2023 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 802h - Protected Persons and Their Property

• Section 45a-591 and 45a-592. - Reserved for future use.
• Section 45a-593. (Formerly Sec. 45-58). - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs or successor to be a party in interest. Notice.
• Section 45a-594. (Formerly Sec. 45-60). - Compensation of guardian or conservator of social services beneficiary or veteran.
• Section 45a-595. (Formerly Sec. 45-59). - Investment of funds in insurance and annuity contracts by conservator or guardian of estate.
• Section 45a-596. (Formerly Sec. 45-51). - Parental appointment of guardian or coguardian of minor upon death of parents.
• Section 45a-597. (Formerly Sec. 45-60a). - Payment by guardian or conservator of administration expenses of deceased person.
• Section 45a-598. - Parental visitation of protected adult.
• Section 45a-599. - Transfer of guardianship file between Probate Courts.
• Section 45a-600 to 45a-602. - Reserved for future use.

• Section 45a-603. (Formerly Sec. 45-42). - Residence of minor defined.
• Section 45a-604. (Formerly Sec. 45-42a). - Definitions.
• Section 45a-605. (Formerly Sec. 45-42b). - Provisions construed in best interest of minor child.
• Section 45a-606. (Formerly Sec. 45-43). - Father and mother joint guardians.
• Section 45a-607. (Formerly Sec. 45-44). - Temporary custody of minor pending application to probate court for removal of guardian or termination of parental rights.
• Section 45a-608. (Formerly Sec. 45-44a). - Temporary custody of minor. Rights and duties.
• Section 45a-608a to 45a-608m. - Reserved for future use.
• Section 45a-608n. - Designation of minor child as having special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to pending petition for removal or appointment of guardian.
• Section 45a-608o. - Designation of minor child as having special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to pending petition to terminate parental rights or approve adoption.
• Section 45a-609. (Formerly Sec. 45-44b). - Application for removal of parent as guardian. Hearing. Notice. Examination.
• Section 45a-610. (Formerly Sec. 45-44c). - Removal of parent as guardian.
• Section 45a-611. (Formerly Sec. 45-44d). - Reinstatement of parent as guardian of the person of minor.
• Section 45a-612. (Formerly Sec. 45-44e). - Visitation with minor when proceeding for removal of guardian, appointment of guardian or termination of parental rights is pending.
• Section 45a-613. (Formerly Sec. 45-45a). - Removal of guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian of the person of a minor.
• Section 45a-614. (Formerly Sec. 45-43a). - Removal of parent as guardian of minor. Parent may not petition for removal of permanent guardian.
• Section 45a-615. (Formerly Sec. 45-43b). - False or malicious application for removal of guardian. Penalty.
• Section 45a-616. (Formerly Sec. 45-45). - Appointment of guardian or coguardians for minor. Rights and obligations of guardians or coguardians.
• Section 45a-616a. - Appointment of permanent guardian for minor. Reinstatement of parent as guardian or appointment of successor guardian or permanent guardian.
• Section 45a-617. (Formerly Sec. 45-45b). - Appointment of guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of the person of a minor.
• Section 45a-618. (Formerly Sec. 45-45c). - Enforcement of decree and award of custody by warrant.
• Section 45a-619. (Formerly Sec. 45-45d). - Investigation by Commissioner of Children and Families.
• Section 45a-620. (Formerly Sec. 45-45e). - Appointment of counsel. Appointment of guardian ad litem to speak on behalf of best interests of minor.
• Section 45a-621. (Formerly Sec. 45-45f). - Appointment of guardian ad litem.
• Section 45a-622. (Formerly Sec. 45-45g). - Appointment of temporary guardian. Application. Rights and obligations.
• Section 45a-623. - Transfer of proceeding to Superior Court or Regional Children's Probate Court.
• Section 45a-624. - Designation of standby guardian of minor.
• Section 45a-624a. - Consent of parents required for designation of standby guardian.
• Section 45a-624b. - Form for designation of standby guardian.
• Section 45a-624c. - Written statement that designation of standby guardian in full force and effect.
• Section 45a-624d. - Authority of standby guardian.
• Section 45a-624e. - Authority of standby guardian after death of principal.
• Section 45a-624f. - Revocation of designation of standby guardian.
• Section 45a-624g. - Probate Court to resolve disputes concerning designation of standby guardian.
• Section 45a-625. - Guardian of person of minor to report to probate court re condition of minor.
• Section 45a-626 and 45a-627. - Reserved for future use.

• Section 45a-628. - Reserved for future use.
• Section 45a-629. (Formerly Sec. 45-47). - Appointment of guardian for minor's estate.
• Section 45a-630. (Formerly Sec. 45-47a). - Application for appointment of guardian of the estate of a minor.
• Section 45a-631. (Formerly Sec. 45-49). - Limitation on receipt or use of minor's property by parent, guardian or spouse. Release.
• Section 45a-632. (Formerly Sec. 45-50). - Appointment of guardian of estate of nonresident minor.
• Section 45a-633. (Formerly Sec. 45-52). - Lease of minor's real estate by guardian or coguardians of estate.
• Section 45a-634. (Formerly Sec. 45-53). - Inventory of ward's property by guardian of estate.
• Section 45a-635. (Formerly Sec. 45-55). - Removal by foreign guardian of ward's personal property.
• Section 45a-636. (Formerly Sec. 45-56). - Removal by foreign guardian of proceeds of sale of ward's real estate.
• Section 45a-637. (Formerly Sec. 45-57). - Guardians of estate of minors may make partition.
• Section 45a-638. (Formerly Sec. 45-57a). - Court may order guardian to convey real property.
• Section 45a-639 to 45a-643. - Reserved for future use.

Annotation to former chapter 779:

Cited. 17 CA 130.

Annotations to present part IV:

Cited. 233 C. 44. Under 2005 revision, conservators are not entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity, but may have quasi-judicial immunity when acting as agents of the Probate Court when their acts are authorized or approved by the Probate Court. 304 C. 234. The issue of whether a conserved person is able to consent to sexual conduct is a factual question for a jury to decide based on the nature of the particular conservatorship and the abilities of the conserved person. 312 C. 1.

Cited. 37 CA 137.

• Section 45a-644. (Formerly Sec. 45-70a). - Definitions.
• Section 45a-645. (Formerly Sec. 45-70). - Naming of own conservator for future incapacity.
• Section 45a-645a. - Recording of proceedings required.
• Section 45a-645b. - Rules of evidence re hearings. Testimony.
• Section 45a-645c. - Probate Court to schedule hearing to facilitate attendance by conserved person.
• Section 45a-645d. - Appointment of successor conservator.
• Section 45a-646. (Formerly Sec. 45-70e). - Petition for voluntary representation.
• Section 45a-647. (Formerly Sec. 45-70f). - Release from voluntary representation.
• Section 45a-648. (Formerly Sec. 45-70b). - Application for involuntary representation of resident or nondomiciliary. Fraudulent or malicious application or false testimony: Class D felony.
• Section 45a-649. (Formerly Sec. 45-70c). - Notice re application for involuntary representation, determination of jurisdiction or transfer of conservatorship to another state. Form of notice. Appointment of counsel.
• Section 45a-649a. - Right to an attorney re involuntary representation. Fees. Indigency. Attorney duties and access to information.
• Section 45a-650. (Formerly Sec. 45-70d). - Hearing on petition for involuntary representation. Evidence. Appointment of conservator. Limitation re powers and duties. Probate bond.
• Section 45a-651. (Formerly Sec. 45-70g). - Appointment of Commissioner of Social Services as conservator for certain persons with limited resources. Legal representation.
• Section 45a-652. (Formerly Sec. 45-71a). - Application for appointment of conservator of the estate.
• Section 45a-653. (Formerly Sec. 45-73). - Conveyances, contracts and funds of allegedly incapable person pending application for appointment of conservator. Recording or lodging of notice of application.
• Section 45a-654. (Formerly Sec. 45-72). - Appointment of temporary conservator. Duties.
• Section 45a-655. (Formerly Sec. 45-75). - Duties of conservator of the estate. Application for distribution of gifts of income and principal from the estate. Determinations re breach of fiduciary duty.
• Section 45a-656. (Formerly Sec. 45-75a). - Duties of conservator of the person. Determinations re breach of fiduciary duty.
• Section 45a-656a. - Duty of conservator of estate of resident of licensed residential care home re payment of room and board.
• Section 45a-656b. - Duties of conservator re real and personal property and placement of person under conservatorship.
• Section 45a-657. (Formerly Sec. 45-75b). - Court to resolve conflicts between conservators.
• Section 45a-658. (Formerly Sec. 45-74). - Appointment or removal of conservator to be recorded on land records.
• Section 45a-659. (Formerly Sec. 45-76). - Conservator of nonresident's property.
• Section 45a-660. (Formerly Sec. 45-77). - Termination of conservatorship. Review of conservatorship by court.
• Section 45a-661. (Formerly Sec. 45-77a). - Transfer of records upon relocation of person under representation.
• Section 45a-662. (Formerly Sec. 45-77b). - Conveyance of property by order of court.
• Section 45a-663. - Compensation of conservator if conserved person is unable to pay.
• Section 45a-664 to 45a-666. - Reserved for future use.

• Section 45a-667. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Adult Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
• Section 45a-667a. - Definitions.
• Section 45a-667b. - Applicability.
• Section 45a-667c. - Treatment of foreign country.
• Section 45a-667d. - Communication with court in another state. Recording of communication.
• Section 45a-667e. - Request for assistance made to or received from a court of another state.
• Section 45a-667f. - Testimony taken in another state. Evidence transmitted by technological means.
• Section 45a-667g. - Jurisdiction: Definitions; significant connection factors.
• Section 45a-667h. - Involuntary representation: Determination of jurisdiction. Hearing required.
• Section 45a-667i. - Determination of jurisdiction re appointment of conservator.
• Section 45a-667j. - Temporary conservators. Special jurisdiction.
• Section 45a-667k. - Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Exceptions.
• Section 45a-667l. - Declination of jurisdiction if court of another state is more appropriate forum.
• Section 45a-667m. - Declination of jurisdiction due to unjustifiable conduct of a party. Assessment against party.
• Section 45a-667n. - Notice re petition when this state is not respondent's home state.
• Section 45a-667o. - Petitions for involuntary representation filed in more than one state.
• Section 45a-667p. - Transfer of conservatorship to another state.
• Section 45a-667q. - Acceptance of conservatorship transferred from another state.
• Section 45a-667r. - Registration of conservator of the person order from another state.
• Section 45a-667s. - Registration of conservator of the estate order from another state.
• Section 45a-667t. - Effect of registration of conservatorship order from another state.
• Section 45a-667u. - Uniformity of application and construction.
• Section 45a-667v. - Relation of act to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

• Section 45a-668. (Formerly Sec. 45-320). - Continuation of service of persons appointed prior to October 1, 1982, as guardians or limited guardians of persons with mental retardation.
• Section 45a-669. (Formerly Sec. 45-321). - Definitions.
• Section 45a-670. (Formerly Sec. 45-322). - Petition for guardianship.
• Section 45a-671. (Formerly Sec. 45-323). - Hearing on petition for guardianship. Notice.
• Section 45a-672. (Formerly Sec. 45-324). - Notice of hearing.
• Section 45a-673. (Formerly Sec. 45-325). - Appointment of counsel. Payment of cost for indigent persons.
• Section 45a-674. (Formerly Sec. 45-326). - Hearing for appointment of guardian. Evidence. Report by assessment team. Cross-examination of witnesses. Payment of fees for assessment team. Exception to report or testimony requirement.
• Section 45a-675. (Formerly Sec. 45-327). - Right of respondent to be at hearing.
• Section 45a-676. (Formerly Sec. 45-328). - Appointment of plenary guardian or limited guardian.
• Section 45a-677. (Formerly Sec. 45-329). - Powers and duties of plenary or limited guardian. Report. Transfer of file.
• Section 45a-677a. - Petition by plenary or limited guardian to manage the finances of a protected person whose assets do not exceed ten thousand dollars.
• Section 45a-678. (Formerly Sec. 45-330). - Removal of plenary or limited guardian.
• Section 45a-679. (Formerly Sec. 45-331). - Conflicts between plenary guardian, limited guardian, conservator of the estate or person and temporary conservator to be resolved by Probate Court.
• Section 45a-680. (Formerly Sec. 45-332). - Appointment of standby plenary guardian or standby limited guardian. Probate bond. Duties. Confirmation by court.
• Section 45a-681. (Formerly Sec. 45-333). - Review of guardianship by court.
• Section 45a-682. (Formerly Sec. 45-334). - Petition for temporary limited guardian. Notice and hearing. Appointment.
• Section 45a-683. (Formerly Sec. 45-335). - Immunity from civil liability of plenary guardian, temporary limited guardian or limited guardian.
• Section 45a-684. (Formerly Sec. 45-336). - Payment of expenses and fees of proceeding for appointment of guardian of person with intellectual disability.
• Section 45a-685 to 45a-689. - Reserved for future use.

• Section 45a-690. (Formerly Sec. 45-78p). - Definitions.
• Section 45a-691. (Formerly Sec. 45-78q). - Sterilization. Requirements. Determination of ability to give informed consent.
• Section 45a-692. (Formerly Sec. 45-78r). - Application for determination of ability to give informed consent to sterilization.
• Section 45a-693. (Formerly Sec. 45-78s). - Hearing. Notice.
• Section 45a-694. (Formerly Sec. 45-78t). - Appointment of counsel to represent respondent. Compensation.
• Section 45a-695. (Formerly Sec. 45-78u). - Evidence re ability of respondent to give informed consent. Reports by panel members appointed by court. Right of respondent to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
• Section 45a-696. (Formerly Sec. 45-78v). - Respondent to be present at hearing on ability to give informed consent to sterilization.
• Section 45a-697. (Formerly Sec. 45-78w). - Informed consent. Refusal of sterilization.
• Section 45a-698. (Formerly Sec. 45-78x). - Application by guardian or conservator for consent to sterilization.
• Section 45a-699. (Formerly Sec. 45-78y). - Hearing. Evidence. Grounds for sterilization.
• Section 45a-699a. - Stay of order or decree permitting sterilization.
• Section 45a-700. (Formerly Sec. 45-78z). - Surgical or other medical procedures which may result in sterilization.
• Section 45a-701 and 45a-702. - Reserved for future use.

• Section 45a-703. - Application for determination of competency to vote.
• Section 45a-704 and 45a-705. - Reserved for future use.

• Section 45a-705a. - Petition for writ of habeas corpus by individual subject to guardianship or involuntary representation.