Connecticut General Statutes 45a-343 – Objections to inventory or appraisal. Notice and hearing
(a) Any interested party may file with the probate court having jurisdiction a written objection to the inventory or appraisal, which shall set forth the basis of the objection. Such objection may be filed at any time between the filing of the inventory and the hearing on the fiduciary‘s final account.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-343
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
(b) Upon the filing of the objections, the court shall order a hearing on the acceptance of the inventory and appraisal to be had within sixty days and not less than fifteen days after the filing of the objections. The court shall cause notice of the time and place of the hearing to be forthwith given to the fiduciary of the estate and to each party in interest.
(c) The court, upon such hearing, shall hear the objections and may order the fiduciary to amend the inventory or appraisal in any way that it finds proper, and may accept the same as amended.