- probating wills and the administration of estates;
- overseeing
testamentary and living trusts;
- determining
title to real and personal property;
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construing the meaning of wills and trusts;
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appointing guardians for the mentally retarded;
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appointing conservators of the person and the estate of incapable individuals;
- committing those suffering from mental
illness to an appropriate facility;
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removing unfit parents as guardians of their children;
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terminating the parental rights of parents who cannot fulfill their parental responsibilities;
- granting adoptions;
-
granting name changes.
Additional
information about the Probate Court can be found on the State of Connecticut Judicial
Branch Website at http://www.jud.state.ct.us/probate/.
The
laws governing the Probate Court are contained within the State's main legislative
document, the General
Statutes.
