2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 803a - Children Conceived Through Artificial Insemination. Children of Decedent Conceived and Born After Death of Decedent
Section 45a-778 - (Formerly Sec. 45-69m). Words of inheritance to apply to child conceived through A.I.D.
(a) The words “child”, “children”, “issue”, “descendant”, “descendants”, “heir”, “heirs”, “unlawful heirs”, “grandchild” and “grandchildren”, when used in any will or trust instrument, shall, unless the document clearly indicates a contrary intention, include children born as a result of A.I.D.
(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to wills and trust instruments whether or not executed before, on or after October 1, 1975, unless the instrument indicates an intent to the contrary.
(P.A. 75-233, S. 10; P.A. 80-476, S. 181.)
History: P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and corrected spelling of “descendant(s)”; Sec. 45-69m transferred to Sec. 45a-778 in 1991.
See Sec. 45a-262 re application of words of inheritance to child conceived through A.I.D. or child of decedent conceived and born after death of decedent.
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