2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 802b - Decedents’ Estates
Section 45a-378 - (Formerly Sec. 45-230ff). Notice to creditors. Presentation of claims; effect of failure to present claim. Discretionary extension of time.

(a) Within fourteen days after the determination of insolvency, the Court of Probate shall cause newspaper notice to be published at least once notifying all persons having claims to present such claims to the fiduciary. Such notice shall state: (1) The name of the fiduciary and the address at which claims should be presented; (2) that the estate has been found insolvent and any creditor who fails to present his claim on or before the date specified in such notice, which date shall be one hundred fifty days from the date of the determination of insolvency, shall be forever barred from asserting or recovering on any such claim from the fiduciary, the estate of the decedent or any creditor of the estate. In the event of a failure of publication of such notice, a defective publication of such notice, or the death, resignation or removal of the fiduciary, the Court of Probate may, in its sole discretion, order such supplemental publication of notice as it shall determine.

(b) The fiduciary shall give notice to all creditors of which the fiduciary has actual knowledge that any creditor who fails to present any claim he may have to the fiduciary on or before the date specified in such notice, which date shall be one hundred fifty days from and including the date of the determination of insolvency, shall be forever barred from asserting or recovering on any such claim from the fiduciary, the estate of the decedent or any creditor of the estate. Such notice shall be given no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of such one-hundred-fifty-day period and shall contain the name and address of the fiduciary to whom claims must be presented.

(c) Any creditor who fails to present his claim to the fiduciary within one hundred fifty days from the date of the determination of insolvency shall be forever barred from asserting or recovering on such claim from the fiduciary, the estate of the decedent or any creditor of the estate. Any creditor who presents his claim within such one-hundred-fifty-day period may not increase such claim after the expiration of such period. Such one-hundred-fifty-day period shall begin on the date of the determination of insolvency and shall not be interrupted or affected by any failure of publication or defective publication of the notice required by subsection (a) of this section, or by the death, resignation or removal of a fiduciary, except that the time during which there is no fiduciary in office shall not be counted as part of such period.

(d) Any creditor who, through no fault of his own, has failed to present his claim within the time set forth in the notices given to said creditor pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section may submit an application for an extension of time to file such claim with the Court of Probate within sixty days after the expiration of the time limited to present claims. Upon such application, the Court of Probate may, upon hearing after notice, for cause shown, enter an order extending the time for such creditor to present his claim for a period of not more than thirty days from and including the date of such order, and no claim so presented shall be barred by the application of subsection (c) of this section.

(e) Claims shall be presented in the manner set forth in section 45a-358.

(P.A. 87-384, S. 27; P.A. 90-45, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 90-45 reduced the time period for presenting claims to the fiduciary from 210 to 150 days from the determination of insolvency; Sec. 45-230ff transferred to Sec. 45a-378 in 1991.