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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 249
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1818
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING PR OBATE COURT OPERATIO NS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 45a-106a of the 2020 supplement 1
to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 3
(b) The fee to file each of the following motions, petitions or 4
applications in a Probate Court is two hundred fifty dollars: 5
(1) With respect to a minor child: (A) Appoint a temporary guardian, 6
temporary custodian, guardian, coguardian, permanent guardian or 7
statutory parent, (B) remove a guardian, including the appointment of 8
another guardian, (C) reinstate a parent as guardian, (D) terminate 9
parental rights, including the appointment of a guardian or statutory 10
parent, (E) grant visitation, (F) make findings regarding special 11
immigrant juvenile status, (G) approve placement of a child for 12
adoption outside this state, (H) approve an adoption, (I) validate a 13
foreign adoption, (J) review, modify or enforce a cooperative 14
postadoption agreement, (K) review an order concerning contact 15 Raised Bill No. 249
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between an adopted child and his or her siblings, (L) resolve a dispute 16
concerning a standby guardian, (M) approve a plan for voluntary 17
services provided by the Department of Children and Families, (N) 18
determine whether the termination of voluntary services provided by 19
the Department of Children and Families is in accordance with 20
applicable regulations, (O) conduct an in-court review to modify an 21
order, (P) grant emancipation, (Q) grant approval to marry, (R) transfer 22
funds to a custodian under sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, (S) 23
appoint a successor custodian under section 45a-559c, (T) resolve a 24
dispute concerning custodianship under sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, 25
inclusive, and (U) grant authority to purchase real estate; 26
(2) Determine paternity; 27
(3) Determine the age and date of birth of an adopted person born 28
outside the United States; 29
(4) With respect to adoption records: (A) Appoint a guardian ad litem 30
for a biological relative who cannot be located or appears to be 31
incompetent, (B) appeal the refusal of an agency to release information, 32
(C) release medical information when required for treatment, and (D) 33
grant access to an original birth certificate; 34
(5) Approve an adult adoption; 35
(6) With respect to a conservatorship: (A) Appoint a temporary 36
conservator, conservator or special limited conservator, (B) change 37
residence, terminate a tenancy or lease, sell or dispose household 38
furnishings, or place in a long-term care facility, (C) determine 39
competency to vote, (D) approve a support allowance for a spouse, (E) 40
grant authority to elect the spousal share, (F) grant authority to purchase 41
real estate, (G) give instructions regarding administration of a joint asset 42
or liability, (H) distribute gifts, (I) grant authority to consent to 43
involuntary medication, (J) determine whether informed consent has 44
been given for voluntary admission to a hospital for psychiatric 45
disabilities, (K) determine life-sustaining medical treatment, (L) transfer 46
to or from another state, (M) modify the conservatorship in connection 47 Raised Bill No. 249
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with a periodic review, (N) excuse accounts under rules of procedure 48
approved by the Supreme Court under section 45a-78, (O) terminate the 49
conservatorship, and (P) grant a writ of habeas corpus; 50
(7) With respect to a power of attorney: (A) Compel an account by an 51
agent, (B) review the conduct of an agent, (C) construe the power of 52
attorney, and (D) mandate acceptance of the power of attorney; 53
(8) Resolve a dispute concerning advance directives or life-sustaining 54
medical treatment when the individual does not have a conservator or 55
guardian; 56
(9) With respect to an elderly person, as defined in section 17b-450: 57
(A) Enjoin an individual from interfering with the provision of 58
protective services to such elderly person, and (B) authorize the 59
Commissioner of Social Services to enter the premises of such elderly 60
person to determine whether such elderly person needs protective 61
services; 62
(10) With respect to an adult with intellectual disability: (A) Appoint 63
a temporary limited guardian, guardian or standby guardian, (B) grant 64
visitation, (C) determine competency to vote, (D) modify the 65
guardianship in connection with a periodic review, (E) determine life-66
sustaining medical treatment, (F) approve an involuntary placement, 67
(G) review an involuntary placement, (H) authorize a guardian to 68
manage the finances of such adult, and (I) grant a writ of habeas corpus; 69
(11) With respect to psychiatric disability: (A) Commit an individual 70
for treatment, (B) issue a warrant for examination of an individual at a 71
general hospital, (C) determine whether there is probable cause to 72
continue an involuntary confinement, (D) review an involuntary 73
confinement for possible release, (E) authorize shock therapy, (F) 74
authorize medication for treatment of psychiatric disability, (G) review 75
the status of an individual under the age of sixteen as a voluntary 76
patient, and (H) recommit an individual under the age of sixteen for 77
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(12) With respect to drug or alcohol dependency: (A) Commit an 79
individual for treatment, (B) recommit an individual for further 80
treatment, and (C) terminate an involuntary confinement; 81
(13) With respect to tuberculosis: (A) Commit an individual for 82
treatment, (B) issue a warrant to enforce an examination order, and (C) 83
terminate an involuntary confinement; 84
(14) Compel an account by the trustee of an inter vivos trust, 85
custodian under sections 45a-557 to 45a-560b, inclusive, or treasurer of 86
an ecclesiastical society or cemetery association; 87
(15) With respect to a testamentary or inter vivos trust: (A) Construe, 88
validate, divide, combine, reform, modify or terminate the trust, (B) 89
enforce the provisions of a pet trust, [and] (C) excuse a final account 90
under rules of procedure approved by the Supreme Court under section 91
45a-78, and (D) assume jurisdiction of an out-of-state trust; 92
(16) Authorize a fiduciary to establish a trust; 93
(17) Appoint a trustee for a missing person; 94
(18) Change a person's name; 95
(19) Issue an order to amend the birth certificate of an individual born 96
in another state to reflect a gender change; 97
(20) Require the Department of Public Health to issue a delayed birth 98
certificate; 99
(21) Compel the board of a cemetery association to disclose the 100
minutes of the annual meeting; 101
(22) Issue an order to protect a grave marker; 102
(23) Restore rights to purchase, possess and transport firearms; 103
(24) Issue an order permitting sterilization of an individual; 104 Raised Bill No. 249
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(25) Approve the transfer of structured settlement payment rights; 105
and 106
(26) With respect to any case in a Probate Court other than a 107
decedent's estate: (A) Compel or approve an action by the fiduciary, (B) 108
give [advice or] instruction to the fiduciary, (C) authorize a fiduciary to 109
compromise a claim, (D) list, sell or mortgage real property, (E) 110
determine title to property, (F) resolve a dispute between cofiduciaries 111
or among fiduciaries, (G) remove a fiduciary, (H) appoint a successor 112
fiduciary or fill a vacancy in the office of fiduciary, (I) approve fiduciary 113
or attorney's fees, (J) apply the doctrine of cy pres or approximation, (K) 114
reconsider, modify or revoke an order, and (L) decide an action on a 115
probate bond. 116
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 45a-106a of the 2020 supplement to 117
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 118
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 119
(c) The fee to file a petition for custody of the remains of a deceased 120
person in a Probate Court is one hundred fifty dollars, except that the 121
court shall waive the fee if the state is obligated to pay funeral and burial 122
expenses under section 17b-84 or 17b-131. 123
Sec. 3. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 45a-107 of the 124
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 125
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 126
(4) In any matter in which the Commissioner of Administrative 127
Services is the legal representative of the estate pursuant to section 4a-128
16, the fee shall be the lesser of (A) the amount calculated under 129
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, or (B) the amount collected 130
by the Commissioner of Administrative Services after paying the 131
expense of funeral and burial in accordance with section 17b-84 or 17b-132
131. 133
Sec. 4. Subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 45a-107 of the 134
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 135 Raised Bill No. 249
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thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 136
(4) In any matter in which the Commissioner of Administrative 137
Services is the legal representative of the estate pursuant to section 4a-138
16, the fee shall be the lesser of (A) the amount calculated under 139
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, or (B) the amount collected 140
by the Commissioner of Administrative Services after paying the 141
expense of funeral and burial in accordance with section 17b-84 or 17b-142
131. 143
Sec. 5. Section 45a-111 of the general statutes is repealed and the 144
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 145
(a) No fee or expense shall be charged for any proceedings in the 146
settlement of the estate of any member of the armed forces who died 147
while in service in time of war as defined in section 27-103. 148
(b) No fees or expenses shall be charged under sections [45a-107] 45a-149
106a to 45a-112, inclusive, as amended by this act, or under section 45a-150
727 for adoption proceedings involving special needs children. 151
(c) If a petitioner or applicant to a Probate Court claims that unless 152
his or her obligation to pay the fees and the necessary expenses of the 153
action, including the expense of service of process, is waived, such 154
petitioner or applicant will be deprived by reason of his or her indigency 155
of his or her right to bring a petition or application to such court or that 156
he or she is otherwise unable to pay the fees and necessary expenses of 157
the action, he or she may file with the clerk of such Probate Court an 158
application for waiver of payment of such fees and necessary expenses. 159
Such application shall be signed under penalty of false statement, shall 160
state the applicant's financial circumstances, and shall identify the fees 161
and expenses sought to be waived and the approximate amount of each. 162
If the court finds that the applicant is unable to pay such fees and 163
expenses, it shall order such fees and expenses waived. If such expenses 164
include the expense of service of process, the court, in its order, shall 165
indicate the method of service authorized and the expense of such 166
service shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Judicial 167 Raised Bill No. 249
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Department, except that, if funds have not been included in the budget 168
of the Judicial Department for such expenses, such expenses shall be 169
paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund. 170
(d) The court may, in its discretion, postpone payment of any [entry] 171
filing fee or other fee or expense due under sections [45a-107] 45a-106a 172
to 45a-112, inclusive, as amended by this act, and enter any matter if it 173
appears to the court that to require such [entry] filing fee or other fee or 174
expense to accompany submission of the matter would cause undue 175
delay or hardship, but in such case the applicant, petitioner or moving 176
party shall be liable for the [entry] filing fee and all other fees and 177
expenses upon receipt of an invoice therefor from the court. 178
(e) Any fee or expense charged under the provisions of sections [45a-179
107] 45a-106a to 45a-112, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall not be 180
subject to the tax imposed under chapter 219. 181
Sec. 6. Section 45a-112 of the general statutes is repealed and the 182
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 183
When the state or any of its agencies is an applicant, petitioner or 184
moving party commencing a matter in a Probate Court, or is otherwise 185
liable for the fees or expenses under sections [45a-107] 45a-106a to 45a-186
112, inclusive, as amended by this act, the court shall accept such matter 187
without the [entry] filing fee accompanying the filing thereof, and shall 188
bill the [entry] filing fee or other fee or expense to the appropriate 189
agency for subsequent payment, which payment shall be due and 190
payable upon receipt of such bill. 191
Sec. 7. Section 45a-113a of the general statutes is repealed and the 192
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 193
Whenever a Probate Court determines that a refund is due an 194
applicant, petitioner, moving party or other person for any 195
overpayment of costs, fees, charges or expenses incurred under the 196
provisions of sections [45a-107] 45a-106a to 45a-112, inclusive, as 197
amended by this act, the Probate Court Administrator shall, upon 198 Raised Bill No. 249
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receipt of certification of such overpayment by the Probate Court that 199
issued the invoice for such costs, fees, charges or expenses, cause a 200
refund of such overpayment to be issued from the Probate Court 201
Administration Fund. 202
Sec. 8. Section 45a-113b of the general statutes is repealed and the 203
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 204
Each court of probate may allow the payment of any fees charged by 205
such court by means of a credit card, charge card, [or] debit card or an 206
electronic funds transfer and may charge the person making such 207
payment a service fee for any such payment made by any such card or 208
electronic funds transfer. The fee shall not exceed any charge by the card 209
issuer or processing fee for electronic funds transfer, including any 210
discount rate. 211
Sec. 9. Subsection (k) of section 17a-11 of the general statutes is 212
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 213
2020): 214
(k) Upon motion of any interested party in a Probate Court 215
proceeding under this section, the Probate Court of record may transfer 216
the file for cause shown to a Probate Court for a district other than the 217
district in which the initial or permanency hearing was held. [The file 218
shall be transferred by the Probate Court of record making copies of all 219
recorded documents in the court file, certifying each of them, and 220
delivering the certified copies to the Probate Court to which the matter 221
is transferred.] Upon issuance of an order to transfer a file under this 222
subsection, the transferring court shall transmit a digital image of each 223
document in the court file to the transferee court using the document 224
management system maintained by the office of the Probate Court 225
Administrator. The transferee court shall thereupon assume jurisdiction 226
over the voluntary admission in accordance with the provisions of this 227
section. 228
Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 17a-274 of the general statutes is 229
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 230 Raised Bill No. 249
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2020): 231
(b) A petition to the Probate Court for placement under this section 232
may be filed by any interested party. The petition and all records of 233
Probate Court proceedings held as a result of the filing of such petition 234
shall be confidential and shall not be open to public inspection by or 235
disclosed to any person, except that (1) such records shall be available 236
to (A) the parties in any such case and their counsel, (B) the Department 237
of Developmental Services, and (C) the [office] Office of the Probate 238
Court Administrator; (2) if the court appoints a legal representative, the 239
names of the legal representative and the protected person shall be 240
public; and (3) the court may, after hearing with notice to the 241
respondent, the respondent's counsel, the legal representative and the 242
Department of Developmental Services, permit records to be disclosed 243
for cause shown. The petition shall allege that the respondent is a person 244
with intellectual disability and (A) is unable to provide for himself or 245
herself at least one of the following: Education, habilitation, care for 246
personal health and mental health needs, meals, clothing, safe shelter or 247
protection from harm; (B) has no family or legal representative or other 248
person to care for the respondent or the respondent's family or the legal 249
representative or other person can no longer provide adequate care for 250
the respondent; (C) is unable to obtain adequate, appropriate services 251
which would enable the respondent to receive care, treatment and 252
education or habilitation without placement by a Probate Court; and (D) 253
is not willing to be placed under the custody and control of the 254
Department of Developmental Services or its agents or voluntary 255
admission has been sought by the legal representative of the respondent 256
and such voluntary admission has been opposed by the protected 257
person or the protected person's next of kin. 258
Sec. 11. Section 45a-9a of the general statutes is repealed and the 259
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 260
Any person seeking on-line access to any data processing system 261
operated by the [office] Office of the Probate Court Administrator, or 262
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processing system, may be required to pay to the [office] Office of the 264
Probate Court Administrator an amount, as established in a fee schedule 265
determined by the Probate Court Administrator, for deposit in the 266
Probate Court Administration Fund established in section 45a-82. Such 267
fee schedule may include reasonable charges for personal services, 268
fringe benefits, supplies and any other expenses related to maintaining, 269
improving and providing such data processing services including, but 270
not limited to, program modifications, training expenses, central 271
processor user time and the rental and maintenance of equipment. 272
Sec. 12. Subsection (c) of section 45a-27 of the general statutes is 273
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 274
2020): 275
(c) The curriculum for the courses required by subsection (b) of this 276
section shall be established by the Probate Court Administrator and 277
shall be designed to establish a minimum level of proficiency by judges 278
of probate. The courses shall be given by qualified instructors approved 279
by the Probate Court Administrator. The Probate Court Administrator 280
may waive completion of a course required by subdivision (2) of 281
subsection (b) on demonstration by a probate judge of proficiency in the 282
subject matter. The Probate Court Administrator may, for good cause, 283
allow a probate judge to satisfy a requirement of subsection (b) of this 284
section by auditing, at the [office] Office of the Probate Court 285
Administrator or at such other place as the Probate Court Administrator 286
may designate, instructional tapes approved by the Probate Court 287
Administrator. The Probate Court Administrator shall adopt 288
appropriate time requirements for training of a probate judge elected in 289
a special election and may modify other requirements of this section as 290
circumstances may require. 291
Sec. 13. Subsection (e) of section 45a-65 of the general statutes is 292
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 293
2020): 294
(e) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h) of section 45a-63, all 295 Raised Bill No. 249
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decisions of the council shall be public record and shall be available for 296
inspection at the [office] Office of the Probate Court Administrator. 297
Sec. 14. Subsection (d) of section 45a-68 of the general statutes is 298
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 299
2020): 300
(d) The financial statement and disclosure, except as otherwise 301
provided in this section, shall be open to inspection at the [office] Office 302
of the Probate Court Administrator. 303
Sec. 15. Section 45a-76 of the general statutes is repealed and the 304
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 305
The Probate Court Administrator shall file with the Chief Court 306
Administrator, on or before the first day of April of each even-numbered 307
year, a report of the business of the [office] Office of the Probate Court 308
Administrator during the biennium ending on the preceding June 309
thirtieth, together with any information that the Chief Court 310
Administrator may request. 311
Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 45a-80 of the general statutes is 312
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 313
2020): 314
(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall provide such 315
office space for the conduct of the duties of the [office] Office of the 316
Probate Court Administrator as the Probate Court Administrator 317
approves. The expenses of the office space shall be paid from the fund 318
established under section 45a-82. 319
Sec. 17. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 45a-84 of the 320
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 321
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 322
(a) (1) On or before April first of each year, the Probate Court 323
Administrator shall prepare a proposed budget for the next succeeding 324
fiscal year beginning July first, for the appropriate expenditures of funds 325 Raised Bill No. 249
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from the Probate Court Administration Fund to carry out the statutory 326
duties of the Probate Court Administrator. The proposed budget shall 327
reflect all costs related to the [office] Office of the Probate Court 328
Administrator and the operation of the [courts of probate] Probate 329
Courts, including, but not limited to, compensation, group 330
hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plans and 331
retirement benefits for probate judges and employees. Expenditures in 332
the proposed budget shall not exceed anticipated available funds. 333
Sec. 18. Subsection (e) of section 45a-649a of the general statutes is 334
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 335
2020): 336
(e) If the respondent or conserved person is indigent, an attorney 337
appointed under this section shall be paid a reasonable rate of 338
compensation. Rates of compensation for such appointed attorneys 339
shall be established by the [office] Office of the Probate Court 340
Administrator. Such compensation shall be paid from funds 341
appropriated to the Judicial Department. If funds have not been 342
included in the budget of the Judicial Department for such purposes, 343
such compensation shall be paid from the Probate Court Administration 344
Fund. 345
Sec. 19. Subsection (c) of section 45a-670 of the general statutes is 346
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 347
2020): 348
(c) All records of cases related to guardianship under sections 45a-349
669 to 45a-683, inclusive, shall be confidential and shall not be open to 350
public inspection by or disclosed to any person, except that (1) such 351
records shall be available to (A) the parties in any such case and their 352
counsel, (B) the Department of Developmental Services, and (C) the 353
[office] Office of the Probate Court Administrator; (2) if the court 354
appoints a guardian, the names of the guardian and the protected 355
person shall be public; and (3) the court may, after hearing with notice 356
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Department of Developmental Services, permit records to be disclosed 358
for cause shown. 359
Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 45a-674 of the general statutes is 360
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 361
2020): 362
(a) At any hearing for appointment of a plenary guardian or limited 363
guardian, the court shall receive evidence as to the condition of the 364
respondent, including a written report or testimony by a Department of 365
Developmental Services assessment team appointed by the 366
Commissioner of Developmental Services or his or her designee, no 367
member of which is related by blood, marriage or adoption to either the 368
petitioner or the respondent and each member of which has personally 369
observed or examined the respondent within forty-five days next 370
preceding such hearing. The assessment team shall be comprised of at 371
least two representatives from among appropriate disciplines having 372
expertise in the evaluation of persons alleged to have intellectual 373
disability. The assessment team members shall make their report on a 374
form provided for that purpose by the [office] Office of the Probate 375
Court Administrator and shall answer questions on such form as fully 376
and completely as possible. The report shall contain specific information 377
regarding the severity of the intellectual disability of the respondent and 378
those specific areas, if any, in which the respondent needs the 379
supervision and protection of a guardian, and shall state upon the form 380
the reasons for such opinions. The petitioner, respondent or the 381
respondent's counsel shall have the right to present evidence and cross-382
examine witnesses who testify at any hearing on the petition. If the 383
respondent or the respondent's counsel notifies the court not less than 384
three days before the hearing that he or she wishes to cross-examine the 385
witnesses, the court shall order such witnesses to appear. The fees for 386
such assessment team shall be paid from funds appropriated to the 387
Department of Developmental Services. 388
Sec. 21. Subsection (g) of section 45a-677 of the general statutes is 389
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 390 Raised Bill No. 249
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(g) Such reports shall be submitted on a form provided by the [office] 392
Office of the Probate Court Administrator and shall contain the 393
following information: (1) Significant changes in the capacity of the 394
protected person to meet the essential requirements for the protected 395
person's physical health or safety; (2) the services being provided to the 396
protected person and the relationship of those services to the individual 397
guardianship plan; (3) the significant actions taken by the limited 398
guardian or plenary guardian during the reporting period; (4) any 399
significant problems relating to the guardianship which have arisen 400
during the reporting period; and (5) whether such guardianship, in the 401
opinion of the guardian, should continue, be modified, or be terminated, 402
and the reasons therefor. 403
Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 45a-754 of the general statutes is 404
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 405
2020): 406
(a) All records of cases related to termination of parental rights, 407
removal of a parent as guardian, appointment of a statutory parent, 408
adoption matters, temporary guardianship and emancipation of a minor 409
shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection by or disclosed 410
to any third party, except that (1) such records shall be available to (A) 411
the parties in any such case and their counsel; (B) the Department of 412
Children and Families; (C) any licensed child-placing agency involved 413
in any such case; (D) any judge or employee of a court of this state who, 414
in the performance of his or her duties, requires access to such records; 415
(E) the [office] Office of the Probate Court Administrator; and (F) courts 416
of other states under the provisions of sections 46b-115a to 46b-115gg, 417
inclusive; and (2) access to and disclosure of adoption records shall be 418
in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. 419
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2020 45a-106a(b) Raised Bill No. 249
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Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 45a-106a(c)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 45a-107(b)(4)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 45a-107(c)(4)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 45a-111
Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 45a-112
Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 45a-113a
Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 45a-113b
Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 17a-11(k)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2020 17a-274(b)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2020 45a-9a
Sec. 12 July 1, 2020 45a-27(c)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2020 45a-65(e)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 45a-68(d)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2020 45a-76
Sec. 16 July 1, 2020 45a-80(a)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2020 45a-84(a)(1)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2020 45a-649a(e)
Sec. 19 July 1, 2020 45a-670(c)
Sec. 20 July 1, 2020 45a-674(a)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2020 45a-677(g)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2020 45a-754(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To make various changes concerning Probate Court processes and
procedures.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]