2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 802b - Decedents’ Estates
Section 45a-334o - Disclosure of digital assets to conservator of a conserved person.
(a) After an opportunity for a hearing in the manner prescribed in sections 45a-645a to 45a-645c, inclusive, a court may grant a conservator access to the digital assets of a conserved person.
(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a conservator the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a conserved person and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the conserved person has a right or interest if the conservator gives the custodian:
(1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;
(2) A certified copy of the court order that gives the conservator authority over the digital assets of the conserved person; and
(3) If requested by the custodian:
(A) A number, username, address or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the conserved person; or
(B) Evidence linking the account to the conserved person.
(c) A conservator with general authority to manage the assets of a conserved person may request a custodian of the digital assets of the conserved person to suspend or terminate an account of the conserved person for good cause. A request made under this subsection must be accompanied by a certified copy of the certificate of appointment giving the conservator authority over the conserved person's property.
(P.A. 16-145, S. 14.)
