2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 802h - Protected Persons and Their Property
Section 45a-613 - (Formerly Sec. 45-45a). Removal of guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian of the person of a minor.
(a) Any guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of the person of a minor appointed under section 45a-616 or section 45a-616a, or appointed by a court of comparable jurisdiction in another state, may be removed by the court of probate which made the appointment, and another guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian appointed, in the same manner as that provided in sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, for removal of a parent as guardian.
(b) Any removal of a guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian under subsection (a) of this section shall be preceded by notice to the guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian, the parent or parents and the minor if over twelve years of age, as provided by section 45a-609.
(c) If a new guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian is appointed, the court shall send a copy of that order to the parent or parents of the minor.
(P.A. 79-460, S. 11; P.A. 86-200, S. 2; 86-264, S. 6; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 277.)
History: P.A. 86-200 included references to coguardians; P.A. 86-264 changed the age of minor from 14 to 12 years of age; Sec. 45-45a transferred to Sec. 45a-613 in 1991; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add references to permanent guardian appointed under Sec. 45a-616a, and amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to add references to coguardian and permanent guardian.
Annotation to former section 45-45a:
Cited. 193 C. 393.
