Connecticut General Statutes 45a-659 – Conservator of nonresident’s property
(a) If any person not domiciled in this state and owning real property or tangible personal property in this state is incapable of managing his or her affairs, the court of probate for the district in which the property or some part of it is situated may, on the written application of a husband, wife or relative or of a conservator, committee or guardian having charge of the person or estate of the incapable person in the state where the incapable person is domiciled and after notice pursuant to § 45a-649 or such reasonable notice as the court may order, and a hearing as required pursuant to § 45a-650, appoint a conservator of the estate for the real property and tangible personal property in this state of the incapable person pursuant to § 45a-650. If an application for appointment of a conservator is made pursuant to this section, the court of probate may not act on the application until an attorney is appointed to represent the person in the manner set forth in § 45a-649a.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-659
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(b) If a conservator of the estate has been appointed for such an incapable person in the state of such person’s domicile, (1) the court may, on application of the outof-state conservator to act as conservator for real or tangible personal property of the incapable person in this state, appoint such person as conservator of the estate without a hearing, on presentation to the court of a certified copy of the conservator’s appointment in the state of the incapable person’s domicile, and (2) if the application is for the appointment of a person other than the out-of-state conservator to act as conservator of the estate, the court, at its hearing on the application, may accept a certified copy of the out-of-state appointment of a conservator as evidence of incapacity. As used in this subsection, a “conservator of the estate” in an out-of-state jurisdiction includes any person serving in the equivalent capacity in such state.
(c) The conservator of the estate for the property in this state shall give a probate bond, and shall, within two months after the date of his or her appointment, make and file in the court of probate, under penalty of false statement, an inventory of all the real property and tangible personal property in this state of the incapable person, appraised or caused to be appraised, by such conservator, at fair market value as of the date of the conservator’s appointment.
(d) The proceeds of any sale of the real or tangible personal property, or the tangible personal property itself, may be transferred to the conservator, committee or guardian having charge of the person and estate of the incapable person in the state where the incapable person is domiciled, following the application and proceedings which are required by § 45a-635.