2016 Connecticut General Statutes 45a-623 – Transfer of proceeding to Superior Court or regional children’s probate court
Before a hearing on the merits in any case under sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, that is contested, the Court of Probate shall, on motion of any party other than a party who made application for the removal of a parent as a guardian, or may, on the court’s own motion or motion of the party who made application for the removal of a parent as a guardian, transfer the case to the Superior Court in accordance with rules adopted by the judges of the Supreme Court. In addition to the provisions of this section, the Court of Probate may, on the court’s own motion or motion of any interested party, transfer any proceeding under sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, to a regional children’s probate court established pursuant to section 45a-8a. If the case is transferred and venue altered, the clerk of the Court of Probate shall transmit to the clerk of the Superior Court or the regional children’s probate court to which the case was transferred, the original files and papers in the case.