Connecticut Probate Forms
Common probate forms used during estate settlement in Connecticut. Each page explains what the form is for, where to download the official version, and how to file it.
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Acknowledgment of Receipt of Specific BequestForm PC-287Verified PDFAllows a beneficiary to formally acknowledge that they have received the full amount of a specific bequest from an estate.Affidavit in Proof of Will and/or CodicilForm PC-210Verified PDFAllows a subscribing witness to swear under oath to the facts surrounding the making and execution of a will and/or codicil being offered for probate in Connecticut.Certificate of Devise, Descent or DistributionForm PC-250Verified PDFThis form certifies the court's record of how a decedent's real property is devised, distributed, set out, divided, or descends to specific persons or entities in specified shares.Confidential Information/ Petition/Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/ AdministrationForm PC-212CIVerified PDFThis form allows a filer to confidentially provide the decedent's social security number to the Connecticut Probate Court in connection with a small estates proceeding under C.G.S. section 45a-273.Confidential Information/Petition for Change of Name (Adult)Form PC-901CIVerified PDFThis form collects the adult petitioner's confidential social security number in connection with a probate court proceeding for a change of name, filed separately from the public record.Cover Sheet/Administration Account/Decedent's EstateForm PC-241Verified PDFServes as a cover sheet for a fiduciary's administration account for a decedent's estate, summarizing the account and requesting court approval of the account and proposed distribution.Decedent's Estate Administration Account (Short Form)Form PC-242Verified PDFAllows a fiduciary to account for all assets, receipts, payments, and distributions of a decedent's estate in a simplified combined principal-and-income format.Initial Acceptance of Trust/Testamentary TrusteeForm PC-284Verified PDFThis form allows a person or corporation designated as trustee of a testamentary trust to formally accept the position of trustee and indicate any special provisions regarding periodic account filing requirements.Petition for Certificate Releasing LiensForm PC-205BVerified PDFRequests a release of the Connecticut estate tax lien and/or the probate fee lien for a decedent's estate from the Probate Court before filing the estate tax return or payment of the probate fee.Petition for Commitment of Mentally Ill ChildForm PC-800Verified PDFThis form is used to petition a Connecticut Probate Court for an order committing a mentally ill child to a hospital for mental illness.Petition/Access to Safe Deposit Box to Obtain Will/Cemetery DeedForm PC-203Verified PDFThis form allows a decedent's spouse, next of kin, or other interested person to petition the Connecticut Probate Court for an order to open the decedent's safe deposit box to retrieve an original will or cemetery deed.Petition/Ancillary Probate of WillForm PC-201Verified PDFThis form petitions a Connecticut probate court to admit an ancillary probate of a will that was previously admitted in another state and to appoint an executor to administer Connecticut assets.Probable Cause Hearing Request (Adult)Form PC-802Verified PDFThis form allows a person involuntarily confined to a hospital for psychiatric disabilities, or their representative, to request a probate court hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to continue their confinement.Report of Court-Appointed AttorneyForm PC-170AVerified PDFAllows a court-appointed attorney to inform the Connecticut Probate Court of the attorney's client's position (no objection, objects, or no position expressed) with respect to a petition or motion filed with the court.Request for Order of DistributionForm PC-212AVerified PDFThis form allows a petitioner to request a court order distributing excess personal property of a decedent to heirs or beneficiaries in connection with an Affidavit in Lieu of Probate of Will/Administration.Request Re: Withdrawal of Funds From Restricted AccountForm PC-413AVerified PDFAllows a fiduciary to request court authorization to withdraw funds from a court-ordered restricted account.Verification Re: Restricted AccountForm PC-412Verified PDFThis form allows a fiduciary to obtain verification from a financial institution that a court-ordered restriction on estate accounts remains in force.Waiver of Right to Hearing Re: AccountForm PC-245Verified PDFAllows a party to waive notice and the right to request a hearing on a probate account, consenting to court approval without a hearing.
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