In any case in which the computation of the tax has been extended or postponed, the commissioner may effect such settlement of the tax as may be for the best interests of the state, and payment of any sum agreed to by him with such approval shall be a satisfaction of such tax, and a certificate thereof signed by the commissioner shall be recorded in the records of the probate court in this state having jurisdiction of the decedent‘s estate.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-380

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.