(a) Every person having knowledge of his designation in a will as an executor of a testator‘s estate shall, within thirty days next after the death of the testator, apply for probate of the will to the court of probate of the district where the testator was domiciled at his death.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-283

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

(b) Every such person neglecting to do so shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.