When different parcels of real property have descended to the same persons as heirs of different intestates or have been devised to the same devisees by different testators, the court of probate having jurisdiction of the several estates of such deceased persons may cause such real property to be distributed among such joint owners by distributors appointed for that purpose, in the same manner as though the whole of such real property were held under one and the same title. Such distribution, when accepted by the court, shall be valid.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-444

  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.