet trust runs on Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-489a, and it must name a trust protector. Out-of-state forms leave that seat empty.
Connecticut power of attorney rules under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-350: durable by default, two witnesses required at signing, coagents who must act jointly.
Connecticut probate accounting: the two-month § 45a-341 inventory, the PC-246 financial report that replaces a final account, and the decree that closes it.
Connecticut requires a probate bond from every executor and administrator under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-289 and § 45a-303(d), unless the court excuses it.
How probate works in Connecticut: the 54 Probate Districts, the 150-day creditor window, the sliding-scale court fee, and the deadlines a fiduciary must meet.
Connecticut probate deadlines in order: the 30-day application, the two-month inventory, the 150-day creditor window, and the tax return due at six months.
Connecticut lets a fiduciary settle an estate alone: the rule that permits it, the $40,000 affidavit in lieu, the fee scale, and where pro se filings stall.
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