Whenever an executor, administrator, conservator, guardian or trustee of any testamentary trust dies before completing and accounting for his or her trust, the executor or administrator of the deceased fiduciary shall settle the deceased fiduciary’s account in the Probate Court. The amount found due from or to the deceased fiduciary shall be paid in the same manner as it would have been paid to or by him or her if the account had been settled in his or her lifetime.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-180

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.