If your husband does not have a will, assets which he owns (not "joint" or with beneficiaries designated) would be distributed to you if your...

In order to open an estate, the proposed executor has to send a copy of the petition for probate and the will to all of the people who would...

Yes, you will have to have some process in the probate court. However, if the total estate assets are less than $40,000 and if there is no solely...

Connecticut statutes provide for a probate fee on all assets passing at death, including those which do not pass via the probate court system. ...

Naming an executor is essentially a "nomination." It does not automatically make the nominated person the executor. The named executor will need...

Under CT law, a decedent's debts do not become the debts of his heirs.

It depends upon what you mean by "going through the probate court." I haven't seen the deed, but if the letters L/U mean "life use," and it's...

Generational Skipping Trust

Without more information, including reviewing the agreement, it is difficult to give you an answer. However, here a some initial thoughts. As...

Last Will and testament

In Connecticut, you can contest a will at a hearing on the "admission of the will to probate." If the court enters a decree admitting the will,...

You've raised two issues. First, wills of deceased people and probate inventories are "public record" and may be viewed at the probate court. Form...

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