2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 802b - Decedents’ Estates
Section 45a-372 - (Formerly Sec. 45-230u). Action not impaired by failure to present claim to fiduciary. Proper person to sue following final distribution.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of section 45a-357 and section 45a-375, the failure of a plaintiff to present his claim to the fiduciary as prescribed by law shall not impair his right to maintain an action against the beneficiaries under section 45a-368; provided nothing contained herein shall extend the time limited for the commencement of an action to enforce plaintiff’s claim.
(b) Following final distribution of all assets known to a fiduciary, any suit on an unsatisfied obligation described in subsection (a) of section 45a-368 shall be brought against beneficiaries and not against the fiduciary, unless the plaintiff is seeking to have the fiduciary personally surcharged.
(P.A. 87-384, S. 20; P.A. 89-202, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 89-202 amended Subsec. (a) by changing reference to Sec. 45-230f(c) to Sec. 45-230f(b); Sec. 45-230u transferred to Sec. 45a-372 in 1991.
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